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Book SynopsisAs an easily accessible companion to Raymond Perrin's The Perrin Technique 2nd Edition, this handbook provides the basics of the why and the how of the Perrin Technique so that ME/CFS and fibromyalgia sufferers who are severely fatigued and unable to read - or even hold - a 530 page book can still obtain the core information needed to understand the importance of good neurolymphatic drainage to health and to recovery. For a thorough understanding of the structural and neuro-immunological problems that can lead to myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, the comprehensive book is essential but for those who just want the basics - why they are ill, why they have the symptoms they have and what they need to do to get better - the Concise Perrin Technique offers illustrated, step-by-step guidance along with answers to the FAQs that Dr Perrin has encountered over 30 years of treating ME/CFS with manual technique.Table of ContentsThe basics - how the Perrin Technique works; CFS/ME and FMS - what's really going on? The role of toxins in MC/CFS and FMS; The stages leading to ME/CFS and FMS; Treatment for CFS/ME and FMS using the Perrin Technique; FAQs; Common pathological and radiological tests; The Perrin questionnaire for ME/CFS and FMS; Resources

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Book SynopsisAre you suffering from CFS/ME and/or fibromyalgia? Are you caring for someone with these conditions? Is someone close to you a sufferer? Almost certainly it will have taken your doctor some time to arrive at the diagnosis of CFS/ME and once there you may have been offered little more than 'graded exercise' and antidepressants to help with the condition. In the interim you may have tried many alternative approaches including changes in diet and lifestyle and a complex cocktail of dietary supplements. These may have helped but if the root cause is poor/blocked lymphatic drainage from the brain and this is left untreated you are unlikely to recover your full health. After many years of careful study and research, supported by recent published articles and coupled with practical hands-on experience, Dr Raymond Perrin has arrived at the firm conclusion that CFS/ME is a structural disorder with definite diagnosable physical signs. He has developed the Perrin Technique to stimulate lymphatic drainage from the brain and spinal cord and restore the health of the sympathetic nervous system - the secret of setting you on the path to recovery. In this second, greatly expanded edition of The Perrin Technique: Fibromyalgia syndrome is also included; Much new scientific evidence to support the theories hypothesised in the first edition; New illustrative case histories; A much more comprehensive guide to the manual treatment of CFS/ME and FMS; A comprehensive glossary; An A-Z of symptoms and how they related to lymphatic drainage problems. The Perrin Technique 2nd edition gives you the chance to take charge of your own structural health with a sound scientific research base to support the fundamental importance of the relationship between the nervous and lymphatic systems.Table of ContentsThe basics - how the Perrin Technique works; CFS/ME - what it is; The role of the sympathetic nervous system in disease; The causes of CFS/ME; Other treatments for CFS/ME and fibromyalgia; Defining fatigue; The significance of toxins in CFS/ME; The stages leading to CFS/ME; Osteopathy; Treating the patient; CFS/ME and fibromyalgia - your questions answered; Glossary; A-Z of symptoms

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Book SynopsisDr. Gundry is a true trailblazer, always at the forefront of scientific knowledge. The Plant Paradox shows the world what pioneer thinking is about and is a must-read book for anyone interested in being as healthy as nature has designed them to be. -Alejandro Junger MD, New York Times bestselling author of Clean, Clean Gut and Clean Eats The Plant Paradox elegantly explains how plants defend themselves from being consumed by humans, and how eating the wrong ones at the wrong times immeasurably hurts our health. An eye-opening read. -Mehmet Oz, MD, Professor of Surgery, New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Most of us have heard of gluten-a protein found in wheat that causes widespread inflammation in the body. Americans spend billions of dollars on gluten-free diets in an effort to protect their health. But what if we've been missing the root of the problem? In The Plant Paradox, renowned cardiologist Dr. Steven Gundry reveals that gluten is just one variety of a common, and highTrade Review"The Plant Paradox offers a true paradigm shift in the way we think about food. Whether you're paleo, gluten-free, low-carb or plant-based, Dr. Gundry's profound insights and practical advice will help reverse both autoimmune and neurodegenerative disease." -- Terry Wahls, MD, author of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles "Once in a generation a doctor and a book comes along that completely changes the way we think about food and our health. Dr. Gundry is that physician and The Plant Paradox is that book. Following his advice, like I do personally, is life changing." -- Tony Robbins, author of the New York Times bestseller Unshakable "It is rare that a book on health and nutrition introduces truly novel concepts, and rarer still that it backs them up with solid scientific data and clinical proof of validity-but The Plant Paradox does just that. We all owe Dr. Gundry a debt of gratitude for his insight and dedication to a new level of superb health." -- Dale Bredesen, MD, Professor of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine; Founding President, Buck Institute; and author of The End of Alzheimer's "A fresh, learned perspective on eating healthy, The Plant Paradox is profound, clear, and convincing. Much more than just another dietary fad, Dr. Gundry's scientifically proven approach to restoring a healthy microbiome will reorient your approach to food." -- Kirkus Reviews "If you have 'tried everything' or you or a family member are still troubled by stubborn pounds, autoimmune disease, or even heart disease, you owe to yourself to read this book. The Plant Paradox is going to dramatically improve lives, it's that simple." -- Jonathan Carp, MD

