Health Illness

The devastating truth about a class of chemicals called "estrogenics" and how your daily exposures can cause weight gain, depression, infertility and many other exploding health problems.

While Parkinson’s Disease can be debilitating, there is plenty of compelling data to show that exercise is one of the best ways of managing PD symptoms. Studies show that regular exercise can improve gait, grip, balance, stability, strength, and motor control in the PD client. In addition, this improvement in movement and mobility helps to reduce falls, injuries, and various other complications of the disease in the PD client.

Worldwide, there are more than 10 million people living with Parkinson's disease (PD). In the US alone, approximately one million Americans live with PD and approximately 60,000 more are diagnosed each year. Internationally renowned as both a neurologist and a leading researcher, Dr. Okun has been referred to as the voice of these patients and a world authority on Parkinson's disease. His positive and optimistic approach has helped countless people manage their symptoms and achieve happiness despite them.

In this explosive exposé, Ewan Cameron reveals: how to heal yourself naturally of colon cancer, stories of ordinary people who cured themselves of colon cancer naturally, why the quality of your health depends on the quality of your cells, how colon cancer starts first in the mind, thirty-three facts vaccine companies don't want you to know, and much more.

E. Fuller Torrey's audiobook provides an inside perspective on the birth of the federal mental health program. On staff at the National Institute of Mental Health when the program was being developed and implemented, Torrey draws on his own first-hand account of the creation and launch of the program, extensive research, one-on-one interviews with people involved, and recently unearthed audiotapes of interviews with major figures involved in the legislation. As such, this book provides historical material previously unavailable to the public.

Completely revised and expanded in 2016. Based on the award-winning Bloodsugar101.com web site, this book explains what peer-reviewed research published in top medical journals has to say about: What is a normal blood sugar? How does diabetes develop? What really causes diabetes? What blood sugar levels cause complications? Must you deteriorate? What diet is right for you? How can you make that diet work? What medications are safe? What supplements lower blood sugar? This book provides all the tools needed to understand how blood sugar works and achieve blood sugar health.

How did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Will a visit to the tanning salon help bring down your cholesterol? Why do we age? Why are some people immune to HIV? Can your genes be turned on or off? Survival of the Sickest reveals the answers to these and many other questions as it unravels the amazing connections between evolution, disease, and human health today.

In Valley of Forgetting, Jennie Erin Smith brings listeners into the clinic, the laboratories, and the Medellín trial center where Lopera’s patients receive an experimental drug to see if Alzheimer’s can be averted. She chronicles the lives of people who care for sick parents, spouses, and siblings, all while struggling to keep their own dreams afloat.

From one of today’s leading experts on the emerging science of the microbiome-brain communication, comes a groundbreaking book that offersevidence that diet- and lifestyle-induced changes in the gut-microbiome play a pivotal role in the health crises of the 21st century.

Feeling like your body is working against you? You’re not alone. Millions of people live with chronic inflammation, often without realizing the impact it’s having on their well-being – until the symptoms become too big to ignore. In fact, inflammation is estimated to be a factor in up to 80% of all major diseases. That’s a huge number. Whether it’s persistent joint pain that flares up unexpectedly or constant fatigue that leaves you drained, chronic inflammation can quietly shape your daily life.

Are you suffering from osteoporosis or looking to improve your bone health? Dr. Doug Lucas’s book, The Osteoporosis Breakthrough: The Natural Way to Reverse Causes of Bone Loss and Build Great Bone! is the perfect guide to getting you on the right track.

At six years old, Terry was told by his headteacher that he would never amount to anything. He spent the rest of his life proving that teacher wrong. At 66, Terry had lived a life full of achievements: becoming one of the UK's best-selling writers, winning the Carnegie Medal and being awarded a knighthood for services to literature. Following his untimely death from Alzheimer's disease, the mantle of completing Terry's memoir was passed to Rob Wilkins, his former assistant, friend and now head of the author's literary estate.

This revolutionary book unleashes a brilliant new plan for permanently curing heartburn by relieving the most common cause of the problem: insufficient stomach-acid secretion. The fact is that, contrary to popular belief, heartburn is almost always associated with too little stomach acid, not too much.

A loved one's dementia diagnosis can leave you feeling scared and overwhelmed. Now a renowned geriatrician who has helped thousands of families live happy, engaged lives—after a dementia diagnosis—shares her expertise in this easy-to-follow guide.

Imagine that it is your responsibility to treat a mentally-ill child based solely on your perception. Imagine being allowed to mess up under the guise of psychology being an imperfect science. Can someone be disabled because of an inevitable mental illness, or is this person just a product of a flawed system that is still trying to figure out solutions? The safety of being in control with no repercussions often leads to impulsive decision-making and a lack of accountability. The phrase “perception is reality” has done more harm than good for our society. *********** “Talented artist ...

Delving into evolution, anthropology, sociology, biology, veterinary science, and zoology, they break down the walls between disciplines, redefining the boundaries of medicine. Zoobiquity explores how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species. Both authoritative and accessible, offering cutting-edge research through captivating narratives, this provocative book encourages us to see our essential connection to all living beings

For the 20 million people who suffer from pelvic pain: the completely revised and updated guide for making sex feel good again.

Over 25% of American teenagers are diagnosed with anxiety or depression. Another 86% are walking around undiagnosed. This is a serious epidemic we ask our school systems to deal with and the can't. When your child suffers from anxiety and/or depression due to bullying, learning disabilities or mental illness you will do anything to help ensure their present and protect their future. In 2009, Mary Herrington's oldest daughter was serious when she said she'd "rather be dead than return to school." In a desperate measure to save her daughter's life, Mary brought her daughter home to homeschool...

As an award-winning stuntwoman, Kimberly Shannon Murphy was intimate with pain. For years, she propelled her body through dangerous spaces—medicating the trauma of her childhood sexual abuse with the adrenaline rush that came from pushing herself to the absolute limit. But as Kimberly learned, no matter how much you suppress your past, it always catches up with you.

Millions of people around the world wrestle with the relentless challenge of insomnia, feeling isolated and defeated by the inability to get a good night's rest. But your struggle with sleepless nights doesn't have to continue. Imagine drifting into a deep, unbroken sleep with ease and waking up each day feeling refreshed and full of energy. This isn't an unreachable dream—it's entirely within your grasp. The advice in this book will help you get there!