Body Care

Christine Montross was a nervous first-year medical student, standing outside the anatomy lab on her first day of class, preparing herself for what was to come. Entering a room with stainless-steel tables topped by corpses in body bags is shocking, no matter how long you've prepared yourself, but a strange thing happened when Montross met her cadaver.

The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent, throughout our lives, on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these stubborn facts, with statutes and judicial decisions that presume people to be autonomous, defined by their capacity to choose. As legal scholar O. Carter Snead points out, this individualistic ideology captures important truths about human freedom, but it also means that we have no obligations to each other unless we actively, voluntarily embrace them.

Too often we think and teach in ways that reinforce a mind-body split. This can lead people to self-alienation, impeding holistic, healthy relationships between people, God, and each other. Body Connections takes a different approach, teaching us to see the connections between our embodied experience and faithful spiritual care.

The kidney is an extraordinary organ—in many ways the regulator, the metronome, the keeper of the human body’s delicate equilibrium. On a given day, minute by minute, it purifies the body of toxins it encounters from diet, climate, activity, and injury. It allows us to be and to move in the world. And yet most of us know so very little about these extraordinary vessels nestled in our bodies—and indeed millions of us only really learn about them when they stop working. Nearly a million Americans every year have end stage kidney disease, about 37 million have some form of chronic kidney disease.

Una guía ilustrada que, al transformar los aburridos libros de anatomía y fisiología en respuestas atractivas y actualizadas, nos ilumina con su claridad, pone a prueba los límites de nuestro conocimiento y nos hace un regalo excepcional: ¡dejar de preocuparnos por aquello que no tiene importancia!

The reality of being a plus-sized person isn't that every moment of your life is about being plus-sized―it’s that you’re trying to live the same kind of complicated, exciting, fun, beautiful and difficult life as everyone else. The only problem is that at every turn, society says ‘you should apologize for just living in your body’. This antagonistic messaging is pervasive across our media and culture, in ways that are both subtle and blatantly, cruelly overt. As obesity rates skyrocket, so does the shaming of those affected by it.

On June 24, 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision, asserting that the Constitution did not confer the right to abortion. This ruling, in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case, was the culmination of a half-century of pro-life activism promoting the idea that fetuses are people and therefore entitled to the rights and protections that the Constitution guarantees. But it was also the product of a much longer history of archaic ideas about the relationship between pregnant people and the fetuses they carry.

In Happily Imperfect, be moved to tears and laughter by joining Stacey in her journey so far, as she reveals how to stay positive despite the everyday pressure to be and look perfect. Told through hilarious, sometimes moving and always charming anecdotes, discover how to get the best out of life by being positive, not following the crowd and trusting your gut instincts.

The Innovations in Mind/Body Therapies series is a collection of 10 short books that review latest thinking and research findings in Integrative Medicine, which is contrary to the bottom-up dogma that has been part of main-stream medicine for over a century. The focus is on what how the body down to the sub-cellular level reacts to its environment and how the mind can be intentionally used to affect the health through self-talk, imagery, meditation, and hypnotherapy.

Between micro- and macro-aggressions at school, the workplace, and even the grocery store, a constant news cycle highlighting Latine trauma, and a general lack of resources for women of color, it’s tough to be a Latina woman and prioritize your wellness, both physically and mentally. With Self-Care for Latinas, you’ll find more than 100 exercises to radically choose to put yourself first. Whether you need a quick pick-me-up in the middle of the day, you’re working through feelings of burnout, or you need to process a microaggression, this book is for you.

Entdecke die wahre Sprache deines Hundes und vertiefe eure Beziehung auf eine ganz neue Ebene! Mit dem Hörbuch „Hunde richtig verstehen: Körpersprache deuten, Beziehung stärken“ erhältst du einen umfassenden Leitfaden, der dir zeigt, wie du die subtilen Zeichen deines Hundes wahrnehmen und richtig interpretieren kannst.

If you’re a Black woman who’s ever felt lost in the shuffle of daily demands, "Emotional Self Care for Black Women 30 Day Journey" is the secret weapon you’ve been searching for. This isn't just an audiobook. It’s a lifeline to the self you’ve been longing to find and love. Crafted with the precision of a heart surgeon and the understanding of a sister, this audiobook cuts straight to the core of what it means to nourish your soul in a world that often overlooks your unique journey.

An indispensable guide for anyone awaiting surgery, and their support network. This book is your companion in navigating one of life's challenging phases with positivity and empowerment.

What do you know about your skin? Do you feel your treatment provider looks at you like a walking checkbook instead of listening to your concerns? How can you tell if what you are doing is working or actively working against you? Well, that is exactly why Melody wrote this book. After years of battling the commercialization of the medical spa industry, she wanted to give you power back. This book will provide some of the industry's basics and maybe even a few surprises.

Su cuerpo dejarán es un ensayo escrito desde la experiencia directa de cuidados remunerados en el ámbito familiar, que tiene como propósito establecer un diálogo horizontal con las lectoras y los lectores sobre la precarización del trabajo, la vejez [propia y ajena], el espacio doméstico, las políticas de lo familiar y todas las dinámicas que se activan al cuidar.

Skin care is extremely complicated, or so the media and industry want you to think! Skin care, at its core, is very innocent and easy. All you need is something to strip away common misconceptions and help you work towards a clearer picture of what you need in a daily routine. This book covers it all! During this journey to better skin, you’ll find out how every small decision impacts your skin, and by the end, you’ll be armed with the proper knowledge of what you need in order to achieve the best skin possible.

Five books for the price of one.

You are the most important person in your life. Treat yourself to Self Care: Love Yourself because you deserve it. You can start your journey to healthier body love, wellness, and self-esteem right now.

Being African American, even in this era, is difficult. Being an African American woman makes it even harder. But that does not mean you cannot adapt and thrive. Opportunities are always ample, you just need to grab the right ones. Why can’t you be the next Oprah? Why can you not achieve what Michelle Obama achieved? What stops you from being as popular as Beyoncé? You’re no different from them, are you?

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental health condition in which an individual spends a lot of time worrying about perceived flaws or defects in their appearance. However, these flaws are either minor or cannot be seen by others at all. Regardless, the individual may feel so ashamed, anxious, and embarrassed by these perceived flaws or defects that they will try to avoid specific social interactions or situations.