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Dirty Genes powerfully challenges the notion that genes are the final arbiters of health and disease. Dr. Ben Lynch skillfully reveals how leveraging specific lifestyle choices can help re-write our health destiny.” — David Perlmutter MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain and The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan “A must-have companion for anyone struggling to sort out the confusing world of genetic science for the consumer. Have you thought that your genes were your destiny? Dirty Genes will give you the ability to actually reprogram your genes to have a long and healthy life.” — Alan Christianson, NMD, New York Times bestselling author of The Adrenal Reset Diet “Myth busting the assumption that genes lead to disease, Dr. Ben Lynch provides a do-it-yourself guide to personalizing your health through the lens of susceptibilities, none of which signify your destiny. Dirty Genes teaches the power that we have to heal, against all odds.” — Kelly Brogan, MD, New York Times bestselling author of A Mind of Your Own “Dr. Ben Lynch nails it with Dirty Genes. It is a pleasure reading as his indomitable ‘rower’ personality truly comes through, warm, funny, friendly, simplifying without oversimplifying, and highly organized. If you care about the future of medicine and the central importance of the gene/environment interaction, read this book.” — Sara Gottfried, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Younger, The Hormone Reset Diet, and The Hormone Cure “Dr. Lynch gives hope to the millions of people seeking information about their genetics...to bypass genetic weakness, improve cell function and optimize health. Dirty Genes offers a cutting-edge roadmap for healing the body and mind, including the whole brain, microbiome and gut, by activating your genetic potential.” — Raphael Kellman, MD, author of The Microbiome Diet and The Whole Brain “Dr. Lynch cuts through the hype around genetics, and shows us exactly what our genes can—and can’t—tell us, and what we should do about it. A must read for both patients and practitioners who want to better understand how to use their genetic information to optimize their health.” — Chris Kresser, MS, LAc, New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Cure “By understanding your unique genetic code, you can optimize your health, prevent and even reverse disease, and live a full and vital life. This great book by Dr. Lynch provides an easy to understand guide to taking full control of your health.” — Dr. Joseph Pizzorno, founder of Bastyr University, author of The Toxin Solution and bestselling coauthor of Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine. “Dr. Ben Lynch delivers on a solutions-based approach to personalized medicine by showing the reader how to harness the potential of their genes through well-researched food and lifestyle approaches. Of course, we know that no genes are truly bad—it’s how we make the right choices to optimize them.” — Dr. Deanna Minich, functional medicine nutritionist and author of Whole Detox “Dirty Genes is an empowering, actionable, and practical guide on how to optimize our health and make the best of our genes. I highly recommend this book to every person who is struggling with health challenges or simply wants to optimize their health.” — Dr. Izabella Wentz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hashimoto’s Protocol “Dr. Lynch has written what will certainly become one of the definitive guides to 22nd Century medicine…a roadmap for filtering out the complex, the ill-defined, and the humbug in genomics so you can discover the insights and master the tools to harness the phenomenal power of this emerging medicine.” — Peter D’Adamo, ND, New York Times bestselling author of Eat Right 4 Your Type “Dr. Ben Lynch expertly provides insights and answers you can apply today in an area that will certainly play a major role in medicine in the future—namely, how we can maximize our health and genetic potential by cleaning up our “dirty genes.” — Michael T. Murray, ND, bestselling coauthor of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine “Dirty Genes is a must read for those of us looking for the missing keys to the best versions of ourselves, and a game changer for those of us who have been searching for why we don’t feel so well despite our best intentions.” — Dr. Jillian Sarno Teta, author of Natural Solutions for Digestive Health “Dr. Lynch’s message that you can control your genes and attack the cause of health problems can be life changing for many people. Dirty Genes is a valuable guide for anyone interested in improving their health and learning the why’s behind their health concerns and goals.” — Brad Kearns, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Keto Reset Diet

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Book SynopsisRewire your brain, end your pain. From back pain to migraines, arthritis and sciatica, over 1.2 billion people worldwide suffer from regular or chronic pain, 28 million in the UK alone. It’s a global epidemic that regularly resists treatment and can totally derail people’s lives. But it doesn’t have to be this way.This is the revolutionary message from psychotherapist Alan Gordon who, frustrated by the lack of effective treatment for his own debilitating pain, developed a highly successful approach to eliminating symptoms without surgery or medication, offering a viable and drug-free alternative to existing – and often addictive – methods.Based on the premise that pain starts in the brain not the body, Gordon’s Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT) enables you to rewire your neural circuits and turn off 'stuck' pain signals. In a ground-breaking study, PRT helped 98% of patients reduce their pain levels and 66% were completely cured. What's more, these dramatic changes held up over time.In The Way Out, Gordon provides an easy-to-follow guide to ending your pain with PRT. Drawing on cutting-edge research along with his own experiences as a chronic pain sufferer, he will help you:- Understand how the brain can unintentionally 'learn' chronic pain- Turn off pain signals that have become 'stuck' - these are false alarms- Use revolutionary techniques to break the cycle of fear that causes chronic pain- Develop long-term strategies for living pain-freeGame-changing, practical and full of real-life stories from Gordon’s clinical practice, this book will change the way you think about pain forever - and give you a way out of your pain today.Trade ReviewThe Way Out is a groundbreaking approach to the treatment of chronic pain that gives hope to those who were thought to be incurable. All chronic pain patients owe it to themselves to read this book. * Andrew Weil, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spontaneous Healing *With straightforward and practical wisdom, The Way Out presents a sophisticated yet simple approach to understanding and healing chronic pain-an approach grounded in advanced science and proven clinical experience. * Gabor Maté MD, author of When the Body Says No *At long last, a successful treatment for chronic, disabling pain. The Way Out provides valuable information about the ailment of pain, and many helpful suggestions on how to heal. * Aaron T. Beck, MD, founder of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emeritus professor of psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine *A compelling journey and fascinating read. In The Way Out, Gordon and Ziv bring together serendipity and science, demonstrating the power of the mind, and how we all can harness our own brains for healing. * Judson Brewer, MD, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety and The Craving Mind *Quite possibly the most important pain book ever written. The Way Out will be the answer for millions who live in constant agony. Read this book, you deserve it. * Annie Grace, author of This Naked Mind *

