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Purpose of the Book: Train Your Brain for a Healthier and Happier Life I have written this book to inspire you to discover the remarkable potential of your brain and mind with simple yet powerful words in a storytelling and conversational style. With over five decades of research and experimentation in cognitive science, as well as collaboration with leading experts in neuroscience, psychiatry, endocrinology, and metabolic health, I have crafted this book to share a holistic approach to enhancing mental performance, cognitive reserves, and well-being. The human brain is a dynamic, adaptive ...

Based on three years of research and more than 300 firsthand interviews with experts, Your Best Health Care Now is your easy-to-follow, real-world guide to making today's health system work for you. You'll learn all the smart moves and timely tips to get better care and save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars - no matter what your concerns may be. Whether you're trying to book a free checkup, negotiate with a surgeon, or worrying about high insurance deductibles and rising premiums, Your Best Health Care Now has the answers you need.

Aging is a challenge we could navigate, delay, or even overcome. Live Longer is a journey through cutting-edge research that transforms our understanding of longevity. This book is also a practical guide to the tools and strategies that can help you live longer, healthier lives. Live Longer provides an accessible exploration of the fundamental concepts of aging. The book summarizes our current understanding of the biological processes that drive aging and examines novel ways to slow or even reverse these processes. The book covers a wide range of topics, including: The fundamental biology ...

Our modern technologies are bombarding us with electromagnetic fields (EMFs) now more than ever. Are EMFs really harmful and if so, to what degree? Are all EMFs bad? The EMF controversy has now pitted scientists, action groups and the technology industry into rigid corners. In "Electromagnetic Health," the author clearly and objectively presents the evidence and latest research from a perspective that embraces both the scientific and natural health communities. The entire spectrum of electromagnetic radiation is thoroughly examined, from modern technologies to nature’s sources. More ...

Overmedication, police brutality, electroconvulsive therapy, involuntary hospitalization, traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the struggles of those labeled “mentally ill.” While much has been written about the systemic problems of our mental-health care system, this book gives voice to those with personal experience of psychiatric miscare often excluded from the discussion, like people of color and LGBTQ+ communities.

Social media connected the world - and gave rise to fake news and increasing polarization. Now a leading researcher at MIT draws on 20 years of research to show how these trends threaten our political, economic, and emotional health in this eye-opening exploration of the dark side of technological progress.

New York Times best-selling author Wendy Goldman Rohm takes us on a journey on the cutting edge of biology and medicine, inspired by her time with Nobel Laureate Robert Edwards. Edwards died on April 10, 2013, at age 87, feted as the technological father of millions of babies around the world -- the oldest of whom is 36-year-old Louise Brown. He is responsible for in vitro fertilization, which in the 1970s was as controversial as embryonic stem cell research is today. Rohm revisits her time with Edwards at his home at Duck End Farm, just outside of Cambridge, England, where he shared his ...

If you want to understand how the mind talks to the rest of the body, you must first grasp how the brain works and how it creates a two-way dialogue. This audiobook is a brief introduction to that subject, while providing sufficient information so that you can understand the role that the mind/ brain plays in directing physical health.

There are several general principles used in permissive or indirect hypnotherapy. This audiobook is a brief introduction to the principles behind Erickson's unique form of psychotherapy. Milton H. Erickson, M.D. was an American psychiatrist who pioneered several indirect or permissive hypnosis techniques. He also developed several naturalistic techniques using metaphors and stories. He is one of the two most important figures in the development of hypnosis and hypnotherapy in the 20th century. His techniques have been used in behavioral and medical applications.

Step into a new era of well-being with herbal and natural remedies that offer proven solutions to your health challenges without the hassles of modern pharmaceuticals. Transform Your Tomorrow, Today: Discover the secrets of herbal and natural remedies and step into a healthier life without delays!

Ralph W. Moss was assistant director of public affairs at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City when he unveiled a cover-up of positive tests with America's most controversial anticancer agent, laetrile. He was ordered by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center officials to falsify reports. He refused. Instead he organized an underground employee group called Second Opinion to oppose the cover-up.

According to estimates, the healthcare AI market will grow to over $45 billion by 2026. Now is the time for everyone involved, including medical consumers and entrepreneurs, to understand and embrace the AI in healthcare revolution. AI continues to advance at breakneck speeds. Nowhere else is AI moving faster than in the health care sector, where it’s being used to improve millions of lives at every point in the healthcare system. In this book, you will take a deep dive into the remarkable strides that AI is making.

The second edition of Testing Treatments has been extensively revised and updated with a thought-provoking chapter on screening, explaining why early diagnosis is not always better. Other new chapters explore how over-regulation of research can work against the best interests of patients and how robust evidence from research can be drawn together to shape the practice of health care in ways that allow treatment decisions to be reached jointly by patients and clinicians.

Persuasion: The Complete Step by Step Guide on Persuasion, Mind Control and NLP is a simple, step-by-step guidebook that enables you to access your natural power of persuasive abilities. You possess a natural talent within you that allows you to guide others in your preferred direction and achieve your desired results. You have the power to attain anything you want in life, and to personally design the exact life you thought you would only lead in your dreams.

Written by a certified personal trainer, certified nutrition counsellor, and life coach. The author shares tips and suggestions and perspectives and attitudes and information about how she lost 50 pounds and kept it off. This book is about changing your life by taking control of the elements which are keeping you where you don't want to be. The book requires the reader to figure out what is driving them to not achieve their goals and dreams and wishes. Everyone wants to lose weight, to look good, to feel good, to fit into a smaller size, to be healthy. But so many trials which fail lead a ...

Unleash the power of the mind in the crucible of war! In the depths of World War II, a groundbreaking endeavor emerged to provide the average American soldier with an accessible glimpse into the realm of empirically grounded, scientific psychology. This transformative work, crafted with precision, aimed to empower every soldier who delved into it, unveiling the secrets to comprehending and harnessing their own intricate human responses: the elusive weaponry that holds the key to triumph on the battlefield. Prepare to revolutionize your understanding and utilization of the human mind.

Our preferences and opinions are constantly being shaped by countless forces–especially in the digital age with its nonstop procession of “thumbs up” and “likes” and “stars.” Tom Vanderbilt, bestselling author of Traffic, explains why we like the things we like, why we hate the things we hate, and what all this tell us about ourselves.

Jerry Beller wrote the first book covering all significant dementias, which he updates annually. 2022 Dementia Research Overview summarizes dementia research for the entire year, providing an invaluable resource for researchers, physicians, dementia schools, caregivers, and anybody who wants a quick but thorough overview of dementia research over the past year. Impeccably researched and fully cited, Beller provides links to each study for you to read the full studies for the ones you choose. While few have time to read every study, this book covers over one hundred of the most essential ...

The idea that medicine is gender-neutral is a myth. This isn't inflammatory rhetoric; it's simply true. From the way pain is felt, to how heart attacks are diagnosed, to the very role society plays in the health of the body, the medical landscape in place today is one that was designed for, and by, men. This audiobook is about all the ways medicine is not gender-neutral, from research to treatment to diagnosis. Throughout history, flawed mindsets have paved the way for sub-par treatment, and the prevailing attitudes that exist today have had terrible repercussions for women.

As the Baby Boom generation ages, growing numbers of people are impacted by dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related disorders. By the year 2020, 53 million people in the US are expected to be over the age of 65. Accompanying the rise in the older population, the number of people in the US diagnosed with AD is expected to exceed 15 million by 2050, out of a total of 80 million worldwide. Writing with wit and compassion, Dr. Camp aims to help his audience better understand how the disease affects memory, and how memory loss may affect behavior.