Brain Disease

My first migraine hit me in high school, and I was unsure what to do. I have a pretty high pain tolerance from being picked on, beat up, and the everyday of having older siblings. I can put up with bumps, bruises, and scrapes, but one day when I got home from school a migraine hit me like a spike in my brain. I had bright lights in my field of view which I found out about later was called an “aura” then I started to see stars. Then the PAIN HIT!

SÍ, ES POSIBLE PREVENIR ESAS PATOLOGÍAS. Beatriz Larrea, reputada investigadora de la nutrición, te explica cómo hacerlo en este libro excepcional, y proporciona un plan de acción basado en tres elementos esenciales: Alimentación Actividad Luz natural. No esperes. Tu cerebro necesita que lo cuides ya.

Did you now that the largest of our 12 cranial nerves is the vagus nerve? Did you also know that this autonomic-nervous-system related nerve, if stimulated in the right way, can reduce our body pain stress, inflammation, trauma, depression and abdominal plains? If you never heard about vagus nerves, which are usually referred to in the singular, they are the longest and maybe the most important autonomic nerves in human body. Approximately 80 percent of its nerve fibers drive information from the body to the brain.

You've probably seen it before: a human brain dramatically lit from the side, the camera circling it like a helicopter shot of Stonehenge, and a modulated baritone voice exalting the brain's elegant design in reverent tones... to which this book says: Pure nonsense.

The vagus nerve plays a vital role in your body. It controls everything from regulating your heart rate to managing your gut health and digestion… and profoundly affects your health. With a wealth of practical techniques and exercises you can apply right away, this guide will show you everything you need to know to bring your body back into balance and restore optimum health!

A revolutionary, practical, uplifting guide for the caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. When it comes to caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, the right caregiving can make all the difference. Here, Patricia Boswell shares structured routines...

Christine Bryden was a top civil servant and single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype of people with dementia. This is a vivid account of the author's experiences of living with dementia, exploring the effects of memory problems, loss of independence, difficulties in communication and the exhaustion of coping with simple tasks. She describes how, with the support of her husband, Paul, she continues to lead an active life and explains how professionals and carers can help.

Vanity Fair columnist Michael Kinsley escorts his fellow Boomers through the door marked "Exit." The notorious baby boomers—the largest age cohort in history—are approaching the end and starting to plan their final moves in the game of life. Now they are asking: What was that all about?...

After you get a bump on the head, does it feel like everything has gone wrong in your life? Do you feel like everything you do makes you worse? Are you stressed out that your doctor does not know why your headaches get worse when you play and they never go away? If the answer is yes, you are like so many of my patients, from everyday people to professional athletes, who are frustrated, fed up, and want to get answers for why they feel so bad after they get hit in the head. They are tired of going to ER or urgent care for relief.

Written by a leading neuroscientist, Splitting tells the fascinating true story about headaches and the secrets they reveal about your brain and overall health. From migraines to sinus pain to tension headaches - and everything in between - Splitting separates fact from fiction, putting you in control and helping you practise habits that will protect you from headache.

Do you struggle with getting quality sleep at night? Is there a ticking from the fan, your partner snoring, or a baby crying? Look no further than White Noise, a track specifically designed to block all of those distractions with a simple, calming sound.

Feeling great, looking great, loving life, and even having great sex all depend on having a healthy brain. Keto Smart! will teach you how to create a better functioning brain and superior health outcomes for the rest of your life. Keto Smart! is packed with secrets to improve your memory and thinking with simple instructions that you can easily follow. Learn how to radically improve the health of your brain so that you can enjoy life to the max at any age.

For decades, researchers have chased a pharmaceutical cure for memory loss. But despite the fact that no disease-modifying biotech treatments have emerged, new research suggests that dementia rates have actually declined in the United States and Western Europe over the last decade. Why is this happening? And what does it mean for brain health in the future?

Neurological imbalances can show up as psychological, behavioral, and motivational problems. If we try to treat these problems at the psychological or behavioral levels, however, we can’t effectively cure them because the problems have physical causes, such as a buildup of toxicity in the brain.

I suffered from severe and frequent migraines that disrupted my life and made me miserable. Throughout years of herbal and nutritional training, wildcrafting and making herbal recipes, all the while dealing with migraine headaches, I learned effective ways to not only treat migraines, but to prevent them as well. I wrote this book to share with migraine sufferers who may be looking for relief with gentle, holistic treatments that work to eliminate the problem, not just the symptoms.

En till två procent av Sveriges vuxna befolkning diagnostiseras med borderline personlighetsstörning. Men vad innebär det egentligen? Ordet borderline i sig säger inte mycket om den svåra psykiska störning diagnosen innebär. Författaren och psykologen Görel Kristina Näslund har i samarbete med forskare på Karolinska institutet i Stockholm skrivit en bok som sammanfattar och belyser diagnosen borderline personlighetsstörning i sin helhet, komplett med symtom, behandlingsalternativ och orsaker.

Caring for someone who has Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia is a daunting task that can leave most caregivers drained, strained, and depressed. Many find comfort in knowing they are not alone and in being able to share their experiences with someone who understands what they are going through. Caregivers need all the support and tools they can garner to help them survive this experience. Such was the reason for writing I Love You Always, which is an honest account of one family’s experiences from diagnosis and beyond.

The vagus nerve is a large, branching nerve that begins in your brain and sends signals to your body’s major organs such as your heart, your lungs, and your digestive system. It’s responsible for your heart rate, your digestion, your reaction to stress, and many other things. That’s why a lot can go wrong in your body if the vagus nerve doesn’t function perfectly.

“A sassy, accurate, and enormously helpful romp through the midlife transition known as menopause . . . I highly recommend it to all women who want to embrace all the possibilities offered by this change, including vibrant health, a sense of humor, a renewed sense of purpose, and the best...

Many people–maybe even most people—know someone who has what they call Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s seems to be everywhere. That people are living longer today—long enough for it to manifest itself—is often given as the reason for its prevalence. But some of those people who have puzzling brain changes are surprisingly young; in their fifties—the middle of their lives. And what they have is not the “traditional” Alzheimer’s disease.