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Book SynopsisA Short History of Falling like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and When Breath Becomes Air is a searingly beautiful, profound and unforgettable memoir that finds light and even humour in the darkest of places.Now with a Foreword by Joe's widow, Gill HammondWe keep an old shoebox, Gill and I, nestled in a drawer in our room. It's filled with thirty-three birthday cards for our two young sons: one for every year I'll miss until they're twenty-one. I wrote them because, since the end of 2017, I've been living with and dying from motor neurone disease.This book is about the process of saying goodbye. To my body, as I journey from unexpected clumsiness to a wheelchair that resembles a spacecraft, with rods and pads and dials and bleeps. To this world, as I play less of a part in it and find myself floating off into unlighted territory. To Gill, my wife. To Tom and Jimmy.A Short History of Falling is about the sadness (and the anger, and the fear), but it's about what's beautiful tooTrade Review‘it is Hammond’s curiosity about death and his desire to report from the front line that makes this such a strangely invigorating read…his testimony deserves a place on the shelf beside When Breath Becomes Air and Late Fragments’ Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love,The Times ‘His voice is captivating, his observations are searing, and his book is a blessing. This book will inspire you even as it breaks your heart’ Kathryn Mannix, author of With the End in Mind ‘I loved this book, and read it in a day. It's surprising and uncommon and I don't think I'll ever forget it’ Sunjeev Sahota, author of The Year of the Runaways 'A Short History of Falling is a beautifully written reminder that life can be tragic as well as full of joy' Christie Watson, bestselling author of The Language of Kindness ‘Touching and tragic. It is very hard to imagine how anyone could write so lyrically,dispassionately and persuasively of their imminent demise and its effect on those around them’ James Le Fanu, author of Too Many Pills 'An inspirational, ultimately heartbreaking account of experiencing life as the nervous system fails, shared with courage and humour' Professor Stephen Westaby, author of Fragile Lives ‘It’s something of a cliché to call memoirs about a terminal illness life-affirming. But you will cherish everyone and everything you love, not to mention the capabilities of your own body, all the more dearly after reading this beautiful, devastating and stunningly written memoir’ Caroline Sanderson, Bookseller Book of the Month

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Book SynopsisA holistic approach for healing trauma stored in the gut. A healthy gut is fundamental to a healthy life. Embedded within our digestive ­system is the enteric nervous system, our “second brain,” which serves to protect us from the external world of adversity, including not only viruses and bacteria, but also traumatic events. As Nikki Kenward, CST-D, MCSS, explains, past challenges and traumas, whether emotional or physical, are held in the enteric nervous system in many ways, including fascial tension, cellular changes, and unhelpful “default settings.” Exploring in depth what she calls “the Post-Traumatic Gut,” Kenward describes the anatomy and physiology of the enteric nervous system, including the polyvagal system, and the many ways that our emotional history and current emotional state can impact our digestive system. Sharing recent research, she describes the science behind the emotional gut and how to apply it to chronic digestive issues like IBS and Crohn’s disease as well as mental health issues such as anorexia, bulimia, anxiety, and depression. She explains how and why the digestive gut absorbs emotions and what you can do to heal its functions by addressing psychosomatic stressors, rather than just nutrition. Presenting case studies from her 25 years in clinical practice as well as her own healing journey, she reveals the synchronicity between digestive/metabolic functions and psychological/perceptual insight and how allowing the cells to “speak” through bodywork such as CranioSacral Therapy and SomatoEmotional Release Therapy can help renew the microbiome of the second brain, release intergenerational trauma and illness, and restore one’s psychospiritual life. Sharing visualization exercises and a hands-on process of listening to the gut layer by layer, the author helps readers unwind stagnant cellular patterns, discover the dynamic intelligence in every cell, and transform Post-Traumatic Gut into Post-Traumatic growth.Trade Review“In recent years, our awareness of the importance of the gut—its structures and the mysteries it contains—has been raised by the arrival of numerous texts on the subject. Most are really useful for reference purposes and for a greater sense of the map and features of the territory within us. Knowledge is useful, but to accelerate our understanding of these mysteries, it is important to have a resource that takes us into the reality rather than simply the theory. Nikki’s personal story takes us into that lived reality. It helps to bring the anatomy of the gut to life and, more importantly, to gain some understanding of its relationship to our deepest levels of health and well-being. There are also valuable insights into the potentially long-lasting effects of PTSD and its link to the function of our gut. This book provokes questions and encourages us to look further into this dynamic and fast-evolving area of research and study.” * Margaret Anne Gill, MBA, CST-D, MCSS, coauthor of The Inner Power of Stillness *“Overcoming Chronic Digestive Conditions is a brilliant read. It’s engaging, insightful, educational, and accessible. I would highly recommend it to anyone grappling with their own gut challenges or working in a therapeutic capacity treating those with gut-related health issues. Nikki brings to life through her own experiences how gut health problems are linked to our emotional and physical health, both now and earlier in our lives. The book helps us understand the vicious cycle of cause and effect: how challenges in our emotional and physical health have a knock-on effect on our gut health and how, in turn, the resultant gut challenges further negatively impact us emotionally and physically. I found the practical guidance and strategies immensely powerful as well as the new scientific research. And for those providing hands-on therapy, it will expand their capacity to treat patients, not just with gut disorders but also those with PTSD and neurodegenerative illness, such as Alzheimer’s and Dementia. This book never promises to deliver the silver bullet but instead offers a new lens through which to view this complex and fascinating subject.” * Linda Marsh, International Coaching Federation accredited and director at Gravitas MM, Ltd. *“This book arose out of Nikki’s personal journey toward recovery from PTSD following a diving accident. Along the way, her journey took her into an exploration of her own ‘gut feeling.’ Her personal journey has become a professional focus. Nikki is using her gathered knowledge to help her own patients as well as educate colleagues and students of many hands-on treatment modalities about this rapidly changing and exciting new area of medical science—the gut/ brain connection.” * Fiona Gilbraith, CST-D, qualified member of the CranioSacral Society *Table of ContentsForeword by Eric Moya, RMT, CST-D, MS/Mfct Acknowledgments Preface About Upledger CranioSacral Therapy 1 Why Are We Here? 2 Our Life in Our Body 3 Searching for Stories in the Second Brain 4 Finding Compassion for Your Gut’s History 5 Container for Shame 6 SomatoEmotional Release and Safety 7 The Black Hole 8 Still Frozen? Cells and Our Family Trees 9 Torn and Battered: My Heart’s Clothes and the Complexities of Grief 10 Peering down the Microscope 11 Post-Traumatic Gut Disorder Lives 12 So, What Now? How to Go from Dis-ease to Ease in the Gut Appendix: Tummy Tracker References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisIt is said that one in five Americans—or 50 million people—suffer from chronic pain. In response to these staggering statistics, Jon Kabat-Zinn, the man who brought mindfulness into mainstream medicine, is offering proven mindfulness meditation practices to work gently and effectively with the most challenging circumstances. Originally published in audio format as Mindfulness Meditation for Pain Relief, the content is being adapted to a soothing and beautiful, illustrated book with accompanying guided meditation practices (offered digitally). The book opens with an overview of seven fundamental attitudes we can develop and deploy to cultivate mindfulness in relationship to chronic pain and its incessant challenges, and continues with the following concepts: --Mindfulness of breathing—how to “put out the welcome mat” for whatever arises in one's experience --What to do about pain—how to work with intense and unwanted sensations --Working with thoughts and emotions—how to avoid identifying with your experience of pain and instead see sensations and thoughts as sensations and thoughts --Resting in awareness—a three-minute mindful pause to restore balance, resilience, and self-compassion --Mindfulness in everyday life—allowing the nitty-gritty of one's daily life to be both the ultimate meditation teacher and the real meditation practice

