Chronic Illness

Marcia Brock has lived with hEDS, Raynaud's syndrome, lupus and has survived cancer several times. Cassandra A Campbell has been living with hEDS and fibromyalgia. Together they deliver workshops for Ehlers-Danlos.org. Both authors deliver this audiobook.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a pain disorder comprised of many symptoms and associated issues. The total complexity of this condition is such that it is often considered all-consuming.

According to Dr. Gary Kaplan, conventional thinking about the nature of chronic pain and depression is essentially flawed. Although physicians continue to diagnose conditions like migraines, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, chronic back pain, depression, anxiety, and PTSD, a growing body of research shows that these are in fact symptoms of something else – a deep-rooted inflammation in the brain. This inflammation can affect the nervous system for months—even years—to devastating effect.

The United States is the most advanced society in the world, yet the majority of pain medications, procedures, and surgeries are not solving this paindemic. Paindemic will open your eyes to what you should know. Too many unnecessary and risky interventions are being done, with little benefit and at great expense. It's time to gain a better perspective to guide you down a more rational path to address and improve chronic pain, even low-back pain. Ignorance is not bliss. What you don't know about your pain could hurt you.

Now more than 133 million Americans live with chronic illness, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health care dollars, and untold pain and disability. There has been an alarming rise in illnesses that defy diagnosis through clinical tests or have no known cure. Millions of people, especially women, with illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome face skepticism from physicians and the public alike.

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Do you struggle with Autism, PTSD, or worse? Have you been looking for relief to no avail? By listening and following the lessons in this audiobook, you will learn how powerful your body is. No longer will you be a victim of your mental illnesses. By using the powerful techniques found in this audiobook to stimulate and activate your Vagus Nerve at will, you will be on the fast track for longer, happier life.

The vagus nerve is the longest and most complex of all the 12 pairs of cranial nerves emanating from the brain! Obviously, owing to its size and complexity, you can bet that its responsibilities are just as many. For example, it is responsible for carrying messages to and from the heart, brain, digestive system, various organs, and muscles. It is responsible for the parasympathetic nervous system and oversees many critical body functions, including communicating motor as well as sensory impulses to every body organ.

This audiobook addresses fifteen common health conditions, affecting millions of Americans and many others worldwide. While this resource is not intended to replace diagnosis and treatment by medical professionals, it does provide a source of general information on these commonly experienced health disorders.

As many as 2.5 million Americans suffer from ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia), devastating chronic illnesses that to date has no test for diagnosis. A lesser-known condition, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, considered to be a genetic connective tissue disease, affects every system of the body, particularly the nervous system. These debilitating diseases can be so difficult to properly diagnose that patients, often bedridden with pain, exhaustion, and many other symptoms, go through further hell when they are not believed that they’re sick.

Have you just been diagnosed with a chronic illness, and you don't know where to turn? Or, perhaps someone close to you has just received a diagnosis, and you would like to learn how to support them in their chronic illness journey. Either way, this book is for you! 50 Things to Know About Chronic Illness by Mara Price-Quinn offers 50 great tips on how to deal with your chronic illness or how to help and support your loved ones who deal with chronic illness. You can hear what it is like to experience a chronic illness from someone who has a chronic illness herself and find ways to improve your quality of life.

In this inspiring memoir, Emily Falcon chronicles her lifelong journey with a congenital cardiac condition. In 1982, at seven weeks old, she had a heart attack that destroyed 40 percent of the left side of her heart. This was her entry into a world of multiple cardiac procedures, surgeries, hospitalizations, and a later diagnosis of glaucoma. Balancing these serious conditions defined her life.

So many teenagers today feel tired. Some causes of excessive tiredness, like lack of sleep and improper sleep hygiene, can be easy to remedy. However, other causes, like digestive problems, hormonal changes, and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), may require more serious care. If your teen has been struggling with fatigue and lack of energy for months, you know it can be miserable. And discouraging. In Tired Teens, Dr. Fischer explains how to identify the warning signs and symptoms of chronic fatigue in teens.

At the age of 27, Whitney Dafoe was forced to give up his life as a photographer who traveled the world. Bit by bit a mysterious illness stole away the pieces of his life: First, it took the strength of his legs, then his voice, and his ability to eat. The Puzzle Solver follows several years in which he desperately sought answers. Whitney's father, Ron Davis, PhD, a world-class geneticist at Stanford University whose legendary research helped crack the code of DNA, suddenly changed the course of his career in a race against time to cure his son's debilitating condition.

John Lynch was a promising athlete, but at age 11 was struck by a crippling illness. He was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis (JA), a disease that affects 300,000 children, making them unable to live full-functioning, pain-free lives. John continued to seek new treatments, but not until age 53 was he given the “miracle drug” that enabled him to sustain a 30-year legal practice. During that time, he dedicated his life to helping others who suffered from JA and became a much-honored advocate for easing their distress.

There is no easy fix when it comes to chronic pain. Opioids are often the first, addictive resort and surgery rarely achieves the pain free outcome promised. But while there is no single fix, there is a way out and it starts with understanding the reason for your pain. This is the powerful approach of The Pain-Free M.i.n.d.s.e.t, where NHS pain consultant Dr Ravindran brings his 20 years of experience to offer you an effective set of techniques that will help you take back control and overcome your pain.

You are about to learn everything about the secret healing powers of the vagus nerve to help you deal with anxiety, chronic illness, trauma, depression, autism, inflammation, and so much more!

In The Pain Cure Rx, Dr. Mitchell Yass presents the Yass Method, an alternative model of treatment that can resolve pain quickly and effectively without surgery or medication. While working with more than 14,000 patients, Dr. Yass realized that many cases of chronic pain are the result of misdiagnosis and thus improper treatment. In the medical community today, most chronic pain is attributed to a structural problem, such as a herniated disc, stenosis, a meniscal tear, or arthritis.

Are you a prisoner of your own mind, trapped in endless nights of tossing and turning? Is the fear of another sleepless night a constant, unwelcome companion? Imagine breaking free from the shackles of insomnia, waking up refreshed and rejuvenated each morning.