Modern Medicine

Salk became a cultural hero and icon for a whole generation. Now, at the fiftieth anniversary of the first national vaccination program, and as humanity is tantalizingly close to eradicating polio worldwide, comes this unforgettable chronicle. Salk's work was an unparalleled achievement, and it makes for a magnificent listen.

Believed to hold restorative powers over our health, crystals have served humanity for millennia. With Crystal Healing for Women, you can unlock the ancient secrets of healing and wisdom held within these stones. Crystal healer and Reiki Master Mariah K. Lyons shares her knowledge in this practical guide that helps women awaken to their feminine divinity and healing powers and rekindle their instinctual relationship with nature. She also shows you how to select and care for crystals and incorporate them in rituals.

In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life’s calling: To cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. Tracy Kidder’s magnificent account shows how one person can make a difference in solving global health problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems, and disease.

Thanks to the popularity of personal genetic testing services, it's now easier than ever to get information about our own unique DNA - but who does this information really benefit? And, as genome editing and gene therapy transform the healthcare landscape, what do we gain - and what might we give up in return?

This is a historical, nonfiction, true story and addresses necessary changes that must be implemented, maintained, and enforced in worldwide healthcare provider professional training programs and hospitals. The book exposes abuses and enslavement policies and attitudes in health care training programs and hospital administrations worldwide and offers simple and genius remedies to eradicate these deleterious policies and slave owner attitudes of hospital administrators.

Sit back, relax, meditate, and enjoy the ride. Yes, Stoicism is a philosophy. Better yet? One that can be easily be applied and can change your life forever. This audiobook contains a detailed explanation of the philosophy of Stoicism in an understandable and relatable manner. It will actively attempt to describe Stoicism in such real-life situations that the application of its ideologies will seem very achievable. This is because Stoicism is very easy in application.

When thinking about the acupressure, most of us think about the procedures that are somewhat complicated to learn. Therefore many people never try using it, or if they do, they give up quickly. However, the acupressure (ancient art of healing by simple use of hands and fingers) in this book is a well-proven self-healing processes that anyone can learn fast.

"The Modern Meditation Technique (MMT)" introduces a contemporary approach to meditation, designed to cater to the fast-paced lives of modern individuals. Meditation is an age-old practice that promotes mental clarity, relaxation, and emotional stability. Traditional forms of meditation like Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism often require specific setups and long sessions. In contrast, MMT offers a simplified and flexible approach, suitable even for those with busy schedules.

Originally written over 13 years ago, the teachings in this book have transformed the lives of people across the world, and, despite the passing of time, the advice has never been more pertinent. Having lived an extraordinary life spanning across Eastern and Western cultures, Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, world-renowned meditation master and abbot of the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in the UK, Kagyu Samye Ling, shares how simple Buddhist practices can help us all to train our minds so that we can find happiness and achieve our true potential.

Between 1927 and 1979, more than 8,000 people were involuntarily sterilized in five hospitals across the state of Virginia. From this plain and terrible fact springs Elizabeth Catte's Pure America, a sweeping, unsparing history of eugenics in Virginia, and by extension the United States.

Go behind the scenes to meet the trailblazing executives and visionaries who have reshaped the health and wellness landscape. Discover how they've challenged the status quo and are ushering in a new era of wellness, where prevention and alternative therapies are at the forefront. Gone are the days of reactive sick care! In this new age, the universal pursuit isn't merely about managing sickness, it's a quest for optimized health; the shift from "sick care" to "well care" is now more evident than ever.

Dr. Melody Glenn didn’t expect to find herself working with addiction patients when she started out in medicine. Like most physicians she’s encountered, she harbored a set of conscious and unconscious beliefs about addicts—she even sometimes resented them. Once she realized how effective harm reduction treatments like methadone could be, she set out to discover why these treatments weren’t used more broadly. This led her to Dr. Marie Nyswander.

Ayurveda is a centuries-old practice that aims to achieve optimal health and well-being. Who doesn’t want that? We live in a fast-paced, stressful world, and the ability to slow down and focus on yourself is vital. But sometimes, it’s difficult to know how to do that. Ayurveda gives you a pathway to achieve the best level of health possible, and it’s a lot easier than you might think! If you have no idea where to start, “Ayurveda for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Embracing Ancient Wisdom for Modern Well-Being and Balance” is for you.

I have recently completed an educational book entitled Modern Nursing: How We Got There. The nursing profession has undergone an enormous transformation over the past four decades, and I observed every change as it unfolded during my 41-year career as a registered nurse. In this short work, I explore the ancient origins of nursing and explain how what began as a mysterious art steeped in myth and folklore grew into the modern profession that it is today.

In Modern Day Epidemic and Pandemic, I enlighten the detailed answer to the fundamental question to keep everyone up to date. Hopefully, after listening to this book, one can easily find the precaution and recommendation regarding the modern epidemic. This book has all the extreme details which an average person should know, and one can do all the given precautions to get rid of the modern day infection. This book helps the ordinary person to make his better and healthy future.

How’s your life been lately? Are you stressed out and anxious? Is the world speeding by, leaving you a little breathless and confused? How would you like to be calmer and more relaxed? You can, using the power of mindfulness to control your thinking and emotions and live a happier, healthier, more success-filled life. Modern Mindfulness: A Beginners Guide on How to Find Peace and Happiness in a Busy World will introduce you to the powerful tool known as mindfulness.

This book is a spiritual memoir on the life and explorations of Anthony “Prem” Carlisi, as well as a source of practical, applicable information about the practices of Ashtanga Yoga, Ayurveda, and Tantra. The synergy of these three sciences are what Prem believes to be the key to living a healthy, rooted, and ecstatic life!

Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Welt des Cannabisanbaus mit unserem umfassenden Leitfaden! In diesem Buch tauchen Sie ein in die Grundlagen des Cannabisanbaus und lernen alles, was Sie wissen müssen, um Ihre eigenen Pflanzen erfolgreich anzubauen. Wir beginnen mit einem tiefen Verständnis der Grundlagen, von der Auswahl der richtigen Cannabissamen bis hin zur Bedeutung des richtigen Lichts für ein gesundes Wachstum. Erfahren Sie, wie Sie Ihre Pflanzen optimal mit Boden, Wasser und Nährstoffen versorgen und die perfekten Bedingungen für ein üppiges Wachstum schaffen können.

Looking for your inner oasis in the desert of modern life? Learn how you can use mindfulness and meditation to improve your life! Now, you don’t have to travel to remote forests or tropical islands to find your inner peace. This comprehensive mindfulness and meditation guide will allow you to reinvent yourself and find happiness - at the comfort of your home. Unlike other mindfulness books that only include the benefits of meditation and mindfulness, this practical inner peace audiobook will offer you a step-by-step, easy-to-follow guide on how to achieve inner peace.

Der Neustart für den ganzen Körper Ayurveda ist die älteste ganzheitliche Heilkunst der Welt, wird jedoch oft esoterisch verklärt. Einen ganz anderen Ansatz vertritt die in Indien und den USA aufgewachsene Neurowissenschaftlerin Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary: Sie verbindet die westliche Schulmedizin mit fernöstlicher Heilkunde. Ihre Empfehlungen, die sie ihren Patienten für ihre Ernährung und Lebensweise mit auf den Weg gibt, haben aber noch einen angenehmen Nebeneffekt: Man verliert dadurch überflüssige Pfunde - und das ganz ohne Mühe.