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Book SynopsisWhat causes chronic and persistent fatigue in so many people? How is it best prevented and treated? What can patients and physicians do to better understand this common medical issue? Fatigue is an extremely common component of many physical and mental disorders, from anxiety and depression to heart disease and hypertension. Many patients even find themselves suffering from persistent fatigue with little understanding of how to safely and effectively treat the issue, especially if their symptoms don’t qualify for diagnosis as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which can make them “fall through the cracks” of the medical system. But now, with Fatigue and Dysautonomia: Chronic or Persistent, What’s the Difference?, physicians Joseph Colombo and Nicholas L. DePace aim to close those cracks, offering a simplified analysis and discussion focusing on this common patient complaint and how best to treat it. Topics covered include: ​ Parasympathetic and Sympathetic (P&S) causes of both chronic and “persistent” fatigue Natural therapies to help relieve fatigue and promote wellness. Concepts of fatigue, the six-pronged Mind-Body Wellness Program, and the P&S nervous systems. Causal relationships between fatigue and P&S dysfunction (a more specific description of autonomic dysfunction or dysautonomia) How to treat fatigue with supplements and lifestyle modifications that have been documented to work without the added side-effects of most pharmaceutical therapies. Presenting discussions with patients and doctors side-by-side to help physicians see how to present information to their patients and patients to learn what physicians need to know to tailor therapy to their individual needs, Fatigue and Dysautonomia is an essential resource for anyone concerned with fatigue, from medical professionals to patients to family and friends.

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Book SynopsisThe Fatigue Book is a practical guide to managing chronic fatigue, whatever its cause, in order to enable recovery at a pace that works for the individual. It outlines 100 proven fatigue management tips drawn from the author’s personal and professional experience and is suitable for people of all ages affected by long COVID, CFS/ME and other chronic conditions, and for their family and friends. Whether someone is at the start of their recovery journey or has been doing this for some time, there is clear, practical advice based on a self-management approach that applies the principles of Pacing and Activity Management (but NOT Graded Exercise), as recommended by the latest NICE guidelines. Lydia Rolley brings her unique joint training and experience in occupational therapy and psychotherapy at a specialist NHS Fatigue clinic to provide an approach that recognises physical, mental and emotional/spiritual needs suited to the individual. Each chapter includes a range of Tips from which to choose plus Food for thought, Pause, and Mind, body and soul. Essential text is highlighted so that if you struggle with brain fog you can focus purely on that in the early stages of your recovery.Trade Review‘Let Lydia’s hard work in collating the tips and strategies in this book lighten the load for you as you undertake this journey, and let the planting of the seeds begin for your new season of renewed health.’ Dr Charlotte Merriman, Senior Clinical Psychologist; ‘I wholeheartedly and highly recommend this book for those seeking to find a way through the weightiness of fatigue in a gentle, strategically paced and personally meaningful way.’ Suzanne Elizabeth Davis, Physiotherapist and Family TherapistTable of ContentsHow to use this book; Your story; The Fatigue; Sleep; Mindset - Motivation; Energy; Pacing and activity management; Mindset - Anxiety; Community and relationships; Mindset - Mood; Additional help; Maintaining progress - Your future; Appendices: Activity diary; Reflective sleep diary; Pacing group guidelines; Wheel of Life; Brownie recipe; 100 Tips Index; Index

