Health Systems

Gut health issues are some of the most common health issues that can be experienced, with women experiencing them much more often than men. Your gut is vital to all areas of your life, as it makes up 80 percent of your immune system and has a deep connection with the brain.

Brain Break offers a deep dive into the psychology behind brain rest and why it's crucial for mental clarity and emotional well-being. Discover practical strategies to quiet your mind, reduce stress, and recharge your cognitive functions. This book provides science-backed insights and easy-to-follow exercises designed to help you achieve mental calm and focus.

Our Nursing Review series are intended to be used by nursing students. Our goal is to help transition students to successfully practicing nurses. We have divided the curriculum into sections based on the organ system review. This book is focused on respiratory system that includes high-yield concepts to help you do well in nursing school, HESI, and NCLEX exams.

Ruth's tribe are her lively children and her filmmaker husband, Simon, who has motor neurone disease and can communicate only with his eyes. Ruth's other tribe are the friends who gather at the cove in Greystones, Co. Wicklow, and regularly throw themselves into the freezing cold water just for kicks. The Tragic Wives' Swimming Club, as they jokingly call themselves, meet to cope with the extreme challenges life puts in their way, not to mention the monster waves rolling over the horizon.

In this path-breaking volume, engagingly written for the general public, psychiatrist Jeffrey Kahn reveals that the Angst of anxiety and depression ultimately results from our transformation, over tens of thousands of years, from biologically shaped, almost herd-like prehistoric tribes, to rational and independent individuals in modern civilization. Because of our Reason, we don't choose to act like sheep.

Thyroid disease patients can experience a number of different complications as a result of their hypothyroid (underactive thyroid) or hyperthyroid (overactive thyroid) conditions. Two of these complications are nerve pain and dysfunction, referred to as "peripheral neuropathy" and muscle weakness with possible atrophy (shrinkage of muscles), referred to as "thyroid myopathy".

Joyful. Graceful. Blessed. Strong. Anxious. Depressed. Stigmatized. Stereotyped. What happens when motherhood isn’t what you expected—and when you reach out for support, you are met with judgment and prejudice? Sandra Igwe shares her journey as a young Black mother, coping with sleepless nights, anxiety, and loneliness after the birth of her first daughter. Burdened by cultural expectations of the “good mother” and the “strong Black woman” trope, her mental health struggles became an uphill battle.

Did you know that adopting dietary adjustments, such as cutting out processed products, can help reduce inflammation, which is thought to be a major cause of chronic pain? The anti-inflammatory diet is a great diet that actually can help you live a better, healthier life. If you haven’t already tried it, it’s worth looking into. This indispensable anti-inflammation cookbook makes it simple to begin and maintain an anti-inflammatory lifestyle that can be tailored to various inflammatory diseases.

Do you feel like you have tried every new diet out there, without any real and long-lasting results? Sometimes the diet isn’t the problem, but a condition called insulin resistance is. But how do you control insulin resistance? And more importantly: How do you actually lose weight without sacrificing all of your favorite foods?

If so, rest assured as we come together to reveal the latest scientific news on the human body’s superhighway: the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is one of humanity’s most well-kept secrets and the groundbreaking truth behind this completely untapped aspect of human physiology is something that is sure to set anyone free. Even if none of the above questions are of your concern and you are simply looking to optimize your current health, activation, and stimulation of the vagus nerve far supersede any other self-care practice you have tried before.

When her once-glamorous and witty novelist-mother got Alzheimer's, Eleanor Cooney moved her from her beloved Connecticut home to California in order to care for her. In tense, searing prose, punctuated with the blackest of humor, Cooney documents the slow erosion of her mother's mind, the powerful bond the two shared, and her own descent into drink and despair.

If you're exhausted and in terrible pain, concerned about bills and need to take back your health, then Crystal's story is for you! The solution she used was a simple, powerful anti-inflammatory diet which promotes natural healing - at the source of the problem. With the right autoimmune protocol, you can quickly begin to reduce painful symptoms from lupus, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and other A.I. disease.

A regimen once followed by those diagnosed with gluten intolerance or celiac disease (a serious autoimmune disorder), gluten-free diets have become a panacea, "prescribed" not only by gastroenterologists but also by dieticians, nutritionists, naturopaths, trainers, psychiatrists, and neurologists. Believing that eliminating gluten is healthier or that it will help them lose weight, droves of people are adopting a gluten-free lifestyle.

In 1918, a world war raged, and a lethal strain of influenza circled the globe. In the midst of all this death, a bizarre disease appeared in Europe. Eventually known as encephalitis lethargica, or sleeping sickness, it spread worldwide, leaving millions dead or locked in institutions. Then, in 1927, it disappeared as suddenly as it had arrived. Asleep, set in 1920s and '30s New York, follows a group of neurologists through hospitals and asylums as they try to solve this epidemic and treat its victims - who learned the worst fate was not dying of it, but surviving it.

Here’s the deal: chronic stress, anxiety, trauma—it’s all taking a toll on your nervous system, whether you realize it or not. And if left unchecked, these problems will get worse, not better. We’re talking about constant fatigue and a total breakdown of your physical and mental health. Not exactly the life you had in mind, right? But what if you had a roadmap—a proven blueprint—to actually heal your nervous system, so you can finally feel calm and in control again?

How has the United States, with more resources than any nation, developed a healthcare system that delivers much poorer results, at near double the cost of any other developed country - such that legendary seer Warren Buffett calls the Medical Industrial Complex "the tapeworm of American economic competitiveness"?

In Navigating the Challenges of Concussion, expert clinicians and researchers in the fields of neurology and neuropsychology teamed together to provide up-to-date and evidence-based information for patients and families affected by concussion or those at increased risk of sustaining concussions.

When the rug is pulled under from Nancy Laracy, a busy wife and mother of two who is diagnosed with a mixed connective tissue disease and fibromyalgia in her mid-thirties, she rebelliously adopts a baby red satin rabbit, Bunny Boy. So begins a deep, magical, and lifelong bond, where Bunny Boy and Nancy become inseparable companions in pain management.

I know what a life-destroying disease Palmoplantar Pustulosis is. My passion is to help other fellow PPP sufferers to take control of their own health, which is the reason I ended up writing this book. I am focused on helping other PPP sufferers to find inspiration and motivation towards healing naturally and finding the right tools to succeed.

Are you thinking about your future and wonder if you will get to live with some financial stability? Does the stock market seem a bit scary and complicated to you right now? Don’t worry; everyone has been in your shoes when they first started out. The great thing is that you are getting out there at a very young age, and you can start investing from as little as the cost of a pizza! Many adults twice your age still don’t understand the stock market—here you are trying to live a financially independent life by giving yourself an advantage.