Health Systems

In The Long Fix, physician and health-care CEO Vivian S. Lee, MD, cuts to the heart of the health-care crisis. The problem with the way medicine is practiced, she explains, is not so much who's paying, it's what we are paying for. Insurers, employers, the government, and individuals pay for every procedure, prescription, and lab test, whether or not it makes us better - and that is both backward and dangerous.

En till två procent av Sveriges vuxna befolkning diagnostiseras med borderline personlighetsstörning. Men vad innebär det egentligen? Ordet borderline i sig säger inte mycket om den svåra psykiska störning diagnosen innebär. Författaren och psykologen Görel Kristina Näslund har i samarbete med forskare på Karolinska institutet i Stockholm skrivit en bok som sammanfattar och belyser diagnosen borderline personlighetsstörning i sin helhet, komplett med symtom, behandlingsalternativ och orsaker.

The vagus nerve is a large, branching nerve that begins in your brain and sends signals to your body’s major organs such as your heart, your lungs, and your digestive system. It’s responsible for your heart rate, your digestion, your reaction to stress, and many other things. That’s why a lot can go wrong in your body if the vagus nerve doesn’t function perfectly.

When Deb Brandon discovered that cavernous angiomas - tangles of malformed blood vessels in her brain - were behind the terrifying symptoms she'd been experiencing, she underwent one brain surgery. And then another. And then another. And that was just the beginning. The book also includes an introduction by Connie Lee, founder and president of the Angioma Alliance. Unlike other memoirs that focus on injury crisis and acute recovery, But My Brain Had Other Ideas follows Brandon’s story all the way through to long-term recovery, revealing without sugarcoating or sentimentality Brandon’s struggles - and ultimate triumph.

Autismus ist in aller Munde. Allein in Deutschland leben ca. 800.000 autistische Menschen. Dennoch mangelt es an Unterstützung, Hilfsmitteln, adäquaten Lebens-, Wohn- und Arbeitsbedingungen. Vor allem aber fehlt die Akzeptanz für das Anderssein. Dieses Buch ist sowohl für Eltern und Angehörige autistischer Menschen als auch für heilpädagogische und pädagogische Fachkräfte, Therapeut: innen, Schulbegleiter: innen, Betreuer: innen und alle Menschen interessant und hilfreich, die autistischen Menschen in ihrem Lebens- und Arbeitsalltag unterstützend zur Seite stehen wollen.

Are you ready to detox your body and lose weight? Do you love the taste of smoothies? Would you like an audiobook that shows you how to make great smoothies that will help you lose weight and get healthy? Smoothies are a delicious treat for anyone, but when it comes to those who are losing weight, they can also help you by detoxing your body and ridding it of the accumulated garbage it has stored.

How has the United States, with more resources than any nation, developed a healthcare system that delivers much poorer results, at near double the cost of any other developed country - such that legendary seer Warren Buffett calls the Medical Industrial Complex "the tapeworm of American economic competitiveness"?

With increasing urgency, the plight of the American family grips the national conscience. The family courts are often our society's last safety net to prevent disaster. In this penetrating exposé of the inner workings of the U.S. family court system, two award-winning journalists provide an intimate look at the lives of the children whose fate it decides.

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The heaviness often arrives before the day begins. A tightness in your chest, a restless mind, or a dull ache that lingers no matter how much you rest. Perhaps it feels like exhaustion that never lifts, tension that clings to your shoulders, or anxiety that churns in your gut. Maybe it shows up as sharp words you regret saying to loved ones.

Manage anxiety effectively with simple, practical, life-giving strategies to find equilibrium and focus on what you love.

The incredible vagus nerve connects your brain to your heart, lungs, and digestive system, and it controls how easily you shift from stress to calm. When it’s weak, you feel anxious, tense, and exhausted. But when it’s strong—you feel balanced, resilient, and fully alive. These aren’t abstract theories. They’re practical, science-backed exercises you can start using right away—designed to help you feel results from the very first session.

Conflicts of interest, misrepresentation of clinical trials, hospital price-fixing, and massive expenditures for procedures of dubious efficacy - these and other critical flaws leave little doubt that the current US health-care system is in need of an overhaul. In this essential guide, preeminent physician Nortin Hadler urges American health-care consumers to take time to understand the existing system and to visualize what the outcome of successful reform might look like.

Are you tired of feeling anxious, inflamed, or constantly drained? It may be time to reset your nervous system from the inside out. Unleash the Power of a Vagus Nerve Reset reveals a simple, science-backed 7-step plan to shift out of fight-or-flight and into calm, balance, and energy. With 97 practical techniques, this guide helps you regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your body’s natural intelligence.

This groundbreaking guide unveils a transformative approach to wellness, offering listeners a roadmap to boost brain health, supercharge the immune system, and keep the clock from ticking — all with a simple, 3-step process.

Are you battling chronic fatigue, autoimmune issues, or frequent illnesses? Do you feel like your body has turned against you—and you’re ready to fight back? "Immune System Recovery" offers a science-backed, holistic roadmap to restore your immune system and break free from chronic disease. Whether you're managing an autoimmune disorder, recovering from long-term illness, or simply striving to boost your immunity, this audiobook is your essential guide to renewed health and lasting freedom.

In the multibillion-dollar business of American medicine, doctors are often portrayed as culprits—opportunistic millionaires who prey on the misfortune of their hapless patients and drive up the cost of health care. But often they are the real victims of a system designed to increase profits for the insurance companies, shady businessmen, and Big Government.

Every year, millions of Americans are overcharged and underserved while the health-care industry makes record profits. We know something is wrong, but the layers of bureaucracy designed to discourage complaints make pushing back seem impossible. Never Pay the First Bill is the guerilla guide to health care the American people and employers need. Drawing on 15 years of investigating the health-care industry, reporter Marshall Allen shows how companies and individuals have managed to force medical providers to play fair and shows how you can, too.

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.

A courageous memoir that spans 40 years of Dinaaz Lentin's life experiences within our health care system. The story is raw, thought-provoking, and a brilliant look at complications and uncertainties when a medical challenge being faced is rare and uncertain. An extremely powerful example of how self-belief and trusting your own gut instinct can allow you to overcome any of life's challenges.