Health Sociology

Are you sick and tired of bad habits dictating your life? Have you tried endless other solutions but nothing seems to work for more than a few weeks? Do you finally want to say goodbye to trauma/PTSD and discover something which works for you?...you can utilize principles of neuroplasticity to improve cognitive flexibility, eliminate depression, and so much more without experiencing any negative side effects and without spending a lot of money!

Can you see or sense health problems in others? Are you a healthcare professional who feels trapped and unable to truly serve your clients your way? Or, have you had your own set of medical health challenges and were able to overcome them through awakening your own intuition? If so, this may be a sign of the awakening of your gift, and you will need to build necessary skills to harness its power. Holistic physical therapist, human MRI, and master healer Vivian S. De Guzman has guided thousands toward honing their intuitive gifts for decades.

Meth alchemists all over the United States tap the occulted potencies of industrial chemical and big pharma products to try to cure the ills of precarious living: underemployment, insecurity, and the feeling of idleness. Meth fires up your attention and makes repetitive tasks pleasurable, whether it’s factory work or tinkering at home. Users are awake for days and feel exuberant and invincible. In one person’s words, they “get more life”.

Every year, more than 3.5 million children under age 15 require medical treatment for sports injuries, nearly half of which are the result of simple overuse. Journalist Mark Hyman investigates the evolution of youth sports from mere games to full-on quests to turn children into tomorrow's superstar athletes by pushing them beyond physical and emotional limits. Opening up a crucial discussion about the perils of youth-sports culture today, Hyman offers the solutions and answers we need.

Why is Jane Austen so phenomenally popular? Why do we go back to Pride and Prejudice again and again? Why do we delight in Emma's mischievous schemes? Why do we care that Anne Elliot of Persuasion suffers? We care because the human brain is a social brain. And Austen's characters are so believable, that for many of us, they are not just imaginary beings, but friends whom we know and love. We see ourselves and others reflected in Austen's work.

Here’s the number one reason to start using plant-based medicines. Did you know that over 40 percent of plants contain key ingredients that can be used for the development of medicines? Hundreds of studies document the effectiveness of plant extracts for the treatment of ailments ranging from colds to heart disease. Plant-based medicines are often as potent as synthetic pharmaceutical products (and even more so). Benefits of Plant Based Medicine is the resource you are looking for!

Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search for history’s most persuasive arguments against the irretrievable act, arguments she hopes to bring back into public consciousness.

The science of epigenetics has been scientifically proven to give anyone the power to change the expressions of their genes. Genes can be altered by either the external environmental or internal mental and emotional signals without altering the gene sequence itself. The protocols in this book take a person through the step-by-step process of doing it. By using the detailed processes given, anyone can send new signals to their genes to produce and manufacture the different proteins to restore health, gain new strength, and extend life expectancy.

With inspiring stories from the ranks of both the famous and the unheralded, seasoned with wit, and even an occasional tone of sarcasm, chapter after chapter grabs the attention, energizes the intellect, fortifies the will, enlivens the confidence, and elevates the listener’s personal vision, ultimately leading them to a profound conviction of the transforming power of thinking about one’s thinking.

There is currently an epidemic of 'affluenza' throughout the world - an obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses - that has resulted in huge increases in depression and anxiety among millions. Over a nine-month period, bestselling author Oliver James travelled around the world to try and find out why. He discovered how, despite very different cultures and levels of wealth, affluenza is spreading.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Also Human by Caroline Elton, read by Rachel Bavidge. Doctors are the people we turn to when we fall ill. They are the people we trust with our lives and with the lives of those we love. Yet who can doctors turn to at moments of stress or when their own working lives break down?

If your journey has taken you to this book chances are you want to find information about how to naturally increase erection strength without the use of drugs or unnatural medicines. In this book you will learn natural and scientific ways to cure ED and maintain erection strength throughout your life. The chapters in this book will show you what has been proven to help improve erectile dysfunction. All will be revealed.

This landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant and even friendly we become. Combining fresh analysis with a wealth of fascinating examples, Jon Yates demonstrates the ways in which our societies have become disconnected, so that most of us spend less and less time with people who are different - as defined by age, race or class, earning power or education.

As the world gets smaller, hotter, and flatter, people from different cultures are colliding like never before. However, many modern conflicts stem from the same root cause: the tension between people using the independent, separate, and in-control side of their selves, versus people using the interdependent, connected, and adjusting side. We also show how people can nudge their cultures to call forth their best selves. By knowing when and how to use our different selves, we may not just survive, but thrive in the 21st century.

You might think this book is about pain. It is not. It is about the journey of two women who loved Clayton unconditionally. It is a tale of overcoming devastating loss, turning hopelessness into hope, sadness into joy and trauma into healing. It spotlights the magnification of love and a shifting of lives in surprising and unpredictable directions.

Our society worships at the fountain of youth, but are we missing out on an extraordinary stage in life? Daniel Klein ponders whether it is better to be forever young or to grin toothlessly and live an authentic old age. He journeys to the Greek island of Hydra to discover the secrets of ageing happily. Drawing on the lives of Greek locals as well as philosophers, he uncovers the pleasures that are available only late in life.

This fascinating book shares the real-life success stories of men of all ages who suffered from low testosterone for years before they finally consulted Dr. Joe Swartz. Dr. Joe asked the right questions, listened, and got the right tests before arriving at a treatment plan that worked to address the different causes of each man’s low testosterone.

An entertaining guide to the statistics of personal risk, The Norm Chronicles will enlighten anyone who has ever worried about the dangers we encounter in our daily lives.

Asserting that the body is the main site of oppression in Western society, the contributors to this pioneering volume explore the complex issue of embodiment and how it relates to social inclusion and marginalization. In a culture where bodies of people who are brown, black, female, transgender, disabled, fat, or queer are often shamed, sexualized, ignored, and oppressed, what does it mean to live in a marginalized body? This anthology explores how power, privilege, oppression, and attempted disembodiment play out on the bodies of disparaged individuals.

The expertise of Mayo Clinic is now available in this practical guide to treating more than 100 of today’s most common health concerns, ranging from allergies and asthma to sore throats and stomach flus. Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies answers many questions and concerns about health using straightforward information, made easy to find with topics arranged in alphabetical order.