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Book SynopsisIn December of 2020, Vir McCoy contracted Covid-19, which then developed into Post-Acute Sequelae Covid (PASC), commonly known as Long Covid or Long-Haul Covid. Drawing on his journey to heal his chronic Lyme disease years earlier, McCoy began collecting intuitive information, as a medical intuitive, and scientific information, as a scientist, about the nature of Long-Haul Covid. Integrating his intuitive impressions with extensive scientific and medical research, as well as other protocols and support group success stories, he developed a comprehensive healing guide for a successful recovery from Long Covid. The author discusses the primary symptoms and predispositions of Long Covid and outlines the basic steps for dealing with each of them, including brain fog, tinnitus, loss of smell and hair, debilitating headaches, hormonal dysregulation, immune malfunction, limbic system dysfunction, gut issues, mental instability, sleeplessness, and intolerance to certain foods. Backed up by more than 350 scientific references, he presents medicines and methods for healing Long Covid, ranging from pharmaceutical, herbal, and homeopathic remedies to breathwork practices, detox therapies, lymph drainage exercises, gut biome restoration, neuroplasticity retraining, immune modulation, and shamanic techniques, as well as meditations and mantras for calming the limbic system and the PTSD that can accompany chronic illness. Detailing the art of “intuitive access,” the author teaches how to discover your own unique remedies and presents a guide for incorporating these intuitive therapies with modern medical treatments and other healing strategies. He also explores the deeper significance of disease and how the “disease” may be teaching us something greater: a way to reclaim our power.Trade Review“Long Covid—after an initial Covid infection or post-vaccination exposure to spike proteins—is an unpleasant experience that affects almost every organ and system in our body, brings us down with a wide range of symptoms, and activates several dormant infections. Using his broad education, research skills, and innate intuition, Vir McCoy expertly combines tips and techniques from alternative and mainstream medicine and creates a protocol with a distinct 12-step goal that could turn us into effective healers and free us from the grip of long Covid. In the chess game of Covid versus humankind, this book shows us how to become strong winners.” * Vatsala Sperling, Ph.D., author of The Ayurvedic Reset Diet *“Vir McCoy approaches health and healing with no preconceptions as to what modality is best. Vir encourages you to tap into your own intuition to be your own best healer. Follow your own inner guidance with this book, tap into the resonance of your body, and see where it leads you. It is the best skill we can have for the times we are in.” * Angelica Lemke, N.D., author of Healing Complex Children with Homeopathy *“Vir McCoy has been a perfect example of how we as healers, no matter the credentials we have, can learn from our patients and bring their gifts forward, integrating their discoveries and applying their vision to others. Vir makes it ever more legitimate to work as a team, doctor and patient, with compassion on both sides, and the wisdom of intuition-- so important in the art and practice of healing. Thank you, Vir, for this outstanding work at this most necessary time.” * Daniel Beilin, O.M.D., L.Ac. *Table of ContentsPREFACE My Intuitive Healing Journey with Long-Haul Covid Acknowledgments1 Long-Haul SciencePredispositions, Etiologies, Symptoms2 Intuitive Access An Invaluable Healing Tool 3 Melt the Disease in LoveFinding Your Energetic Anchor 4 The Fire in the BellyProtecting and Channeling Inner Vitality5 Calming the Storm Natural Relief for Chronic Inflammation 6 Immune Commune Techniques for Energetic and Physical Immunity7 Taking Out the Trash Methods for Drainage and Detoxification8 Diet and Foods for Long Covid Histamine Intolerance, Gut Health, Ketosis, and Other Considerations 9 The Medicines and Methods An Integrative Approach 10 Calling on the Magic Ceremony AFTERWORDWhy Covid?Moving toward a Collective Healing Appendices 1 Treatment Protocol Summary 2 Fire Love Loop Exercise 3 Covid Panic Emergency Meditation 4 Healing Recipes, Tinctures, and Blends 5 Homeopathic Repertory for Covid SymptomsReferences Index

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Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking debut, Charli Clement combines their own experiences alongside unique short profiles from individuals with chronic illness, to provide an intimate and insightful look at the complexities of living as an autistic and chronically ill person. From navigating your diagnosis and healthcare, learning how to manage pain and your own sensory needs to dealing with ableism, medical misogyny and transphobia, Clement offers practical advice and delves into the unique challenges faced by individuals living in this intersection.With a focus on the unique neurodivergent experience and an exploration into disability pride and joy 'All Tangled Up in Autism and Chronic Illness' is a necessary and empowering resource for autistic and chronically ill people as well as for family members, friends, and healthcare professionals.Trade ReviewSo many of us autistic folks experience chronic illness, but so few of us have access to the knowledge, understanding and support that we so desperately need and deserve. All Tangled Up is a much-needed, kind and compassionate toolkit which will bridge that gap and help so many people. -- Ellie Middleton, Author of UNMASKED: The ultimate guide to ADHD, autism and neurodivergenceCharli breaks down much of the worries I've faced as someone who is autistic and chronically ill in ways that are comforting and clear. Charli cuts through the confusion that accompanies chronic illnesses through advice, tools and tips that apply to navigating life and health. Anyone with chronic illnesses or supporting autistic people with with chronic ill health needs to read this book! -- Sarah O'Brien, autistic advocate and author of 'So, I'm Autistic'Charli Clement writes in a style beyond their years in a subject matter all too over looked by health professionals and all too handled alone by the Autistic community; that of experiencing Chronic Illness and being Autistic. The intersection and various overlap of chronic illness conditions experienced by Autistic people still has much further to go for doctors, medical academics and science itself to research explore and demystify. Perhaps an exciting time for research yet an all too often lonely, confusing and frustrating time for Autistic people often misunderstood and even misbelieved in healthcare settings in that wait for the scientific world to catch up with what we know effects the daily lives of our Autistic community. A book packed with case studies and personal care strategies for Autistic people it's a gem of peer on peer support for our autistic community itself. 'All Tangled Up in Autism and chronic illness' should also however be recommended reading for anyone working in healthcare and personalised care settings. I'm so glad Charli wrote this book - a much needed , straight to the point, breath of fresh air. Now a staple sign posting both professionally and personally. -- Carly Jones MBE, Autistic Advocate and Author of Safe Guarding Autistic Girls and My Autism JournalFirstly, this book made me feel less alone, which is honestly the best praise I could ever give a book. This book was so useful to me as both a chronically ill person and a support worker and I will be recommending it all over the place, from my YouTube to my colleagues. -- NetGalley reviewer

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Book SynopsisIf you are stuck in a rut of ill health, exhaustion and low self-esteem then this is the book for you. Liz Tucker, GMTV’s Stress Doctor, reveals her three-part plan that will free you from stress, illness and lethargy – and let your body say 'yes' again.

