Chronic Health

Maybe you’ve tried similar techniques without success or are skeptical about alternative health approaches. This book is designed to help you get past those doubts, offering a supportive, step-by-step guide that anyone can follow to improve their mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

Approximately 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, and many of them use prescribed painkillers to treat it. It's a dangerous course that may lead to dependency, addiction, and, paradoxically, increased pain. Opioid overdoses kill more people than car accidents and cocaine and heroin addictions combined.

In 2008 Dr. Afrin started coming to understand that a newly recognized type of mast cell disease, now called mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), was the underlying diagnosis in many patients he was seeing who were each suffering large assortments—quite different from one patient to the next—of chronic multisystem inflammatory illnesses of unclear cause.

In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to neglect our health and well-being, amidst our busy schedules and daily responsibilities. However, taking care of our physical and mental health is crucial for a long and fulfilling life. This book chapter highlights the importance of regular doctor visits, spending time outside, getting enough sleep, socializing, maintaining a healthy diet, exercising our bodies and brains, and drinking enough water. By implementing these practices into our daily routine, we can improve our overall health, prevent chronic diseases, and increase our longevity.

You Are Not Your Pain reveals a simple set of mindfulness-based practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to relieve chronic pain and the suffering and stress of illness. Clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation can be as effective as prescription painkillers and can enhance the body's natural healing systems, while also significantly reducing anxiety, depression, irritability, exhaustion, and insomnia - all symptoms that can arise from chronic pain and illness.

Rather than focusing on the medical side of long-term conditions, this book contains bespoke advice for the parts of everyday living that often go unspoken - from practical advice on friendships, dating and independent living, to more reflective guidance on rediscovering your identity and learning to self-advocate. Chronic illness affects everybody differently, but we all want to find joy where we can and make the most of what we have. This book exists to help you take accessible steps towards that goal and build a life that truly feels like yours.

The pain you suffer from fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is not in your imagination. FMS is a real medical problem that can be as debilitating and demoralizing as it is mysterious. Fibromyalgia for Dummies, 2nd Edition, brings you the latest scientific findings on the symptoms and causes of this disease and guides you toward proven, practical steps you can take to reduce or eliminate FMS-related pain.

Millions of people suffer from debilitating pain and inflammation each and every day. Most treatments focus on relieving or managing the pain instead of locating the cause and eliminating it. This book helps the reader understand what pain is, where it comes from, and most importantly, how to get rid of it.

Betrayal has many faces, including anger, abuse, deceit, and infidelity. These feel like betrayal because they violate the implicit promise of emotional bonds, that your loved one will care about your well-being and never intentionally hurt you. If you've recently left a relationship where you felt betrayed by your partner, you may have difficulty moving on. In fact, it can seem impossible to view the world without the shadow of past betrayal hovering over you. As a result, you may struggle to create meaning in your life and to build new, loving relationships.

Starting today, you don't have to live in pain. That is the revolutionary message of The Egoscue Method, a breakthrough system for eliminating musculoskeletal pain without drugs, surgery, or expensive physical therapy. Developed by Pete Egoscue, an internationally renowned physiologist and injury consultant to some of the most successful performers in all walks of life, The Egoscue Method has helped millions of people feel and move better. Inside, you'll find a step-by-step guide designed to return the body to its balanced, pain-free state and provide quick and lasting relief.

Are you a prisoner of your own mind, trapped in endless nights of tossing and turning? Is the fear of another sleepless night a constant, unwelcome companion? Imagine breaking free from the shackles of insomnia, waking up refreshed and rejuvenated each morning.

This is the 3rd edition of Ketamine Infusions: A Patient's Guide. This edition includes over 30 pages of new content, some of which is based upon the cumulative experiences of 100's of patients who have shared with us over the last 10 years. It also includes contributions from physicians, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurses, therapists, and many patients from around the world who have provided us with quotes, advice, and words of encouragement to share with anyone who is considering this life changing treatment and would like to learn more about it. Ketamine was developed in the...

After researching medical journals and performing outside-the-box self-experimentation, David Wise found a way to resolve his symptoms for pelvic pain. He then joined forces with Stanford urologist Dr. Rodney Anderson in the mid-1990s, and together they treated patients and did research on what is now called the Wise-Anderson Protocol. This audiobook guides you through understanding your pain and why conventional treatments haven't worked and describes the details of the physical and behavioral protocol that can help to heal the painful pelvic floor.

Conquer the ANCC FNP Exam: Your Guide to the Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certification is a concise, high-yield study guide designed to help you focus on the most essential content areas covered in the ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner exam. Rather than attempting to cover every possible exam detail, this book helps you zero in on foundational clinical principles, real-world practice scenarios, and core nursing competencies. Each chapter is structured in short, digestible paragraphs and written with clarity to support auditory learners and those preparing for both print and audio formats. ...

In this audiobook you'll learn everything you need to know to prevent and reduce inflammation and improve your health by following the anti-inflammatory diet. You'll discover what chronic inflammation is and how to stay healthy and avoid all the problems it causes. You'll also find a detailed list of foods that are good for your health, and that you must include in your anti-inflammatory diet, along with the affect each one will have on your body.

Discover the life-changing chair yoga workout plan for sciatica that transformed a painful life sentence into enjoyable golden years for thousands of seniors! Does shooting sciatica nerve pain limit your social life, mobility, sleep, and ability to enjoy life on your terms? If so, you need the sciatic 4-week chair yoga plan today! You don’t deserve to feel those sharp pains running from your lower back into your legs when you’re in the prime of your life. Limited mobility in your golden years feels like a punishment. The right workout plan used by people in your shoes will help you find...

Transform your body awareness, alleviate stress, and achieve pain relief in just 28 days—even if you've been struggling for years to find a routine that fits into your busy life. 🧘✨ Do your chaotic on-the-go days leave you overwhelmed, causing your health and well-being to fall by the wayside? 🤯📉 Are stress and chronic pain stealing your joy and productivity, leaving you yearning for relief at the end of each day? 😫 Have past attempts at complex exercises left you feeling defeated and unchanged, despite your sincerest efforts? 🏋️👎 If any of these resonate with you, ...

Seattle spinal surgeon Dr. David Hanscom focuses on an aspect of chronic pain that the medical world has largely overlooked: you must calm your nervous system in order to get better. More than any other book about pain, Back in Control reveals how to quiet a turbocharged central nervous system and make a full recovery, with or without surgery.

For over 20 years, Jim Curtis has battled a mysterious chronic illness. He grew accustomed to living in pain, denial, and despair. But when traditional medical therapies didn't help, he sought answers elsewhere. He traveled the world and met a group of extraordinary people he calls the Stimulati - and what he learned from them ultimately changed his life.

Jeff Krasno explores a profound yet overlooked paradox of modern life: our relentless pursuit of ease is undermining our health and resilience. In a world where convenience is prioritized, our bodies and minds face a mismatch between our ancient evolutionary wiring and today’s cushioned environment. This illuminating guide dives into how our instincts for survival, designed to thrive under occasional stress, are ill-suited to our era of ultra-processed food, digital overstimulation, and constant comfort.