Showing titles in Immune Systems & Autoimmune Diseases

You’re sick, tired, and stuck navigating a healthcare system that feels impossible to crack. The referrals lead nowhere, wait times are endless, and you’re constantly dismissed by doctors who make you feel like it’s all in your head. Meanwhile, you’re battling insurance denials and pondering over lab results with the nagging feeling that you’re alone in this fight. But you don’t have to face your battle alone! Kristina Kelly, a board certified patient advocate, guides you through the chaos with sass, strategy, and empathy.

In 2020, an invisible germ - a virus - wholly upended our lives. We're most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or Covid-19. But viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one disorder that makes people sprout branch-like growths as if they were trees. Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long that we are actually part virus: the human genome contains more DNA from viruses than our own genes. Meanwhile, scientists are discovering viruses everywhere they look: in the soil, in the ocean, even in deep caves miles underground.

Know your food allergies with three simple elimination diet steps! Complete with tasty and helpful meal plans you can follow to take the guesswork out of what you can eat while on the diet plan! If you've never heard of the process of elimination O Diet, don't worry, you will soon. It's quickly gaining attention as the most effective way to identify the everyday foods in your diet that may be causing trouble.

Having gone from standing atop high mountain peaks to becoming a martial art and close-quarter combat specialist, and surviving 18 years of brutal special operations involvement, White Wolf's life took a turn that led him to face his most challenging adversary. His development of chronic illness sent his life tumbling headlong into an abyss where a maelstrom awaited. Invisible combatants threw his body into chaos.

Many people eat a gluten-free diet, but they may not be aware that the real culprit that's responsible for their ill health is in fact a protein known as 'lectin'. This little-known intolerance can cause a wide range of nasty symptoms, from leaky gut to autoimmune disorders. The good news is that you can help to eliminate those symptoms if you make a few changes to the way that you eat.

"Simple Understanding of Lupus SLE" is a comprehensive guide that delves into the complexities of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) in an easily understandable manner. It explores the fundamental aspects of this autoimmune disease, aiming to provide clear insights for listeners seeking to comprehend its nature and impact.

Discover the SHARP™ Method, the cutting-edge approach to speeding up recovery after surgery. Dr. Rob, a leading plastic surgeon known for his expertise in breast explant surgery, presents his innovative SHARP™ Method. This comprehensive guide is designed to help patients maximize their recovery from any surgical procedure by reducing chronic inflammation and boosting the immune system.

En este nuevo libro, el doctor Enrique Esteve aborda uno de los temas actuales por excelencia: la inflamación. Solamente él es capaz de fusionar el rigor científico con referencias a películas o canciones míticas, o incluso a algunos filósofos clásicos. Todo para, en un tono cercano tratar asuntos como: Qué es la inflamación y sus diferentes variantes. Cómo detectarla y factores desencadenantes. Su relación con la fertilidad, el envejecimiento, el deterioro cognitivo o la microbiota, entre otros asuntos.

Health coach, patient advocate and wellness advisor, Amy Kurtz, breaks the silence about the crucial, painful, pervasive, and yet all too common phase of healing from chronic illness that has long gone overlooked…until now. According to the Center for Disease Control, 194 million...

In this Very Short Introduction, Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. He considers how the immune system evolved, the basic rules that govern its behavior, and the major health threats where it is important. Paul Klenerman also explains how things can go wrong when there is too little or too much immunity. The book also addresses what we learned about the immune system from the COVID-19 pandemic and how that has influenced thinking about future pandemics.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, is one of the most disabling forms of arthritis and affects over two million people in the United States. Without proper treatment it can lead to long-term joint damage, chronic pain, loss of function, and...

Lupus affects an estimated 1.5 million people in the U.S.--90 percent of whom are women--but due to the diversity of its symptoms and severity, it remains one of the most difficult conditions to identify and diagnose. In the tradition of the other titles in the First Year (TM) series, The First...

“Sara’s an architect of change.”—Maria Shriver Foreword by Richard Carmona MD, MPH, FACS, 17th Surgeon General of the United States The inspirational, deeply researched wellness journey by the award-winning filmmaker, activist, and founder of Women Rising, shining a light on how too many...

Brita grew up a competitive athlete, full of happiness and excitement for life. There wasn’t much that would take her out of a game as she constantly pushed her body to the limits. When she was unable to compete due to unknown and undiagnosed illness, she entered a world that was unfamiliar, and began to sink into a darkness she could never have imagined.

Werden Sie selbst aktiv gegen stille Entzündungen! Stille Entzündungen brennen nicht spürbar, entfalten ihre vielfältigen Wirkungen aber umso heimtückischer im Verborgenen: Viele vermeintliche Zivilisations- und Alterserkrankungen wie Rheuma, Herzerkrankungen, depressive Verstimmungen oder Diabetes sind deren Folge. Oft führen sie auch zu einer lähmenden Energielosigkeit, zu Gewichtszunahme oder rätselhaften Hormonschwankungen.

Die weltweit renommierte Virologin Isabella Eckerle über die Sprengkraft von Virus-Infektionen - ein hochaktuelles Wissenschafts-Sachbuch über Zoonosen, Pandemien und die globale Gesundheit. AIDS, Ebolafieber, Rinderwahn, Vogelgrippe, Affenpocken, SARS-CoV-2 – allesamt gefährliche Virus-Erkrankungen. Und jedes Mal wurde das Virus von wildlebenden Tieren wie Fledermäusen auf Menschen übertragen, um dort sein zerstörerisches Werk zu beginnen.

Weißt du, was dein Körper jeden Tag, jede Minute, ja, jede Sekunde leistet? Stimmt, manchmal kann er auch ganz schön lästig sein: etwa wenn der Schädel brummt, alle Muskeln schmerzen oder dir – ganz peinlich – ein lauter Pups entfährt. Im Großen und Ganzen ist er aber wirklich voll in Ordnung! Er möchte nur sorgsam behandelt werden, denn wenn es ihm gut geht, geht es auch dir gut.

Put Carbs Back on the Table! Diet trends come and go, but over the last decade, no one food group has been vilified and misunderstood as much as carbs. A hundred years ago, our relatives got more than 50 percent of their nutrients from carbs, and yet the chronic conditions we grapple with today...

This guided imagery and affirmations audio program is designed to help the body recover from viral infection in a safe, balanced way, without triggering unnecessary aggression or inflammation from the body's immune system. Updated and revised to include new information from virology and...

It is a true story of Dr. Simarta’s journey of acceptance and discovery in how to pivot, how to reinvent, and how to adapt. The book teaches us how to go from surviving to thriving. Dr. Simarta is an internal medicine physician breaking her silence about her resilience, hardship, and determination needed to live under the radar as a doctor, patient, and caregiver.