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Book SynopsisEvery year in September the spectre of cold and flu season arrives. It has become a fact of life. We might as well allot for our sick days knowing that we will be hit at least once, if not two to three times before Spring's arrival. This title explains why some of us get sick more regularly than others and offer a proven program to stay healthy.Trade Review"This book proves that eating high nutrient dense foods is the best path to building a super immune system, leading to a healthy long life with a "sound mind" and the recipes are superb." -- Dr. Rudy Kachmann, Neurosurgeon, Kachmann Mind Body Institute "Super Immunity should be the book everyone is talking about. I encourage you to buy it, read it, and apply it so you can join the conversation on true health." -- Wayne S. Dysinger, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine, Loma Linda UniversityPresident, American College of Lifestyle Medicine "Super Immunity is a much needed book that contains the key to ending the cycle of sickness that plagues many of our lives. This is enlightened medicine, at last!" -- Dr. Alejandro Junger, New York Times bestselling author of CLEAN "Super Immunity"is a fantastic read that scientifically explains the origins of Western disease and lays out viable solutions to our unhealthy lifestyles. I will definitely be recommending this book to my patients!" -- Garth Davis MD Star of TLC's "Big Medicine", Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at Memorial City Hospital, Houston, Texas "When it comes to diet and health, the scientific evidence shows that one size really fits all. Super Immunity offers everybody the most sensible, most effective dietary approach to become and stay truly healthy." -- James Craner, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACP Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Reno, NV Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine "Super Immunity expertly yet succinctly combines the latest nutrition and scientific research, plus a handful of anecdotes from Fuhrman's patients, into 170 pages of air-tight, irrefutable advice on how to get and stay healthy, even in an increasingly toxic and processed world." -- VegNews Magazine

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Book SynopsisIt is estimated that there are over 100,000 people suffering from M.E. Although not a new disease, M.E. Until recently, many people suffering from M.E. A well-researched, comprehensive guide, LIVING WITH M.E. is THE book to buy for any M.E.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMol's offbeat prose has a one-man performance quality to it . . . If Train Lord were a train, it would be a heritage line, an intimate preservation of a moment in time, full of personality * The Times *As much about the art, craft and alchemy of storytelling as it is about healing * Heromag *Rude, raw, visceral, painful and wildly funny * Saga Magazine *A highly intimate and emotional consideration of the relationship between pain, life, and the methods we use to escape both * Adelaide Fringe *Mol's writing is a revelation. Nuanced, at times dryly satirical or melancholy, it is always rich, poetic and intoxicating * Bakehouse Studio *Like his alt-lit forebears, Oliver Mol's writing can often feel like alchemy, constructing brief, glimmering moments of catharsis from the meandering absurdities of life * Guardian, 'Best Australian Books of 2022' *Entertaining, moving and vivid... its playfulness is irrepressible * The Conversation *

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Book SynopsisChronic fatigue conditions are some of the most frustrating, life-altering and stigmatized illnesses, so why are they still so poorly understood?ME/CFS affects roughly 17 million people worldwide. Medicalscience still cannot explain why some people get chronic fatigue syndromes and, distressingly, there are few effective treatments. While many people with ME/CFS are able to live a fairly normal life, a significant minority have symptoms so severe that they are confined to their house, or even their bed, and suicide rates are well above the national average.Living with ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by consultant rheumatologist Dr Gerald Coakley and occupational therapist Beverly Knops, is a much-needed, evidence-based guide for people struggling with ME/CFS - as well as their friends and family - that provides practical information and accessible advice on how to manage and live with this challenging condition, at all stages of severity. It wilTrade Review'This comprehensive yet highly accessible tome provides the reader with a holistic consideration of the topic of ME/CFS in an engaging and sympathetic manner. I highly recommend this to both patients with ME/CFS as well as the clinicians that look after them' -- Professor Melvin D Lobo, Clinical Hypertension Specialist, Consultant in Cardiovascular Medicine'In this highly debated and frequently controversial area of medicine, Gerald Coakley and Beverly Knops provide much-needed clarity. This book recognises what we know and what we still have to understand about ME/CFS, while equipping people with the tools to better live with this debilitating condition and hopefully alleviate some of their symptoms' -- Prof Guy Leschziner'Having worked in this field for over 25 years this is one of the clearest and most helpful books about the condition I have read. It brings together clear achievable advice to cover every aspect of the condition, it's unusual to have all the information gathered in one place in clear and readable form. The case histories are so helpful and are credible testimonies to the recommendations in the book. I will be recommending this for all my patients in the future' -- Dr Hazel O'Dowd, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, ME/CFS NHS Bristol Service Lead

