Chronic Illness

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is on a mission to tackle one of the most stubborn health problems in the country: chronic disease in the African American community.

As many as 2.5 million Americans suffer from ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and fibromyalgia), devastating chronic illnesses that to date has no test for diagnosis. A lesser-known condition, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, considered to be a genetic connective tissue disease, affects every system of the body, particularly the nervous system. These debilitating diseases can be so difficult to properly diagnose that patients, often bedridden with pain, exhaustion, and many other symptoms, go through further hell when they are not believed that they’re sick.

On July 22, 2009, a special meeting was held with 24 leading scientists at the National Institutes of Health to discuss early findings that a newly discovered retrovirus was linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), prostate cancer, lymphoma, and eventually neurodevelopmental disorders in children. When Dr. Judy Mikovits finished her presentation the room was silent for a moment, then one of the scientists said, "Oh my God!" The resulting investigation would be like no other in science.

Neste audiolivro você vai entender como os hábitos de sono, alimentação, exercício e gerenciamento do estresse interferem em nosso metabolismo e, consequentemente, na maneira como nos sentimos. Ao apresentar pesquisas de ponta com explicações acessíveis, testes de autoavaliação e receitas, Dra. Casey Means criou um plano de ação completo para uma vida com mais saúde, bem-estar e energia – agora e no futuro.

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.

Formula 1 driver Dev Anderson’s career is on the line. After a social media disaster leaves him with an angry team and sponsors threatening to jump ship, he needs someone to help save his image. At a party in Monaco, he bumps into the woman who can fix it all. There’s just one problem: she’s his best friend’s little sister. And, okay, maybe there’s another problem—he kissed her last year and hasn’t been able to stop thinking about it since.

Ellie Haycock has always separated her life into sections: Ellie at home and Ellie at the hospital. At home, Ellie is a proud member of her high school’s speech and debate team alongside her best friend and her boyfriend. At the hospital, Ellie has a team of doctors and a mom who won’t stop posting about the details of her illness online. It’s not hard for Ellie to choose which of the two she prefers. But this latest hospital stay is different.

Does life ever feel like too much—like you’re constantly getting knocked down by the trials thrown at you? Are you looking for simple ways to use the hurdles in your path to transform your life? Turning Life Into Lemonade is an inspiring tale of tragedy and triumph along the winding, and often rocky, path of life—amidst many challenges and setbacks. It follows the journey of someone who, in ten years’ time, goes through eight surgeries, being diagnosed with four rare chronic health conditions—one of them life-threatening—and the lessons learned along the way to persevere ...

Pain. It can be low, pounding, never-seems-to-go-away pain or stabbing, piercing, want-to-scream-at-the-top-of-your-lungs pain. I've watched chronic pain slowly eat away at a life. Sixty years ago my mother was one of the first to have a new surgical procedure to relieve her pain. It didn't work. Years later her pain finally ended her life shortly after her 40th birthday.

If you're eating healthy, but just can't seem to lose weight, you're not alone. Sugar is the single biggest needle mover when it comes to your health and the number on the scale, but sugar hides in places you'd never expect. And it's not enough to cut out or cut back on sugar - you have to cut out the right kinds of sugar. In this groundbreaking audiobook, New York Times best-selling author JJ Virgin explains the powerful concept of sugar impact: How different sugars react differently in the body.

With 265,000 cases in the UK alone, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is more common than people may think, yet is poorly understood. Breaking Free fills this gap in knowledge, providing a route to recovery.

Does agony define your daily experiences? Have overactive nerves drained you of energy? Are you told you’re crazy because your doctor does not understand your pain? Working at one of the largest rehabilitation facilities in the country, pain management expert Dr. Evan Parks has 32 years of experience helping people find hope and freedom. Now, he’s here to teach you how to reclaim command of your mind and body so you can wake up refreshed and ready to conquer your goals.

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.

In Incurable Faith, Andrea Herzer writes from the midst of her own long-term illness to give you hope wherever you are on your journey with medical issues. Whether you are facing a new diagnosis, mysterious pain, or any other illness, you can go from being a victim to being victorious through God’s sustaining love.

When it comes to understanding the connection between our mental and physical health, we should be looking at the exceptions, not the rules. Dr Jeff Rediger, a world-leading Harvard psychiatrist, has spent the last fifteen years studying thousands of individuals from around the world, examining the stories behind extraordinary cases of recovery from terminal illness. In analysing the remarkable science of recovery, Dr Rediger reveals the power of our mind to heal our body and shows us the keys to good health.

More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, according to an Institute of Medicine report released in 2011. For many, chronic pain is part of an autoimmune disease, but all too often doctors turn to the same solution: painkilling drugs. But all of this medication simply isn't helping. As Dr. Peter Osborne, the leading authority on gluten sensitivity and food allergies, has found, the real solution often lies in what you eat.

This guide will provide you with a comprehensive and practical overview of the alkaline diet. It explains exactly how to change your lifestyle so that you can think clearly, have unlimited amounts of energy, detoxify your system and lose weight!

She’s all mindful routines and measured steps. He’s impulsive charm and constant motion. Can opposites find balance—or will sparks turn into burnout? Ella has her life down to a science. Living with fibromyalgia means pacing, boundaries, and saying no—even when she wants to say yes. Starting a mindfulness challenge for her friends is a big step. Falling for a fast-talking, gym-obsessed extrovert? That’s not in the plan. Josiah is everything she’s not: loud, spontaneous, always in motion. But when he joins her mindfulness challenge just to spend more time with her, Ella starts to...

Maggie Berghoff, health consultant to the stars, presents a personalized, accessible approach to fighting inflammation. Using thorough questionnaires to identify your specific ailments, Eat Right for Your Inflammation Type prescribes a targeted plan that will help you live free of the major types of inflammation, including those triggered by hormones, digestive issues, stress, allergies, rheumatoid arthritis, and more.

Lyme, Mold and other chronic hidden infections are often times the root causes of a myriad of health conditions. Surviving conditions such as these takes an incredible amount of will. In this book you will learn how to get a proper diagnosis. Additionally, you will learn strategies, protocols and treatment plans to not only help eradicate the infections and toxins, but strengthen your immune system and entire body.