Science journalist Ellen Ruppel Shell discusses the history and politics of obesity in America. She goes as far back as the Ice Age in her attempt to shed light on the current epidemic of the disease. Shell discusses both pharmacologi...

Linking such conditions as allergies, hypertension, depression, migraines, and obesity to persistent dehydration, a health guide based on more than twenty years of research explains how to use water treatment for a variety of symptoms...

A standard blood test indicates how well the kidneys and liver are functioning, the potential for heart disease, and a host of other vital health markers. Unfortunately, most of us cannot decipher these results ourselves, nor can we e...

Stress can have a huge impact on diabetes management, even when you are doing everything else right. But you can manage stress, anxiety, and depression, and learn to thrive with diabetes by practicing mindful living. This mindfulness ...

Have you ever wondered what your friendly neighborhood pharmacist is really thinking behind that pharmacy counter? If so, look no further. A Prescription for Retail Pharmacy offers an honest, politically incorrect, no-holds-barred loo...

Although millions of people could use good advice about hearing loss, it turns out that asking is difficult, and accurate advice is hard to come by. This book directly addresses the problem: it provides useful, first-hand advice from ...

The definitive story of American health care today-its causes, consequences, and confusionsIn March 2010, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. It was the most extensive reform of America's health care system since at least the...

Has your friend, family member, spouse, partner or someone else you know been diagnosed with hypothyroidism? (also known as underactive thyroid disease.)Has it affected your relationship?Frustrated that there isn't enough resources an...

With health reform enacted by the Congress and signed by the President, the subject matter of The Treatment Trap is a compelling component in the national debate. Taking advantage of Rosemary Gibson's knowledge gleaned from extended e...

With the FDA's warning that antidepressants may cause agitation, anxiety, hostility, and even violent or suicidal tendencies, these medications are at the forefront of national legal news. Harvard physician Joseph Glenmullen has led t...

Experts agree that America is in the midst of a disturbing epidemic of what has thus far been diagnosed as autism. In just thirty years autism diagnoses have risen from 1 in 5,000 children to 1 in 110, according to the Centers for Dis...

Raising awareness so you and your family can avoid the dire health risks of vitamin D deficiency. All modern humans are tropically adapted mammals but many live above the 35th latitude where their technology, rather than their biology...

Government health care has never in the history of the world, anywhere, delivered the same quality of medical care as has the free market. As we have lost the battle for competitive health care, today we are traveling along the path t...

Caregiving is the most stressful job in the world, but you are not alone. Despite the fact that millions are caregivers, it is still hard to get the emotional support you need. Read this book and follow the simple checklists to learn ...

Chronic illness comes with stress, and Chronic Resilience provides a complete self-help blueprint for managing the difficulties chronic illness presents. Certified life coach and speaker Danea Horn, who suffers from chronic kidney dis...

Today more people travel to Hungary for dental care than to any other country in Europe. The fascinating story of how Hungary became Europe's dental chair is a case study in medical tourism, which has become a growing multi-billion-do...

Millions of parents take their child to the hospital each year for stitches, outpatient surgery, or longer stays for serious illnesses. Your Child in the Hospital: A Practical Guide for Parents is packed with sensible tips and home-gr...

Over a decade ago, following a sharp rise in developmental disorders such as autism and ADHD, the mercury-containing preservative Thimerosal was widely believed to have been eliminated from vaccine supplies in the US and abroad. Howev...

Once a little-known diagnosis, Fructose Malabsorption (FM) is increasingly being identified as a principal source of digestive difficulties. Experts estimate FM to be the cause of 45-75% of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) cases. After ...

New York Times bestseller Business Book of the Year—Association of Business Journalists From the New York Times bestselling author comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America’s broken health care system—and the pe...

Encephalitis almost ended Chris Maxwell's life. The scar tissue in his brain and life with epilepsy made him – and his family and friends – feel like the life they'd known changed suddenly and permanently. For Maxwell and the stag...

UPDATED 2nd Edition. Motivated by her husband Mike's PD, Anne Mikkelsen developed a cooking style that blends her training in traditional French cooking with emerging science on the importance of brain-healthy food. Mike, an award-w...

The Ancient Ones—the oldest of the old—are the fastest-growing segment of our society. The vast majority of them have some sort of physical disability and/or memory impairment. They need help. Consider these facts: • 6.5 milli...

In this collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award–winning writer and longtime activist and performance artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores the politics and realities of disability justice, a movement that centers the ...

If you smoke and are unable or unwilling to quit, this approach can save your life. The book, For Smokers Only: How Smokeless Tobacco Can Save Your Life, provides concrete facts and valuable advice on a revolutionary quit-smoking str...

The healthcare system has become almost unrecognizable: • Your doctor spends so little time with you. You don't have enough time to get your questions answered! • None of your doctors talk to each other. No one coordinates your c...

It’s no secret that the Black community tops the list of groups afflicted by hypertension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, and cancer. What the statistics do notshow is the pain, misery, and despair that these c...

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