Health Sociology

Your share of your health insurance premium and the amount you are paying for your yearly deductible, co-pays, and prescriptions are soaring. Don’t forget that your employer’s share of your premium is coming out of your salary. And unfortunately, you are not alone. What can you do to avoid unnecessary costs and encourage American healthcare reform? Ripped Off! is your guide to better understanding the problems of the American healthcare system and what you can do for yourself and how to help enact change.

Written by an elite team of 60 doctors and men’s health experts, The 21st Century Man reveals insider secrets that men in midlife and beyond need to recover, rebuild, and maintain their physical, mental, emotional, and sexual health. It's the book all men will want after turning 40 to feel great, look good, and have better physical intimacy for the rest of their lives. This selection provides common-sense measures men can take to minimize infectious illness, prevent injury to their back and hands, avoid hearing problems, practice good foot care, and optimize their sleep.

This is the ultimate guide and reference book for anyone who will use medical care or have insurance questions. If you don't have a professional advocate or someone to advocate on your behalf effectively, this is the advocate for you. Inside Patient Advocacy Matters II, you will find more updates from the first edition that keep up with the ever-changes tides of healthcare.

Mastermind von Napoleon Hill ist ein Buch, das sich auf die Kraft der kollektiven Intelligenz und Zusammenarbeit konzentriert. Hill erklärt das Konzept des "Mastermind-Prinzips", bei dem zwei oder mehr Menschen ihre Gedanken und Fähigkeiten vereinen, um ein gemeinsames Ziel zu erreichen. Durch diese Synergie entstehen neue Ideen und Lösungen, die Einzelpersonen allein nicht erreichen könnten.

Sports fans, dads, and data analysts David Sikorjak and Ben Valenta argue that fandom can not only increase our sense of belonging but also serves as a powerful antidote to loneliness because sports fans experience increased social connection. What they didn't realize was how deep that connection was, the potential it carried for individual and societal wellness, or the opportunities it offered for adult friendships, making and keeping friends, and family ties.

A guide to medical terms in Mexican Spanish. This includes words, phrases and medical terminology. Topics covered include patient discussions, medical examinations, personnel, medical equipment, medical clothing and accessories, surgical tools and procedures, pain assessments and specialist medical terminology across a range of topics (renal, endocrine, respiratory, oncology, reproductive, cardiovascular etc.).

Life has a way of changing in an instance and health issues can exacerbate that change. Save Yourself was written with that in mind. This is a book will provide the listeners with statistical data, workable healthy action plans, and preventable solutions for when health scares occur, and life throws you a curveball. Real-life stories are examined in an entertaining manner that analyzes the root cause of various ailments and discusses solutions for eliminating future health disorders without having to "pop" a pill.

Health information technology is a complicated space. Before Disrupting Healthcare provides a quick introduction to its foundational concepts and products with a look into emerging trends that may rule the future. In it you'll learn about topics like electronic health records, health information exchanges, accountable care organizations, and meaningful use regulation. Discover what they mean from a product perspective and how things might evolve. This is a must-listen for anyone working on, or investing in, health information technology products.

Möchten Sie negative Glaubenssätze aus Ihrem Leben verbannen, um Ihre Lebensqualität deutlich zu erhöhen? Wenn Sie eine dieser Fragen mit einem "Ja" beantworten konnten, dann erfahren Sie in diesem Hörbuch, wie Sie Ihre persönliche Formel für mehr Glück und Erfolg entwickeln und Ihre Lebensqualität steigern können. Wie Ihnen das gelingt, beschreiben die promovierte Psychologin und Verhaltenstherapeutin Dr. Beate Guldenschuh-Feßler und Coach Dr. Roman Feßler anschaulich und wissenschaftlich fundiert.

Drawing on fascinating examples from diverse social contexts, Don't Take It Personally introduces a general framework to better understand the deeper connection between seemingly disparate phenomena, from racial profiling and hate crimes to "secret Santa" gifting.

Cuando en la antigua Grecia un esclavo sufría una dolencia, el médico le aplicaba un remedio que aplacara la molestia para que volviera de inmediato a sus labores. En cambio, cuando era un hombre libre el que recurría a sus servicios, el médico acostumbraba a "retirarlo del mundo"; lo enviaba a un lugar silencioso y tranquilo para que pudiera escuchar su cuerpo, observar sus procesos internos y entender así qué quería decirle ese síntoma o malestar.

Die Zahlen sind alarmierend: immer mehr Menschen in Deutschland leiden an Burnout und dauerhaften Stress. Kein Wunder, schließlich wird in unserer heutigen Leistungsgesellschaft auch immer mehr von uns abverlangt. Wenn es da einmal zu einem persönlichen Rückschlag kommt werden viele Menschen schnell aus der Bahn geworfen. Aber wie kann es sein, dass einige Menschen an Rückschlägen förmlich zerbrechen, während andere Menschen diese scheinbar mühelos wegstecken können?

The Vagus nerve is an incredibly important part of the body, responsible for linking our stomachs, respiratory systems, and even our brains. If this nerve is damaged or unhealthy it can have drastic impacts on our overall health - in fact, many of our modern ailments can be traced back to this nerve. But inside this audiobook, you’ll uncover the secrets of the Vagus nerve, and how you can use it to radically boost your health and well-being.

This audiobook covers different topics, including synesthesia, a neurological condition that makes you combine senses; hypnotherapy, a solution for different bad habits; and about neurology. This is a perfect guide book for those interested in knowing better about brain function.

The audiobook focuses on various topics on neuroscience ranging from neural networks to functioning of hypothalamus to the differences between a woman's and man's brain. You will also learn about the importance of brain health and ways to enhance your brain functioning.

Are you interested in discovering the proven techniques to persuade and manipulate a person to do something to your advantage? Dark Manipulation Techniques is that right guide for you. In this guide audiobook, you will understand what dark psychology is. Dark psychology is the phenomenon by which people use tactics of manipulation, coercion, persuasion, and motivation to get what they desire or want. In this audiobook, you will have the chance to learn and understand more about the tactics used by people who have mastered the art of persuasion and manipulation.

Here is your map to guide you in this new life phase. You can use the powerful practices and insights - enhanced with online tools and exercises at AARP’s Life Reimagined.org website - to help you uncover your own special gifts, connect with people who can support you, and explore new directions.You’ll be inspired by meeting ordinary people who have reimagined their lives in extraordinary ways.

It is easy to be depressed if you live in a neighborhood that has few supportive resources available or is marred by gun violence. We are able to diagnose people with depression, but how does one heal a neighborhood? This City Is Killing Me brings policy and psychology together. Through case studies, Jonathan Foiles opens up his therapy door to allow us to overhear the stories of individual poor Chicagoans. Through statistics and the example of Chicago, he teaches us how policy decisions have contributed to these individuals’ suffering.

Good mental health is critical to the enjoyment of life, work, and relationships. This book provides practical step-by-step suggestions for improving work-life balance, mood, vitality, focus, and motivation. The practical self-assessments, strategies, and resources will enable you to take action in your own life. Other chapters discuss alarming rates of addiction to alcohol and opioids and suicide among men, mood disorders and options for managing them, quality of life, mental health, and finding meaningful purpose in life.

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