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Publisher
Llewellyn Publications
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This book contains more than 400 remedies using everyday ingredients for 101 different ailments, with each ailment supported by four remedies, one from each category of essential oils, herbs, Ayurveda, and home remedies"--
Publisher
Mayo Clinic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The comprehensive 5th edition of the Mayo Clinic Family Health Book draws upon the knowledge and expertise of more than 4,500 physicians, scientists and researchers. Prior editions of this trusted medical reference guide have sold more than 1.5 million copies. And with 38 chapters and almost 1,400 pages, this new, updated edition will provide the information people need to check symptoms; understand prevention and treatment options, and so much more....
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere,...
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books, a Division of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men, and how, through her work both with her patients and their people, she comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going to let anything stop her: not her allergy to cats, and...
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Language
English
Description
"A neurologist regales readers with extraordinary stories of the brain under siege. Our brains are the most complex machines known to humankind, but they have an Achilles heel: The very molecules that allow us to exist can also sabotage our minds. Here are true accounts of unruly molecules and the diseases that form in their wake, from total loss of inhibitions to florid psychosis to compulsive lying. Cognitive neurologist Sara Manning Peskin demystifies...
Author
Publisher
Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Just as alchemists transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, with this book you can transform everyday herbs and spices into effective healing herbal remedies. Rosalee de la Foret, a clinical herbalist and education director at LearningHerbs.com, examines the history and modern-day use of 29 herbs, offering clinical studies to support their healing properties. She also dives into the energetics of herbalism, teaching readers how to match the...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book is for ICU patients' families, suddenly immersed in an alien and intimidating world. It clearly explains intensive care ranging from the details of the equipment and environment, to decisions about end-of-life care, focusing on how the reader can become an effective advocate for their loved one."--
Author
Publisher
Basic Health Publications
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
'Earthing' introduces readers to the landmark discovery that living in contact with the Earth's natural surface charge - being grounded - naturally discharges and prevents chronic inflammation in the body. This effect has massive health implications because of the well-established link between chronic inflammation and all chronic diseases, including the diseases of ageing and the ageing process itself.
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Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"One in ten women worldwide have endometriosis, yet it is funded at 5% of the rate of diabetes; women are half as likely to be treated for a heart attack as men and twice as likely to die six months after discharge; over half of women who are eventually diagnosed with an autoimmune disease will be told they are hypochondriacs or have a mental illness. These are just a few of the shocking statistics explored in this book. Fourteen years after being...
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Series
Publisher
The Ohio State University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Draws on systemic functional linguistics discourse analysis to analyze how Latino/a patients narrate their experiences in psychiatric intake interviews and explores the importance of transcultural competency in health care"--
16) Show me a sign
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Mary Lambert has always felt safe and protected on her beloved island of Martha's Vineyard. Her great-great-grandfather was an early English settler and the first deaf islander. Now, in 1805, over a hundred years later, many people there -- including Mary -- are deaf, and nearly everyone can communicate in sign language. Mary has never felt isolated. She is proud of her lineage. But recent events have delivered winds of change. Mary's brother died,...
Author
Publisher
The University of Georgia Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The accomplishments of pioneering American doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It is also no secret that these nineteenth-century gynecologists performed experimental cesarean sections, ovariotomies, and obstetric fistula repairs primarily on poor and powerless women. "Medical Bondage" breaks new ground by exploring how and why physicians denied these women their full humanity yet valued...
Author
Series
All creatures great and small volume 3
Language
English
Description
In the midst of World War II, the Yorkshire veterinarian muses on past adventures through the Yorkshire dales, visiting with old friends and introducing scores of new characters--both human and animal.