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Is your gut impacting your health? Find out if your gut is responsible for inflammation and a host of medical issues, from anxiety to autoimmune disorders. If you have an unhealthy gut, chances are you frequently suffer from heartburn, constipation, bloating, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. These symptoms occur frequently in people who have gut issues. But the good news is they can all be treated. Many people tend to treat the symptoms of an unhealthy gut, rather than trying to boost the health of the gut in the first place.

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.

Mercury Poisoning: It's Not In Our Heads Anymore is the third book continuing the journey of my son Jodi Shaw who has autism, and deals with various issues including mercury poisoning from dental amalgams, vaccines, toxic chemicals, and electromagnetic radiation. Written because of peer pressure from people whose lives have been devastated by mercury poisoning: all the personal stories in this book are true!

The majority of patients with both hypothyroidism (under-active thyroid) and hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) are experiencing autoimmune diseases that cause these conditions. When autoimmune thyroid disease results in hypothyroidism, the term for the disease is "Hashimoto's thyroiditis". When the autoimmune disease of the thyroid causes hyperthyroidism, it is called "Grave's Disease". Thyroid antibodies attack key proteins in the thyroid gland and in some cases, stimulate production of excessive amounts of hormone.

Autism Amalgam and Me - Jodi's Journey Continues is the second in a series of books about my son Jodi Shaw, and the often humorous and informative true story deals with two subjects - autism and mercury poisoning caused by dental amalgam. Narrated as if by Jodi and myself, I explain why I think my son developed autism and you'll discover why my research points to mercury.

One in every 100 people in the United States is affected by the autoimmune condition called Celiac Disease. And 97 percent of them are undiagnosed. Discover how this inflammatory condition of the intestines can affect every system in the body and why it is important to get a proper diagnosis.

If you've been searching for a different perspective of healing and how to relieve the extra suffering that comes with disease, the Buddha has a lot to teach. Explore what is behind your suffering and learn to reconnect with your true nature. Learn how to balance the immune system with meditation, mindfulness, and guided imagery. Discover the benefits of greater awareness, unconditional love, compassion, and enlightenment.

We have all been touched by cancer in some way; this audiobook serves many audiences and points of view. The cancer patient, medical professional, blood donor, and anybody who has been affected by cancer will find something interesting and informative from their perspective. Cancer treatment including blood and platelet transfusions, chemotherapy, consolidation chemotherapy, and resulting nadir issues are explained.

I expect this is not the first Lyme disease book that you've researched. In fact if you or someone you know has been affected by Lyme disease, I would guess that you spend a good amount of time looking for answers and worrying. Worrying about the debilitating symptoms. Worrying about the costs of treatment. Worrying about the pain, the fatigue. Worrying that your health care practitioner doesn't know how to treat you. Worrying about how your family is affected. The list goes on.

As a Thyroid Patient Advocate, I have experienced many of the same struggles my fellow patients go through. In the chapters of this book I share some of the more helpful knowledge I gained as a newly diagnosed thyroid patient, beginning in year 2003, to the present. I also express a few opinions and take a look at some of the controversies that have continued between medical professionals and patient advocates in regard to symptoms, diagnosis and treatments for hypothyroidism.

In an increasingly complex U.S. healthcare system, patients suffering from chronic illness are not always well served. Surviving Healthcare: Five STEPS to Cutting Through the BS, Getting the Treatment You Need, and Saving Your Life does exactly what the title promises. Dr. Cristy Kessler shares her five-step protocol for navigating a difficult medical journey, providing strategies that patients and their caregivers can easily put into practice as they strive with their doctors for a positive outcome.

Renowned gastroenterologist and nutritionist shares his seven-point digestive restoration plan that targets the gut-immune-skin-brain axis based on medical evidence and decades of experience. True health care reform begins with your gut! The roots of your future health were laid while you were in the womb and during your early years. Genes are only a small part of it! If you are at a loss as to what is wrong and why you can't be healthy, think about your gut.

Leukemia is a terrible disease! It rips families apart at the core. When leukemia takes hold, families can keep it together for only so long. This is the story of my mother's battle with leukemia and how she endured this disease in the early 1980s. We were without a cure and hope as she withered away before us.

Gluten-free lifestyle made easy, exciting, and fun! Discover how much variety you can enjoy on a gluten-free diet so that you never feel deprived again. Your guide to eating healthy and gluten-free while keeping your taste buds satisfied!

This is my personal story regarding symptoms, diagnosis and treatment for autoimmune hypothyroidism caused by Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Adrenal Fatigue and other metabolic-related conditions that developed co-morbid to my thyroid disease. I also share information regarding my symptom-struggles including emotional aspects and about my difficulties in finding a doctor experienced in treating thyroid disease with related conditions attached to it.

Rund zehn Millionen Deutsche leiden an behandlungsbedürftigen rheumatischen Erkrankungen: ältere Patienten, Jüngere und sogar Kinder sind betroffen. Weil sie je nach Krankheitsbild andere Symptome zeigen, sind viele Hausärzte mit der richtigen Diagnose überfordert. Die meisten Patienten landen erst nach Monaten oder Jahren beim Spezialisten. Heilbar ist Rheuma bisher nur in wenigen Ausnahmefällen: durch einen lebensgefährlichen Neustart des Immunsystems.

What is inflammation and how is it affecting people's lives? What is an anti-inflammatory diet and how can it help you? This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to lose or lessen inflammatory areas in our bodies. It contains information on different ways to heal your inflammation, combat heart disease, and eliminate pain.

Scientists call this the Golden Age of the Common Cold because Americans suffer up to a billion colds each year, resulting in 40 million days of missed work and school and 100 million doctor visits. They've also learned over the past decade much more about what cold viruses are, what they do to the human body, and how symptoms can be addressed. In this ode to the odious cold, Jennifer Ackerman sifts through the chatter about treatments and dispels myths.

Many thyroid disease patients become aware of the fact that they are at an increased risk for developing thyroid malignancy but they are unsure how much that risk increases following diagnosis of their thyroid condition. Within the chapters of this book, I offer information regarding these increased risk factors, backed by reputable medical information sources.

Most of the 25,000 genes we possess are the same for all of us. Compatibility genes are those that vary most from person to person and give each of us a unique molecular signature. These genes determine both the extent to which we are susceptible to a vast range of illnesses and the different ways each of us fights disease.