Health Illness

After a routine pap smear in 2009, Angela Schmidt Fishbaugh discovered that she had tested positive for BRCA1, a genetic trait that predisposed her to breast and ovarian cancer. After her initial shock - and subsequent to consulting with medical professionals, friends, and family - the proactive mother and teacher embarked on a mission to nip the issue in the bud.

When James L. Kugel, one of the world's leading biblical scholars, was diagnosed with an aggressive, likely fatal form of cancer, he said, "I was, of course, disturbed and worried. But the main change in my state of mind was that the background music suddenly stopped. Now I was just down to myself, one little person, sitting in the late summer sun, with only a few things left to do."

Have you ever suffered from the misery of sciatica or sacroiliac joint pain? If so, you know how debilitating you feel, and you’d love to know a way that you can relieve the hurt. This book will give you easy-to-understand and follow sciatica exercises to provide you with pain relief. If you have low back pain and sciatica, help is on the way to a more vibrant and engaging quality of life. Find relief from sciatica and SI joint pain with these 29 proven exercises from an orthopedic massage therapist specializing in treating chronic pain. You’ll be glad you did!

For patients with chronic pain and those who love them, an exploration of the causes of and treatments available for those with hypermobility.

On a family vacation in 2009, Dr. Renée Brown Harmon felt the first jolt of fear that something might be wrong. How could her husband, Harvey, a highly intelligent physician, marathon runner, and devoted father, be struggling to keep up with their guide’s simple instructions or unable to do simple math to calculate their daughter’s age? The heartbreaking truth was confirmed nine months later when he was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease at age fifty.

Am I the Reason I’m Not Getting Pregnant? gets women struggling with infertility ready to unleash unshakable confidence and certainty on the road to motherhood. Am I the Reason I’m Not Getting Pregnant? reveals the secret to trading that fear for the unwavering confidence and certainty that women are truly doing everything they can. Rosanne Austin is the coach women around the world turn to when they want success on their fertility journey.

Autism shakes up your world. It has changed my life and I wasn't even the one diagnosed with it. My brother's name is Ethan Wolfgang, but we call him Deets. He is one of the greatest gifts my family has ever received. And one of the most challenging.

Living Well with Neuropathic Facial Pain–Including Trigeminal Neuralgia, was written by medical experts to empower you on your facial pain journey. This book provides a multi-disciplinary approach to living well with neuropathic facial pain by focusing on proven medical treatment, with an emphasis on the psychology of pain and accessible suggestions to help you live your best life.

"Les cahiers Dr.Good !", la nouvelle collection de référence en santé ! Retrouvez les conseils de Dr Good, alias Michel Cymes, pour mettre le bien-être et la santé positive à la portée de tous. Mal connue, l'arthrose n'est pas une banale usure des articulations liée au vieillissement : c'est une maladie qui s'attaque au cartilage et qui se développe progressivement. La bonne nouvelle ? Non seulement on peut la contrôler, mais les moyens de la prévenir et de la soulager ne cessent de progresser.

"A best memoir of 2020" —BookPage The darkly funny memoir of Sarah Ramey’s years-long battle with a mysterious illness that doctors thought was all in her head—but wasn’t. A revelation and an inspiration for millions of women whose legitimate health complaints are ignored. In her...

The immune system holds the key to human health. In The Beautiful Cure, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis describes how the scientific quest to understand how the immune system works - and how it is affected by stress, sleep, age, and our state of mind - is now unlocking a revolutionary new approach to medicine and well-being. The body's ability to fight disease and heal itself is one of the great mysteries and marvels of nature. But in recent years, painstaking research has resulted in major advances in our grasp of this breathtakingly beautiful inner world....

Are you at your wits’ end with seemingly unrelated aches, pains, and complaints that no one has been able to explain yet? Or are digestive problems making your life so difficult that you don’t even feel like cooking or eating anymore? All of this and more could be related to the foods you eat and the inflammation they cause in your body. Listen to learn about food intolerances, food sensitivities, and food allergies. What they are, how they work, and most importantly, what you can do about them.

In Second Firsts, Rasmussen walks you through her Life Reentry process to help you break grief's spiral of pain, so you can stop simply surviving and begin to live again. She shows you that loss can actually be a powerful catalyst to creating a life that is in alignment with your true passions and values. The resilience, strength, and determination that have gotten you through this difficult time are the same characteristics that will help you craft your wonderful new life.

In this heartfelt exploration, author Gideon Burrows, who has been living with a life-limiting brain tumor for over a decade, shares invaluable insights and personal narratives gathered from extensive interviews with patients, loved ones, and medical professionals. Offering a unique blend of medical information and emotional support, this book goes beyond what doctors and oncologists might not always make clear.

In this highly personal account, Dr Gibbs documents the effect his diagnosis has had on his life and explains his advocacy for improving early recognition of Alzheimer’s. Weaving clinical knowledge from decades caring for dementia patients with his personal experience of the disease, this is an optimistic tale of one man’s journey with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease.

A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Joan Didion's Play It as It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society reflected in spare prose that blisters and haunts the reader. Set in a place beyond good and evil—literally in Hollywood, Las...

Struggling to fall asleep? Does stress or background noise keep your mind racing at night? If restlessness or anxiety prevents you from unwinding, it’s time to let nature guide you into deep relaxation. This audiobook delivers four hours of uninterrupted soundscapes, designed to calm your mind and lull you into sleep.

The author has been living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia for 35 years. After becoming ill, he went back to college and got a BS in Computer Science. He then proceeded to work very successfully as a computer programmer for 18 years, until the stress became more than he could handle. He went on disability and has been working as a volunteer recovery educator in psychiatric units at various hospitals for the last 15 years.

Reclaim Your Energy. Heal from the Inside Out. Calm Chronic Inflammation—Naturally. Are you struggling with constant fatigue, bloating, stubborn weight, or brain fog? Do you feel like inflammation is silently sabotaging your health and happiness? You're not alone—and you're not without options. Inflammation is at the root of countless chronic conditions, including autoimmune issues, heart disease, diabetes, and more. But here's the empowering truth: you can take back control.

I had UTIs from when I was four years old until I was 19. Doctors' antibiotics never helped for long. Finally, after 16 chronic and painful years, I was cured! I know sharing my “cure” will help many other girls and women who are suffering daily as I did. We can find the courage to talk openly about what is usually only mentioned in hushed whispers. I felt shame and anguish for too long. Now that I am free of the pain, I am also free of the shame.