Health Systems

The definitive guide for food lovers on how to make the right food choices amidst a sea of ever-changing information, and an invitation to return to the joys of garden and kitchen We live in a culture awash with advice on nutrition and eating. Who do we believe? And what does it really mean to...

From award-winning ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen, a primer for anyone who wants to fight the predatory health care system--and win. Every year, millions of Americans are overcharged and underserved while the health care industry makes record profits. We know something is wrong, but the...

Living with a chronic, progressive neurological disease (MS), a geologist explores some of the confounding questions of our time. The difference between wellness and illness, the different, but complementary roles modern science and alternative traditions like naturopathy play in healing, the potholed approach to accessibility and affordability of health care in our great country, the role of resilience and opportunity in answering the time honored question each of us ask: "Just who am I?"

Andy Lazris, MD, is a practicing primary care physician who experiences the effects of Medicare policy on a daily basis. As a result, he believes that the way we care for our elderly has taken a wrong turn and that Medicare is complicit in creating the very problems it seeks to solve. Aging is not a disease to be cured; it is a life stage to be lived. Lazris argues that aggressive treatments cannot change that fact but only get in the way and decrease quality of life.

If past trauma is still affecting your decisions, relationships, and feelings, let this be your guide to freedom. From the best-selling publishers – LearnWell – comes the ultimate companion for everyone wanting to heal from past trauma. In a highly practical and relatable book, co-author Greg Sara shares his own trauma story and the exact steps he took to find healing, including therapy and lifestyle adjustments. Learn from his experiences, trials and errors, and emotional hurdles to pave your own path to freedom, hope, joy, and love.

Say “Hello” to a new you! You can heal your body from the inside out. Do you want to become sexy, vibrant, and youthful? Stop, look, and listen to your body. It has the ability to heal itself from the inside out with the help of natural remedies. If you take care of your body, it will take care of you. Your body can be rejuvenated, energized, and can continue to serve you well for many years.

If you’ve ever panicked when someone pulled away, replayed texts until you couldn’t breathe, or felt “too much” in relationships, you’re not broken. You’re anxious-attached, and your body has been trying to protect you. In this compassionate and research-backed guide, trauma-informed educator Elise Hart explains why your relationships trigger such intense emotions and how to retrain your nervous system to feel secure from the inside out.

Humans are resilient. In fact, we're built to endure trauma. Whether facing chronic pain, invasive surgery, or debilitating injury, we're capable of healing, repairing, and adapting to return even stronger. But sometimes the road to recovery feels like a journey with no end. During these times, we need a new path forward with an ally in healing that's been there all along: the nervous system. In The NeuFit Method, Garrett Salpeter helps you reconnect with the nervous system and improve outcomes at every stage of rehab and fitness.

If you’ve struggled with stress or burnout, you’re not alone—and you’re not broken. Many health-conscious adults want practical, natural tools to care for themselves and their families—without relying on meds or complicated routines. The Vagus Nerve Solution for Holistic Wellness is your clear, science-backed guide to activating your body’s built-in calm switch: the vagus nerve. With just a few intentional minutes a day, you can shift from frazzled to focused—and from worn-out to well-rested.

Compelling, accessible, and ultimately revelatory, Brainwashed exposes the biases and unsubstantiated claims crippling true scientific advancement in the area of CTE research. This is a must-hear for anyone who cares about the future of youth sports and the survival of our nation’s most beloved game.

Soul Traveler introduces new ideas, different points of view, & new visions of healing. Soul Traveler will vibrate resonant shifts to wise self-development & nudge you toward a fuller vibrational spectrum & clarity of healing consciousness.

This book is everything I wish I had known years ago and could tell my younger self. I am sharing this with you, so it helps you to avoid what I went through, to save you time, pain, and anguish. To provide you with a natural recovery method that works, so you no longer have to experience that terrible mummy guilt, fatigue and endless brain fog, and be able to enjoy precious quality time with your kids and finally feel your normal self with energy and vibrancy!

The paleo diet, in general, aims to recreate the peak health conditions of paleolithic humans by copying what they ate. The autoimmune paleo diet modifies the overall approach by restricting foods that trigger unpleasant immune responses. This audiobook provides useful information to help you know what to eat so you can get the most pleasure and nutrition from food.

Über 13 Millionen Deutsche leiden an Hashimoto Thyreoiditis, einer Autoimmunerkrankung, in deren Verlauf das körpereigene Immunsystem die eigene Schilddrüse angreift und letztlich zerstört. Die Folgen: Schlafstörungen, Depressionen, unkontrollierte Gewichtszunahme, plötzlich auftretende Nahrungsmittelunverträglichkeiten, Haarausfall, Unfruchtbarkeit und vieles mehr.

Today’s deliberations about a revamped health care system are stuck and in need of fresh analysis and a new vision. Health Care Revolt sets out to provide just that and at a most propitious time in US history. Dr. Michael Fine’s manifesto frames the questions more expansively than others before him and offers an impassioned road map for a nation confused about which healthcare direction to travel.

Crucible of the Incurable concerns how people face life with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Anthony Stavrianakis spent a year in clinics and with people living with the illness in the United States. He examines the multiple meanings of care in a context of a chronic, degenerative, one-hundred percent fatal, neuromuscular illness, whose most common duration is between two and five years. How do people diagnosed with ALS continue to "live as well as possible, for as long as possible" in accordance with the normative work at the heart of outpatient ALS care?

In a country where health care is increasingly driven by profit, Margin over Mission exposes the dire consequences of corporate ownership in hospitals. James Kelly, an ICU nurse with over two decades of experience, narrates a gripping account of his final year at Lovelace Women's Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico—a year marred by preventable deaths, administrative changes, and the heartbreaking loss of a once-mission-driven institution to the clutches of Wall Street.

إن العمليات البيولوجية التي تحدث في المخ وتسهم في خبراتنا وسلوكياتنا اليومية يمكن ملاحظتها وتقييمها والاستفادة منها باستخدام مجموعة متنوعة من الأساليب العلمية الحديثة. ففي أيامنا هذه، نستطيع مراقبة المخ وهو يعالج المعلومات في الوقت الفعلي لذلك، باستخدام تقنيات مسح الدماغ مثل تقنية التصوير بالرنين المغناطيسي الوظيفي، ولا تكون الحال هكذا دائمًا، فالدراسة البيولوجية للمخ لا تمثل سوى جانب واحد فقط من دراسة علم النفس.

Mental health has been a rising concern in every corner of our world. The problem, especially for high achievers, is that traditional mental health advice is designed to lead people from crisis to calm, bringing someone who is struggling with stress, anxiety, or depression to find grounded peace, safety, and love.

An extraordinary journey into the mind, around the world, and back to happiness. 49, divorced, with two grown-up children, Ann Amann believes her days of...