Health Care

Fast, easy, and fun, Acupressure with Essential Oils empowers you to take control of your health to dissolve tension patterns, relieve symptoms and pain, and rediscover an integrated sense of self. Author Merina Ty-Kisera introduces her unique Aroma Acupressure method for self-care—applying the healing properties of essential oils to points on the body that cue energetic changes to bring the body and mind back to balance.

In her former career as an English professor, Theresa Brown had been shielded from the harsh reality of death. That all changed the day she decided to become an oncology nurse. In Critical Care, Theresa writes powerfully and honestly about her first year on the hospital floor. With great compassion and a disarming sense of humor, she shares the trials and triumphs of her patients and comes to realize that caring for a patient means much more than simply treating a disease.

Ignác Semmelweis is remembered for the now-commonplace notion that doctors must wash their hands before examining patients. In mid-19th century Vienna, however, this was a subversive idea. With deaths from childbed fever exploding, Semmelweis discovered that doctors themselves were spreading the disease. While his simple reforms worked immediately - childbed fever in Vienna all but disappeared - they brought down upon Semmelweis the wrath of the establishment, and led to his tragic end.

For the first time in a thousand years, Americans are experiencing a reversal in lifespan. Despite living in one of the safest and most secure eras in human history, one in five adults suffers from anxiety as does one-third of adolescents. Nearly half of the US population is overweight or obese and one-third of Americans suffer from chronic pain - the highest level in the world.

Energy knowledge brings energy power, and with the guidance of Energy Rules you will filter out what harms and attract what uplifts. Our energy is a precious part of our identity, as unique as our fingerprint, and we all possess a distinct ‘energy ID’. In this highly practical book, you’ll learn how to unlock yours and use it to navigate your life. Hailed as a ‘super guru’, Alla demystifies commonly misunderstood terms, like ‘toxic energy’, ‘energy hygiene’ and ‘energy vampire’ so you can transform the fear of negativity into your authentic superpower.

Making cosmetics sounds very difficult, whereas, in reality, it is a very easy process that can turn into a productive hobby. With some pointers and tips from the experts, you can get started with making your favorite cosmetics much less expensive than store-bought.

Dr. Jamie Wood and Dr. Anne Peters, two of the most respected and sought-after endocrinologists, provide an easy-to-follow narrative on all aspects of the disease. Offering practical, evidence-based, and common sense help, The Type 1 Diabetes Self-Care Manual will be the go-to reference for everyone touched by type 1 diabetes.

Developed from years of working with the most challenging suicidal cases, Dr. Meagan N. Houston has created a workbook to prepare you for all the intricacies that affect clients' choices to live or die. Treating Suicidal Clients & Self-Harm Behaviors is filled with proven assessments, unique worksheets and action-based methods to help your clients navigate and survive the turbulent periods of their lives where suicidal and/or self-harm behaviors appear to be their primary options to cope.

The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over. But even as governments around the world try to get it under control, they’re also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent another pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy? Can we even hope to accomplish this? Bill Gates believes the answer is yes, and he has written a largely upbeat book that lays out clearly and convincingly what the world should learn from COVID-19, explains the science of fighting pandemics, and suggests what all of us can do to help prevent another one.

There's a revolution going on right now. On the frontiers of medicine, some doctors have developed an approach for treating people that is more effective, more humane, and more affordable. It's an approach to healthcare that has captured the attention of the media and business elite. It's all happening at Cleveland Clinic, one of the most innovative, forward-looking medical institutions in the nation. In this groundbreaking book, Toby Cosgrove, MD, reveals how the Clinic works so well and argues persuasively for why it should be the model for the nation.

Since we first heard rumblings about a novel type of pneumonia in Wuhan, China, terms like pandemic, spike protein, viral particles, variants, mRNA vaccines, antibodies, hydroxychloroquine, social distancing, immune response, convalescent plasma, aerosol transmission, and of course, face coverings, have entered our everyday vocabulary. The scientific literature has exploded with studies exploring every facet of COVID-19, but unfortunately the “viral” spread of misinformation about the pandemic has also reached epic proportions.

When Kelsey Patel was struck by searing back pain in her 20s, she had no idea that repressed emotions could manifest as intense anxiety and physical pain. Her healing came from acknowledging the disharmony in her life, which led Patel to seek out the self-care techniques and practices that helped get her body, health, and emotions back into alignment: Reiki, Emotional Freedom Technique, yoga, and other practices.

If you're looking for a guide that will help you navigate the complexities of dementia care, then look no further; this is the book for you! Caring for someone with dementia is noble and rewarding, but it can be extremely overwhelming. Navigating Dementia Care will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to empower you to give the best support to those under your care while enhancing their quality of life and yours as well.

Outlines 10 steps for dying gracefully with the help of psychedelics, including how to navigate the complex legal landscape and find the right guide and therapy.

Much of what we know about the greatest medical disaster ever, the Black Plague of the fourteenth century, is wrong. The details of the Plague etched in the minds of terrified schoolchildren the hideous black welts, the high fever, and the final, awful end by respiratory failure are more or less accurate. But what the Plague really was, and how it made history, remain shrouded in a haze of myths.

Discover energy healing - find more balance and peace. Energy healing is the practice of manipulating the subtle energy flow in your body to improve the way you think and feel. The Little Book of Energy Healing Techniques is your introduction to the basics of energy healing, featuring a series of simple exercises you can do anytime. Heal your mind, body, and spirit, with clear and balanced energy that empowers you to live with greater peace and comfort.

What is medicine and what is it for? What does it mean to be a good doctor? The Way of Medicine articulates and defends an account of medicine and medical ethics meant to challenge the reigning provider of services model, in which clinicians eschew any claim to know what is good for a patient and instead offer an array of “health care services” for the sake of the patient’s subjective well-being.

Living with gut problems means it can feel like our insides are working against us, but have you ever taken a moment to really listen to your gut? Inspired by her own healing journey, expert patient Cara Wheatley-McGrain has developed a revolutionary approach to thriving with IBS and IBD through understanding, loving and listening to your gut.

In this collection of beautiful and raw essays, Amy S. F. Lutz writes openly about her experience - the positive and the negative - as a mother of a now 21-year-old son with severe autism. Lutz's human emotion drives through each moment and challenges commonly held ideas that define autism either as a disease or as neurodiversity.

If you want sample questions, answers, and rationales, this audiobook will give you a great feel for what it’s like to get through a residency interview day. Written by two practitioners who have extensive experience with the interview process, you’ll get the nuts and bolts of what it takes to become an exceptional candidate. In interviews, you can’t be ordinary, you must be memorable.