Chronic Illness

Julie fully expected to be breathing at the end of the trip - but driving into Death Valley felt like giving up, surrendering. She'd spent years battling a mysterious illness so extreme that she often couldn't turn over in her bed. The top specialists in the world were powerless to help, and research on her disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, was at a near standstill. Having exhausted the plausible ideas, Julie turned to an implausible one. Going against both her instincts and her training, she followed the advice of strangers she'd met on the Internet.

Now more than 133 million Americans live with chronic illness, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health care dollars, and untold pain and disability. There has been an alarming rise in illnesses that defy diagnosis through clinical tests or have no known cure. Millions of people, especially women, with illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome face skepticism from physicians and the public alike.

Allison Alexander, who has struggled with a chronic illness since she was a child, wants to see herself in her heroes and searches for examples of sick characters in pop culture. She weaves her own painful experiences with stories from other chronic sufferers, engaging with how society values healthiness, how doctors don’t always have answers, and how faith, friendship, and romance add pressure to already complicated situations.

Featured in The Advocate, New York Times, Literary Hub, Autostraddle, and New York magazine's The Cut This is a vital exploration of the ways society overlooks—and fails—young women with disabilities and chronic illnesses Miriam’s doctor didn’t believe she had breast cancer. She did...

Your health, your well-being, and literally your life depend on this nerve - learn how to heal it! Did you know that your heart rate, your digestion, and your mood are all dependent on a single nerve? The vagus nerve (strictly speaking, a symmetrical pair of nerves) connects your brain to all of your organs. So you’re very lucky to have found this audiobook. It will teach you how to boost your physical and mental health by stimulating your vagus nerve with natural methods. Natural vagus nerve stimulation has tremendous benefits and no side effects.

Congratulations! You have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. Now what? After finding out she had an auto-immune condition that required a full re-start of her life, author, Britt Walker, sought answers through her faith. She was generally a good person who worked as an advocate for abused children for goodness sake! Didn't that mean something to the Big Guy? How does she mentally and physically walk through this?

A provocative manifesto that teaches you how to take control of your own health, no matter your age or circumstances—from an innovative doctor and his philosopher daughter “If you care about your health or the well-being of others, read this book.”—Ethan Kross, author of Chatter Dr. Alex...

When Marisa Zeppieri was 22-years-old she found herself face-to-face with a raven-haired elderly woman who had emerged from a crowd and gently taken her hands: "God will use these hands to change people's lives." With Chronically Fabulous, Marisa fulfills the old woman's prophecy by offering pure nourishment to those of us living with chronic illness, helping us create wholeness and well-being through a love of food.

If you're going through your days feeling unmotivated and lethargic, it may not be your fault! Adrenal fatigue may be to blame! If you're having difficulty focusing, unmotivated to do physical activities, losing your sex drive and you're not a sloth type of person, then you may have adrenal fatigue. Discover the steps and strategies you need to restore your energy levels and return to a state of clarity and calmness. This book will explain important facts on how you can get relief and restore your energy levels back to normal.

A poetic, darkly funny memoir of one woman’s trip across the national parks straight into life-threatening illness and the joy that still holds us, no matter how much life hurts. After over a decade of fighting chronic illness, trauma therapist and beloved author K.J. Ramsey was the healthiest...

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.

"SpoonieNinja: Finding Strength in the Shadows" is an inspiring and intimate exploration of resilience and self-discovery in the face of chronic illness. Through raw and reflective storytelling, the book delves into the hidden battles, strength, and courage that come from living with a condition that often goes unseen. Tesla Coyle invites listeners to find empowerment in vulnerability and to embrace their own inner strength, even in the darkest of times. This book is a beacon for anyone seeking understanding, hope, and solidarity in their own journey through life's challenges.

Everything you need to know about self-care—especially for Leo! Take Time for You, Leo! It’s me time—powered by the zodiac! Welcome star-powered strength and cosmic relief into your life with The Little Book of Self-Care for Leo. While Leo may enjoy being the center of attention, this book...

This is a guide for those who want to know what to do post-diagnosis of a chronic illness so that a more positive and encouraging life can be pursued.

Wise, visceral essays on navigating pain, sex, trauma, spirituality, addiction, recovery, and grief from queer, neurodivergent trauma-resolution guide Jessica Graham In an unapologetic look at living well with trauma and chronic illness, writer and meditation teacher Jessica Graham offers smart...

Attracting Your Desires discusses the metaphysical and emotional aspects of life that can hold us back and keep us ill. Using and interactive Q&A style, the book will get the listener to think outside the box of conventional methodologies of how we think about illness and our poverty mindset. This book will help teach you how to let go of the past and live the life you deserve with practical suggestions.

CBT is a treatment modality that is used to help individuals change their maladaptive thinking patterns. The premise of this technique is that when a person changes his maladaptive thinking patterns that it leads to changes in emotion and behavior as well. This process requires a significant amount of self-awareness because participants not only work to adjust their mindsets but they have to make extensive changes in their behavioral patterns, as well.

Cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two most prominent cannabinoids found in cannabis, the plant family that incorporates both hemp and pot. While there are more than 100 diverse cannabinoids so far known in cannabis by scientists, THC and CBD are by a long shot the most broadly considered and best understood. This book is an in-depth analysis on cannabis, going back into its history, its difference from THC, an explanation of THC, how THC dominates marijuana,and CBD dominates hemp.

Let this audiobook show you how to exercise your vagus nerve to unlock its powerful healing powers to ultimately overcome anxiety, prevent inflammation and relive chronic illnesses.

In diesem Buch teilt die Autorin ihre persönliche Reise, wie sie nach der Covid-Impfung mit ihrer chronischen Erkrankung umgegangen ist. Nach reiflicher Überlegung hatte sie sich für die Impfung entschieden, um ihren Beitrag zur Bekämpfung der Corona-Pandemie zu leisten und sich selbst und andere zu schützen. Von der heimtückischen Autoimmunerkrankung Dermatomyositis heimgesucht, erlebte sie zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben einen unglaublichen Untersuchungs- und Behandlungsmarathon.