Body Systems

In Detoxify, integrative rheumatologist Dr. Aly Cohen, with over twenty years practicing on the front lines of clinical medicine, proposes a life-saving solution to minimizing disrupting immune system triggers and activating the body’s natural detoxification systems. Using clear and accessible language, Dr. Cohen demonstrates the surprising ways in which environmental toxins impact our bodies, linking specific symptoms and illnesses to everyday exposures.

The Plan - the instant New York Times and USA Today best seller that helped listeners pinpoint which "healthy" foods were making them gain weight - has helped hundreds of thousands of people slim down. Now nutritionist Lyn-Genet Recitas shares her groundbreaking new 30-day program that helps listeners create a customized diet and exercise plan to boost their metabolism and burn more fat.

The Polyvagal Theory Workbook for Trauma offers evidence-based activities to help you heal the effects of trauma, rewire your nervous system, and return to a state of balance and calm. You'll begin by getting to know your nervous system, including an exploration of polyvagal theory and the vagus nerve. You'll also learn soothing, body-based practices to help you rewire your nervous response, including rhythmic movements (EMDR and tapping), conscious breathing, mindful movement, and more.

If you’re like most people, the relentless daily grind of go-go-go, do-do-do, can run down your energy and deplete your resources. While most of us find our lives full of “Upstate” moments that rev up our stress engines, it doesn’t have to be this way. World-renowned sleep researcher Sara C. Mednick, PhD, shows us how we can access the most replenishing and repairing aspects of sleep through activities and moments that happen during our day by diving into our “Downstate”.

In Formerly Known as Food, Kristin Lawless argues that, because of the degradation of our diet, our bodies are literally changing from the inside out. The billion-dollar food industry is reshaping our food preferences, altering our brains, changing the composition of our microbiota, and even affecting the expression of our genes. Lawless chronicles how this is happening and what it means for our bodies, health, and survival. An independent journalist and nutrition expert, Lawless is emerging as the voice of a new generation of food thinkers.

As John Lewis, aka “The Badass Vegan,” says, when most people meet him, vegan isn’t the first word that comes to mind. He’s six-foot-six, African American, with the build of a guy who played Division I college basketball. Not bad for someone who hasn’t had any animal protein in 15 years.

Achieve peace and balance in just 5 minutes a day, even if you've struggled with stress and anxiety for years–no experience required! Beginner's Guide to Somatic Exercises for Nervous System Regulation offers an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach to relieve stress and anxiety in just 5 minutes a day.

In Rewire Your Brain, I'll tell you what you need to know about your brain and why it's holding you back. It is capable of more. Whether you like it or not, you are using your brain all day. It's about time you knew the most effective ways of operating it.

At the peak of her career, classical homeopath and health-care columnist Katina Makris was stricken with a mysterious "flu". Only after five years of torment - two completely bedridden - and devastating blows to her professional and family life was Katina's illness finally diagnosed as Lyme disease.

For the millions who are grappling with rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, inflammatory bowel disease, type one diabetes, and numerous other autoimmune conditions, this vision seems so distant from the daily reality that it seems an impossibility. In spite of increasing knowledge and awareness, the causes and effects of autoimmune conditions are often misunderstood, and the connection between inner well-being and physical health is not fully explored.

Over 90 percent of the population suffers from inflammation or an autoimmune disorder. Do you often feel sick and grumpy? And do you have an overall sense that you’re not feeling your best, but it has been going on so long it’s actually normal to you? So much in life is beyond our control, but managing inflammation and autoimmune disease doesn’t have to be. With the healing powers of food, we can start to regain control over our lives again.

After she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease in her early 20s, Phoebe Lapine felt overwhelmed by her doctor's strict protocols and confused when they directly conflicted with information on the best-seller list. After experiencing mixed results and a life of deprivation that seemed unsustainable at best, she adopted 12 of her own wellness directives - including eliminating sugar, switching to all-natural beauty products, and getting in touch with her spiritual side.

What can we do to improve our health and immune response so that our bodies are less prone to viral or bacterial infections? How can we enable our body for a speedy recovery in case of getting such infections? The answer lies in lifestyle changes that include better hygiene practices, exercise, sleep, and a better diet to keep our body in optimum health. This book is focused on understanding the body’s immune system, factors that improve the body’s immune response, and some natural remedies and recipes.

The muscular system is made up of three different kinds of muscles: skeletal muscles, smooth muscle, and heart muscle. But what does each kind of muscle do? And where in the body are they located? Explore the muscular system in this engaging and informative audiobook.

This audiobook includes simple information on drugs that affect different systems of the body.

What if you don’t feel anything towards your baby after birth? What if your baby doesn’t like you? In this book, you will discover the secret behind the misleading term of “maternal instinct"; the five-step routine system to quickly bond with your little one; a deep introspection on how a baby thinks; what your baby truly wants; a deep dive into how your baby approaches the world; an introduction to how your baby communicates with you; and more.

Für ein langes und gesundes Leben ist ein fitter und vitaler Körper elementar: Er mindert das Risiko erheblich, chronische, psychische oder Infektionskrankheiten zu bekommen. Bestsellerautor Dr. med. Ulrich Strunz zeigt anhand seiner besten Tipps für Herz, Gehirn, Darm, Rücken, Gelenke und das Immunsystem, was unser Körper braucht, um rundum gesund zu sein: Mit der richtigen Bewegung und Ernährung, gezielter Entspannung und ausreichend Schlaf aktivieren wir die Selbstheilungskräfte, beugen Krankheiten vor und bleiben jung.

So, what are you supposed to do? Well, the chakra framework may come in handy. We explained here as to what the chakra system is, what are chakras, their purpose in our life, how balancing each of the energy centers in our body can bring about goodness and salvation in our life, and so much more including techniques, meditation poses, tools, and instruments to further help you achieve a well-balanced chakra system, and color and gemstone correspondences that are often associated with each chakra point.

The world is a dirty place, and much of it results from human activity. Whether you live in rolling country hills in the nation’s midsection or in the heart of New York City, no one is safe from the toxic byproducts of man. And your body is always under assault–even as you sleep peacefully in your tidy bedroom. You would be shocked by the number of toxins waging war in your body right now!

Protecting yourself against viral infections and illness is not a massive and complex task. It’s not some deep science that only the experts understand, and it’s certainly not something we have to live in fear of. It’s a simple matter of developing and maintaining a healthy outlook on the foods you consume, the times that you consume them, and what you choose to do with the energy you get from these foods. You just have to put in a little bit of conscious effort, and before you know it, your body and immune system will be ready to fight off any disease.