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"Navigate the Parkinson's Maze: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients & Caregivers" offers an insightful and compassionate exploration of the challenges and triumphs associated with Parkinson's disease. Authored by Bruce D. Wright, PhD, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2005, this guide is grounded in personal experience and enriched by a deep understanding of the condition's medical, emotional, and practical aspects. The book begins with a personal story, drawing listeners into a journey of resilience and adaptation

PDA - Ein noch weitgehend unbekanntes Profil im Autismusspektrum in deutschsprachigen Ländern.

La peor mentira es que te digan que debes aprender a vivir con dolor. ¿Por qué me duele la cabeza? ¿Qué me quiere comunicar ese dolor? ¿Qué puedo hacer para mejorar mi calidad de vida si sufro de cefaleas? ¿Qué tiene que ver la alimentación con todo esto? ¿Cómo puedo manejar la...

You survived a stroke, but now you’re dealing with the painful uncertainty, anxiety, and depression left in its wake. You’re ready to take control and take back your mental health—you just need a little help. You never had this level of anxiety or depression before, but your stroke changed everything. That was my story, too. Until I reached my breaking point and had to get help.

Wir sind alle ein bisschen verrückt. Nicht nur die Menschen, die psychisch krank sind, sondern wir alle sind irrational. Der Neurologe, Psychiater und Hirnforscher Philipp Sterzer erklärt, warum das so ist und welche Schlüsse wir daraus ziehen können. Ein neuer Blick auf subjektives Erleben, soziales Bewusstsein und die Wahrnehmung der Welt.

¿Qué aspectos del entorno permiten que nuestro cerebro prospere en lugar de enfermar? Esta pregunta surgió en la mente del reconocido documentalista Max Lugavere luego de reconocer en su madre los primeros síntomas de una misteriosa forma de demencia. Una incógnita nacida de una dolorosa experiencia que, al transformarse en una búsqueda incansable de la verdad, lo llevó a reunir respuestas entre las investigaciones más innovadoras de la ciencia de la salud cerebral, y cuyos resultados cambiarán para siempre la manera en que concebimos nuestro órgano más delicado.

Lack of blood flow (ischemia) is the most common cause of back pain. The disc is poorly perfused even under optimal conditions. This audiobook is like an "antibiotic" to improve blood supply to the entire spine. Better blood supply helps prevent progression of degenerative disc disease and the cascade of adverse events that follow it.

A new disease is emerging as the leading killer of North Americans. Scientists are predicting that within eight years, brain disease will kill or disable more people than cancer and heart disease combined. Given this shocking new research, we urgently need to know how to protect and improve our brain health. In Boost Your Brain Power in 60 Seconds, Dr. Michelle Schoffro Cook aims to turn this prediction around with her prescriptive - and proven - plan.

This book contains tested strategies on how to cure insomnia and destroy stress. Keeping in mind the utmost need of sleep in our lives, this book will communicate everything you need to know about the subject matter. Moreover, one of the most common sleep disorders, called insomnia, is also discussed in detail. You will be guided through the steps to eradicate all the issues related to sleep. If you are looking to have a healthy and stress free sleep then you have landed at the right spot.

The story of a family's dramatic clinical and emotional journey as they try to understand why their third-grader is failing school. They assume that his problems stem from anxiety and stress because Dad is serving in the US military in Iraq. The child's blackouts are finally identified by a neurologist's evaluation, and the cause is epilepsy! The parents are devastated. Will Conner ever be able to live a normal life?

In this path-breaking volume, engagingly written for the general public, psychiatrist Jeffrey Kahn reveals that the Angst of anxiety and depression ultimately results from our transformation, over tens of thousands of years, from biologically shaped, almost herd-like prehistoric tribes, to rational and independent individuals in modern civilization. Because of our Reason, we don't choose to act like sheep.

Navigating the Complexities of Stroke provides a practical guide for the lay public and medical professionals. Dr. Louis R. Caplan, one of the world's leading experts, guides listeners through the subject in a straightforward and accessible manner. He turns to the mechanics of the stroke itself, discussing the complexities of the two major kinds and the resulting damage. 

A guide to exercises for young-onset Parkinson's disease patients.

Andrea Lytle Peet was thirty-three years old—an urban planner living in D.C., newly married, and a triathlete—when she received the death sentence of an ALS diagnosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). After grappling with the fact that she will likely become paralyzed and die within two to five years, Andrea experienced an unexpected spark that changes her outlook in the most magnificent way.

Doctors Newberg and Monti's team at Thomas Jefferson University's Marcus Institute of Integrative Health are at the forefront of research in brain functioning and applications of the most advanced understanding in real-world strategies to expand options for optimizing our complex neurophysiology. Their findings show that optimal brain health is achievable by successfully weaving together a tapestry of our bio-psycho-social-spiritual dimensions. 

Rising Above Lyme Disease is a comprehensive, whole-body approach to overcoming Lyme disease and reclaiming your life. Incidence of Lyme disease is skyrocketing. If caught early, antibiotics can often successfully treat it, but more often than not, Lyme is asymptomatic and evades diagnosis until...

It’s hard to know what’s meant to be healthy. If you read the news, you’ll see headlines praising a food one day, and then condemning it the next. You’ll see people selling you miracle cures for conditions that they’ve invented. You’ll realize that powerful industries control the information that’s given the most airtime, and that ultimately, you’re better off trying to find out the truth for yourself.

Die Kapazität unseres Gehirns ist begrenzt. Jeder kennt das Gefühl, dass es nach einem langen Tag schwer ist, sich zu konzentrieren, schwierige Entscheidungen zu treffen oder sich in andere hineinzuversetzen - wir leben in einer chronisch erschöpften Gesellschaft. Seit Jahren schrumpft die Kapazität unseres mentalen Akkus. Bewegungsmangel, falsche Ernährung, schädliche Stoffe in der Umwelt, fehlende oder schädliche soziale Interaktion, digitale Dauerbeschallung: Wir leben nicht unserer Natur entsprechend, was dazu führt, dass die Leistung unseres Gehirns immer weiter abnimmt.

Multiple sclerosis. Parkinson’s disease. Alzheimer’s. ALS. Chances are that you know someone with a neurologic disease. Because the brain controls so much and is integral to our identity, the diseases that affect it are uniquely devastating both to patients and families. And because it remains the most mysterious of our vital organs, treating the brain is an ongoing puzzle.

The wide range of useful information contained in How My Brain Works can help the listener in many ways: basic understanding of this unique organ, advice for anyone concerned about the possibility of a cognitive problem, and the wisdom of the author’s experience in helping her many patients and others to keep their brains healthy and working at their highest level.