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Book SynopsisImmunity Food Fix gives you the 100 best immune superfoods to support your health, prevent illness, and be your most resilient.  Immune response underpins everything from chronic health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease to warding off the common cold to how well one ages. Studies have shown that nutrition impacts immunity and disease development. The bottom line? What you put on your plate can heal you or hurt you.The key to eating for immunity? Follow the rainbow. The 100 included superfoods are organized by primary benefit and bio-nutrients—which corresponds to food color. Trying to Reverse Inflammation? Put Red foods like cherries and pomegranate on your plate. Want to support Detoxification? Enjoy Green foods like kale and broccoli. Need a power boost of Antioxidants? Go for Blue and Purple foods like figs, prunes, and plums.Table of ContentsContents Introduction Behind Dr. AutoimmuneGirl PG CHAPTER 1 Understanding the Immune System PG CHAPTER 2 Immunity in the Gut and the Autoimmune Connection PG CHAPTER 3 Eat the Rainbow PG CHAPTER 4 Restoring Roots PG CHAPTER 5 Supporting Seeds PG CHAPTER 6 Nutritious Nuts PG CHAPTER 7 Opportune Oils PG CHAPTER 8 Purifying Proteins PG CHAPTER 9 Healing Herbs PG Conclusion It’s Not One Size Fits All PG Glossary PG References PG Acknowledgments PG About the Author PG Index

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Book SynopsisUpdated inspirational stories from people living and working with those with Down syndrome around the world

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Book SynopsisBelonging After Brain Injury: Relocating Dan explores the life of the author's brother who has dealt with the effects of a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) for over four decades. It recounts the institutional, psychological, and social labyrinths he and his family have navigated following the TBI he sustained at the age of eighteen.This insightful volume offers a holistic account of the impact of TBI on the survivor and his family. It reveals the difficulties a TBI survivor has had to endure and provides practical information about physical, psychological, and psychosocial symptoms and their consequences. Dan's story offers new perspectives and strategies that will help alleviate seemingly intractable problems and highlights the central importance of forming connections with others in order to lead a fuller life. The author's account of her own journey, learning to help care for and advocate for Dan, offers an invaluable guide for TBI survivors and those who care Table of Contents0. Introduction. 1. Obtaining Consent. 2. Correcting the Record. 3. Dan’s Life: 1960–1984. 4. Dan’s Life: 1984–2006. 5. Life at Trinity Village: 2006–2017. 6. Crossing the Rubicon. 7. New Normal. 8. Finding Agape. 9. Newer Normal. 10. The Power of Belongingness. 11. Epilogue. 12. Index.

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Book SynopsisAn empathic and practical guide to navigating life with the cognitive and mental health impairments that accompany Long Covid, from neuropsychologist and world-renowned Long Covid expert Dr. James C. Jackson.Trade ReviewClearing the Fog is a thoughtful and practical resource for people with long Covid. Dr. Jackson draws on his own personal experiences with managing his mental health as well as the experiences of his patients to provide a guide on how to manage the challenges of long Covid. -- Dr Sanjay Gupta, author of Keep SharpDr. Jackson expertly and compassionately explores the realities of Long Covid-from anxiety to brain fog-and reveals the actions we can take to support and empower ourselves and our loved ones. An essential guide for everyone touched by Long Covid. -- Dr Mark Hyman, author of Young ForeverDr. Jim Jackson, displaying his deep expertise and even deeper humanity, has produced a guide that provides a path forward for people living with long COVID, and for many more managing other severe, chronic conditions. The sheer abundance of useful strategies is astonishing-and conveyed in ways that are uplifting and encouraging. This book is sure to transform lives, enabling people to make meaningful progress despite dire health challenges. -- Dr. Harlan Krumholz, Director of the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale School of MedicineClearing the Fog is full of invaluable-potentially life-saving-information and could be an indispensable handbook for millions of patients. Dr. Jackson clearly lays out how to accept your illness, take steps to find specialist health providers or support services, and build a new life amid Long Covid. Following these steps may well save your career, your marriage, or your most deeply held dreams. -- Ryan Prior, author of The Long HaulFor two decades, I've witnessed my colleague, Dr. Jim Jackson, expertly care for and support patients struggling with newly-acquired cognitive impairment and mental health difficulties after illness and into survivorship. His wisdom and empathy-on display throughout the pandemic in his treatment of patients with Long Covid-is distilled here on the pages of Clearing the Fog, a kind, profoundly human, and practical resource for long haulers, their families, and Health Care professionals. Grounded in science and guided by compassion, Clearing the Fog presents a way forward to the millions navigating Long Covid and other chronic illnesses such as ME/CFS, Long Lyme, or fibromyalgia, people who have been dismissed for far too long. Dr. Jackson has listened to their concerns and provides solutions wherever possible and empathy when answers remain elusive. His book fulfills a driving unmet need in the literature and will bring hope to many. -- Dr Wes Ely, author of Every Deep-Drawn BreathA timely and essential book. Jackson is a world-renowned expert on the effects of illness on cognitive functioning, and he seamlessly weaves together patient narratives, his own personal struggles, and cutting-edge research to create a uniquely empowering and insightful book. Clearing the Fog is not only for those suffering from Long Covid; it should be read by family members, by healthcare workers, by anyone who has been touched by this pandemic-which is, ultimately, all of us. -- Daniela Lamas, author of You Can Stop Humming NowClearing the Fog is a thoughtful and practical resource for people with long Covid. Dr. Jackson draws on his own personal experiences with managing his mental health as well as the experiences of his patients to provide a guide on how to manage the challenges of long Covid. -- Sanjay Gupta, author of Keep SharpDr. Jackson expertly and compassionately explores the realities of Long Covid-from anxiety to brain fog-and reveals the actions we can take to support and empower ourselves and our loved ones. An essential guide for everyone touched by Long Covid. * Dr Mark Hyman, author of Young Forever *Dr. Jim Jackson, displaying his deep expertise and even deeper humanity, has produced a guide that provides a path forward for people living with long COVID, and for many more managing other severe, chronic conditions. The sheer abundance of useful strategies is astonishing-and conveyed in ways that are uplifting and encouraging. This book is sure to transform lives, enabling people to make meaningful progress despite dire health challenges. * Dr. Harlan Krumholz, Director of the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale School of Medicine *Clearing the Fog is full of invaluable-potentially life-saving-information and could be an indispensable handbook for millions of patients. Dr. Jackson clearly lays out how to accept your illness, take steps to find specialist health providers or support services, and build a new life amid Long Covid. Following these steps may well save your career, your marriage, or your most deeply held dreams. * Ryan Prior, author of The Long Haul *For two decades, I've witnessed my colleague, Dr. Jim Jackson, expertly care for and support patients struggling with newly-acquired cognitive impairment and mental health difficulties after illness and into survivorship. His wisdom and empathy-on display throughout the pandemic in his treatment of patients with Long Covid-is distilled here on the pages of Clearing the Fog, a kind, profoundly human, and practical resource for long haulers, their families, and Health Care professionals. Grounded in science and guided by compassion, Clearing the Fog presents a way forward to the millions navigating Long Covid and other chronic illnesses such as ME/CFS, Long Lyme, or fibromyalgia, people who have been dismissed for far too long. Dr. Jackson has listened to their concerns and provides solutions wherever possible and empathy when answers remain elusive. His book fulfills a driving unmet need in the literature and will bring hope to many. * Dr Wes Ely, author of Every Deep-Drawn Breath *A timely and essential book. Jackson is a world-renowned expert on the effects of illness on cognitive functioning, and he seamlessly weaves together patient narratives, his own personal struggles, and cutting-edge research to create a uniquely empowering and insightful book. Clearing the Fog is not only for those suffering from Long Covid; it should be read by family members, by healthcare workers, by anyone who has been touched by this pandemic-which is, ultimately, all of us. * Daniela Lamas, author of You Can Stop Humming Now *

