Health Systems

From an award-winning diabetes care & education specialist, this all-in-one book is a comprehensive resource for the millions of people with diabetes who use insulin—now revised and updated. Few diabetes books focus specifically on the day-to-day issues facing people who use insulin. Gary...

Most people think meditation is a technique to empty the mind. But it can do much, much more than that. Based on the meditation techniques and mental exercises of some of the greatest thinkers of all time, Focused Mind, Powerful Mind is an advanced mind-development program that doesn't just teach you how to set aside time to do different meditation techniques.

Written by a cult survivor and renowned expert on cults and totalitarianism, Terror, Love and Brainwashing draws on the author's 25 years of study and research to explain how almost anyone, given the right set of circumstances, can be radically manipulated to engage in otherwise incomprehensible and often dangerous acts.

Are you or a loved one feeling overwhelmed by an adult autism diagnosis? Do you struggle with daily challenges and want to leverage the unique strengths autism brings? Look no further. "Adult Autism Essentials" offers practical advice and insights to improve daily life, build stronger relationships, and access necessary resources.

Revised and updated, Take Charge of Bipolar Disorder is a groundbreaking, comprehensive program to help those with bipolar disorder—and those who care about them—gain permanent control over their lives. Most people diagnosed with bipolar disorder are sent home with the name of a doctor and...

In Traumatic Narcissism, Daniel Shaw presents a way of understanding the traumatic impact of narcissism as it is engendered developmentally and as it is enacted relationally. Focusing on the dynamics of narcissism in interpersonal relations, Shaw describes the relational system of what he terms the "traumatizing narcissist" as a system of subjugation - the objectification of one person in a relationship as the means of enforcing the dominance of the subjectivity of the other.

Over the last decade, scientists have discovered the importance and widespread presence in the body of a remarkable family of proteins known as prion proteins. Research links various types of prion proteins to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's—and this has fueled the search for new drugs that could halt the progression of these terrible disorders. Other discoveries have revealed the essential roles prion proteins play in memory and immunity, and the part they may have played in the beginnings of life on our planet.

Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the front lines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the increasing complexity of our systems creates conditions ripe for failure and why our brains and teams can't keep up. They highlight the paradox of progress: Though modern systems have given us new capabilities, they've become vulnerable to surprising meltdowns - and even to corruption and misconduct.

"Fascinating . . . Surprising entertainment, combining deep learning with dad jokes . . . [Schutt] is a natural teacher with an easy way with metaphor.”—The Wall Street Journal In this lively, unexpected look at the hearts of animals—from fish to bats to humans—American Museum of...

In this volume, Dr. Stephen W. Porges—the originator of Polyvagal Theory—presents a collection of recent writings that showcase the wide-ranging applications of the polyvagal perspective. The writings update the theory and delve into sociality, safety and threat, trauma, functional medicine, vagal nerve stimulation, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, addiction, compassion, management, and dance movement therapy. This newest volume of Dr. Porges's work demonstrates how adopting a polyvagal perspective enriches our understanding of biobehavioral processes in diverse domains.

Type 2 diabetes is not a drug-fueled death sentence - despite what so-called "Big Pharma" would have you believe. You can reverse diabetes. You can live a longer, happier, and healthier life. You're about to discover how to reverse type 2 diabetes the natural way.

If you're interested in listening to this audiobook, it likely means you or someone you love has had a stroke. Dealing with the onslaught of information about stroke can be confusing and overwhelming. And if you happen to be a stroke survivor with newly impaired language skills, it can be especially hard to comprehend everything your doctors, nurses, and specialists are telling you. This audiobook consists of the top 100 questions that survivors and their families ask, with answers from the top physicians and therapists in the country.

At its heart, polyvagal theory describes how the brain's unconscious sense of safety or danger impacts our emotions and behaviors. In this powerful book, pediatrician and neonatologist Marilyn R. Sanders and child psychiatrist George S. Thompson offer both a meditation on caregiving and a call to action. By attending to the lessons of polyvagal theory—that adult caregivers must be aware of children's unconscious processing of sensory information—the authors show how professionals can play a critical role in establishing a sense of safety even in the face of dangerous situations.

Mental wellness issues are at an all-time high, and most quick-fixes fail to provide a long-term solution. While billions of dollars are spent annually on feel-better products, most exclusively target the brain and come with a slew of damaging side effects. Mental Fitness outlines the groundbreaking research on the gut-brain-heart axis to improve mood, thinking, and energy through nutrition, mindset, and movements.

Chronic inflammation is a key factor in numerous health issues, but it's not an unbeatable foe. This enlightening audiobook offers a fresh perspective and practical steps to manage and potentially reverse its effects.

Self Comes to Mind is a nuanced and original chronicle of the evolution of the human brain. It reveals how the brain's development of a self becomes a challenge to nature's indifference and opens the way for the appearance of culture, a radical break in the course of evolution.

Discover why Fit for Life's easy-to-follow weight-loss plan has made this enduring classic one of the bestselling diet books of all time! It's the program that shatters all the myths: Fit for Life the international bestseller that explains how to change both your figure and your life...

In Detoxify, integrative rheumatologist Dr. Aly Cohen, with over twenty years practicing on the front lines of clinical medicine, proposes a life-saving solution to minimizing disrupting immune system triggers and activating the body’s natural detoxification systems. Using clear and accessible language, Dr. Cohen demonstrates the surprising ways in which environmental toxins impact our bodies, linking specific symptoms and illnesses to everyday exposures.

If you or a loved one is feeling stressed or depressed about RA and its myriad life changes, listen to this audiobook! Helen Ward Day, an RA veteran, has taken on the topic of life with an invisible disability with humor and a true nuts-and-bolts guide to navigating life with this frustrating disease. Helen Ward Day has taken a potentially devastating diagnosis that threatened to derail her future and turned it into a positive, graceful way of life that does not minimize RA's reality; instead, she embraces it to develop work-arounds that help her lead the life of her dreams.

Restore and relieve your gut with this comprehensive beginner’s guide equipped with 28 meal plans and an ulcerative-colitis-focused cookbook tailored for those who suffer from ulcerative colitis, want answers to relieve their symptoms and flare-ups as quickly as possible, and get their life back. Written by someone who once suffered from ulcerative colitis, leaky gut, chronic inflammation and fatigue, and the other painful illnesses those lead to for more than a decade and a half before finding real answers.