At age 18, Ben’s life took a dramatic turn when he
developed cholinergic urticaria--a hives disorder that reacts to heat. Over the
next decade, he struggled to find ways to manage the condition, often trying
various remedies in the process.

Eventually, his hives became so severe that he
couldn’t even do basic day-to-day tasks. Any activity he engaged in would often
result in an unbearable stinging and itching sensation that engulfed his body.

He often struggled with depression and withdrew from
most activities. However, by the grace of God, he eventually overcame his hives
disorder.

Ben wrote this book to educate people about the
disorder, to encourage and motivate current sufferers, and to share what’s helped
him overcome his own hives.

The book
contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1: My Cholinergic
Urticaria Story

Chapter 2: What is Cholinergic
Urticaria, Exactly?

Chapter 3: Cholinergic Urticaria
Signs and Symptoms

Chapter 4: Cholinergic Urticaria
Causes/Triggers

Chapter 5: Cholinergic Urticaria
Treatments

Chapter 6: Other Diseases in
Relation to Cholinergic Urticaria

Chapter 7: Cholinergic Urticaria
and Exercise

Chapter 8: Cholinergic Urticaria
and Diet

Chapter 9: How I Cured My
Cholinergic Urticaria

Chapter 10: Getting Motivated and
Staying Positive

Chapter 11: A Few Words for Loved
Ones

Chapter 12: Thirty Days and 18
Steps to Improve Cholinergic Urticaria

Final
Words

About Cholinergic Urticaria:

Cholinergic urticaria is a type of hives
characterized by a hypersensitive response in the skin due to an increase in
body temperature, especially if the increase is enough to illicit a sweat
response. It’s often referred to as “chronic heat hives,” and it can cause
tremendous discomfort for those suffering with it.

Symptoms of this type of physical hives can include
a stinging, itching, and “prickling” sensation when the individual becomes
warm. Hives and wheals may also develop. Some people have only itching and
prickling symptoms, whereas others may have only actual hives (or anything
in-between).

This type of hives can be triggered by physical
activity (exercise, strong emotions, laughing, etc.), or passive heating
(taking a hot shower, walking into a hot room, standing in the hot sun, etc.).