Chronic Health

Dry skin brushing (or body brushing) is an old naturopathic technique with numerous benefits - not just cellulite elimination. It simply involves brushing the body all over with a firm brush. Why? Because it makes you look and feel absolutely amazing! It works as a detox by stimulating the lymphatic and blood systems, boosting metabolism, and improving elimination through the skin - the body's largest organ. Done incorrectly, a detox can make you feel awful - the side effects can be pretty rough.

A fitness celebrity shares her story of overcoming autoimmune disease—and helps you chart your own path to wellness in body, mind, and soul. Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can be stressful, confusing, and scary—especially when the path to healing seems to be nowhere in sight...

Living Well with Multiple Sclerosis is one part primer, one part handbook, one part pocket translator, and 100% an essential field guide for navigating the challenges of living with chronic illness.

The Right to Pain Relief and Other Deep Roots of the Opioid Epidemic offers a new lens through which to view the opioid epidemic as a consequence of serious misunderstandings of both opioids and pain. Based on their extensive research and experience with chronic pain care, science, ethics, and policy, the authors look beyond the usual villains—pharmaceutical companies and pharmacotherapy distributors—to examine the ethical and scientific concepts about pain that made the opioid epidemic possible.

With humor, empathy, and expertise, a Black, femme, disabled, and neurodivergent physical therapist retraces their journey through a weaponized fitness culture, sharing an alternative path to honor all bodies and needs. An inclusive, full-color guide to improving mobility, building strength, and...

If you experience chronic pain (or you care for a loved one who suffers chronic pain), you know how challenging and frustrating it can be to cope with on a daily basis. In this book, Dr. George Beilin offers sound advice and a comprehensive strategy for handling the challenge of chronic pain and its many dimensions—physical, emotional, cognitive, life stressors, and fortitude. Dr. Beilin's pain management lifestyle model provides effective strategies for pain management, many of them drawn from his own experiences with chronic pain.

Take charge of your family’s food security by learning how to grow your own fruits, vegetables, and herbs—and right along with them, you’ll nurture your own inner strength, too. Food insecurity affects millions of people worldwide. Without access to well-stocked stores or nutritious...

When a 200-pound glass partition fell on Donna Fado Ivery's head resulting in brain injury, disability, and chronic pain, she could no longer count on walking, speaking, or thinking. How would she care for her infant, her preschooler, her husband, and herself? How would she continue to serve as pastor? With humor and humility, this inspirational memoir speaks to Donna’s struggle through medical, social, and church prejudice with the abiding support of family and the Holy Spirit.

A National Bestseller An “astounding and miraculous ” (Madeline Levine) medical memoir by one of our nation’s leading pediatric surgeons-- the visionary head of Children’s National Anyone who has seen a child recover from a wound or a broken bone knows that kids are made to heal. Their...

Are you struggling with chronic pain? You're not alone: an estimated one billion of us across the globe suffer chronic pain every day. And what Dr. Mitchell Yass has found over his 2-year career is that many of us suffer needlessly. While the current medical model for treating pain isn't helping...

Too many Americans die each year as a result of preventable medical error—mistakes, complications, and misdiagnoses. And many more of us are not receiving the best care possible, even though it’s readily available and we’re entitled to it. The key is knowing how to access it. The...

Finding Joy presents a comprehensive, practical guide for living your best life with chronic illness. This psychology self-help book integrates personal and professional insights to give you tools for handling various aspects of living with a chronic illness. There is also a chapter specifically for the loved ones and caregivers of the chronically ill. While this book is designed for anyone with a chronic illness, the spiritual content early in the book suggests the value of sticking to your faith and offers several Bible references.

In Optimizing Your Health, Emily Gold Mears shares years of research and knowledge to help others understand how they can become their own health advocate, modify their lifestyle to reduce their risk of chronic disease, and take a proactive role in their own healthcare. Gold Mears features real-life stories, clinical studies, the latest discoveries, and infographics to demonstrate what is hurting us and what can help us in our pursuit of a long, healthy life. This book curates a vast amount of health and wellness information and focuses on the most salient aspects.

Your gut holds the key to a healthy and happy future, and it's time to unlock that potential! If you've ever felt sluggish, bloated, or just plain uncomfortable after a meal, you're not alone. Millions struggle with digestive issues, but it doesn't have to be this way. With a few simple changes, you can transform your gut health and, in turn, your overall well-being. This audiobook offers a comprehensive and accessible guide to understanding and improving your digestive system.

Are you tired of feeling like life is a never-ending whirlwind, constantly pulling you in a million different directions? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the relentless demands of work, family, and the chaos of modern living? Have you ever mindlessly scrolled your phone, knowing you had more important things to do but couldn’t seem to find the focus you needed to redirect? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these, it's time to take control and embark on a transformative journey with 'The Wonders of Mindfulness Meditation for Busy Adults.'

By fоllоwing the ѕtriсturеѕ of the Mediterranean diеt, a реrѕоn can еnjоу improved wellness, a rеduсtiоn оf thе risk of certain diseases and, in many inѕtаnсеѕ, a lоngеr lifе. Sо, аѕ уоu саn see, аdорting a traditional Mediterranean diet hаѕ many worthwhile health bеnеfitѕ. It hаѕ еvеn been found to reverse mаnу chronic diѕеаѕеѕ ѕuсh аѕ tуре II diаbеtеѕ, high blооd pressure, angina and even imрrоving mоbilitу in people who ѕuffеr frоm аrthritiѕ.

Here, in their own words, are seven children who confronted life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, sickle cell anemia, disability, and AIDS. Ranging in age from 7 to 17, these children from different backgrounds and with different personalities, share uncommon courage, a vibrant spirit, and piercing candor and eloquence about how to seize life, to glorify it, and be grateful for its gifts. Through poems written at Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp and conversations with loved ones, they reveal their attitudes towards life, illness, remission, religion, family, and friends.

John Lynch was a promising athlete, but at age 11 was struck by a crippling illness. He was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis (JA), a disease that affects 300,000 children, making them unable to live full-functioning, pain-free lives. John continued to seek new treatments, but not until age 53 was he given the “miracle drug” that enabled him to sustain a 30-year legal practice. During that time, he dedicated his life to helping others who suffered from JA and became a much-honored advocate for easing their distress.

From the Chief Medical Officer at WebMD, the world’s largest provider of trusted health information, learn how to reduce your diabetes risk and change your mindset from I hope I don’t get diabetes to I can prevent diabetes. You have diabetes. Three words no one ever wants to hear, yet...

Living with a chronic illness can be exhausting. The Spoonie Survival Guide is your one-stop resource with everything you need to help you achieve the best quality of life possible, whatever your energy levels. Drawing on over ten years of lived experience, Jodie provides practical advice on how to move forward despite things being different.