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Book SynopsisEmily Johnson, aka Arthritis Foodie, is back with more recipes and tips for those suffering with arthritis. After the great success of Beat Arthritis Naturally, where Emily details her journey with arthritis and how you too can live well with it, she''s back with a cookbook specifically tailored to recipes for those suffering with arthritis, but can be shared with the whole family.In Eat Well With Arthritis, Emily shares over 85 brand new recipes, alongside advice on how to adapt cooking techniques to reduce pain, from a leading Occupational Therapist, and short tips for pain management, from NHS doctor Deepak Ravindran. These anti-inflammatory recipes include ''freezeable meal prep'', ''one pan'' recipes, ''fakeaway'' meals, cooking for friends and family, and ''less than 10 ingredients'' recipes. Everything from breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, snacks, drinks, smoothies, sauces, jams and dips - it''s all here. Recipes include Sweet Potato ''Hash brown'' Patties and Perfect Poached Eggs, Vegan Chilli Con Carne, Goan Prawn and Cod Curry, ''Fakeaway'' Katsu Curry, Apple and Berry Bake, Mint Choc Chip Smoothies, Chilli Apricot Chutney and so much more!

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Book SynopsisIf you knew how it would end, could you find the courage to begin? An emotional, poignant but ultimately uplifting love story from the winner of the EHarmony Write Your Own Love Story Competition. Perfect for fans of Rosie Walsh and Lia Louis.Trade ReviewA poignant book with the most beautiful love story at its heart. It looks at how hard it is to care for someone with a degenerative illness while trying to live your own life. Loved it! * Caroline Khoury, author of It Must Be Love *Suzanne writes with such warmth and empathy showing a keen eye for telling observation to deliver a gorgeous, uplifting love story. * Carolyn O'Brien, author of Song of Peterloo *This tender love story will warm your heart * Anita Frank *A heart-warming, tear-jerking hug of a read * Anna Stuart *A love story that is simultaneously so unique and so relatable * Mary Hargreaves, author of Enough Already *Full of heart and warmth with a cast of loveable characters, One Month of You will break your heart and piece it back together again. I loved it! * Lynsey James, author of The Single Dad's Handbook *It's funny, warm and so, so sad but also bursting with love and hope. Jess and Alec will be with me for a very long time. * Fíona Scarlett, author of Boys Don't Cry *

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA spare account of a short life that will leave readers feeling both uplifted and emotionally drained. * Kirkus Reviews STARRED Review *“[A] painful but spirited graphic memoir debut . . . Antal’s art balances the lighter tone, sometimes to disarming effect . . . In this frank telling of a devastating ordeal, it’s the beauty of the too-brief loving moments that lingers.” * Publishers Weekly *“I found it a deeply affecting work. An honest and unsentimental account of a family’s tragedy. The book charts Rick Louis’s struggle to find the tiniest amounts of solace in this devastating event, and his ultimate belief that every second he spent with his son was life-affirming. He finds light in the darkest of places, and that is a message we can all learn from.” * Darryl Cunningham, author of Putin’s Russia: The Rise of a Dictator *“Ronan and The Endless Sea of Stars, like the best nonfiction, is honest and observant. Only someone who had lived this story could have written it, and only a writer as brave as Rick Louis would have been as truthful, with a sharp eye for tiny, telling details. Louis and artist Lara Antal understand that graphic novels have the unique ability to show the negative space left by things that are no longer there, holes that can never be filled. It’s a heartbreakingly beautiful book.” * Brian Fies, author of Mom’s Cancer and A Fire Story *“Even for the hypervigilant parent-to-be, author Rick Louis reminds us that there are situations you just can’t prepare for. Lara Antal’s art guides the reader into the soaring, starry sky of dreams and profound darkness of nightmares, in this story of the huge love and unimaginable heartbreak of losing a child.” * Ellen Forney, author of Marbles *“A moving meditation on death and grieving. This book illustrates the resilience of the human spirit through beautiful visual metaphors and subtle humor.” * Robin Ha, author of Almost American Girl *“For anyone who’s been tasked with loving someone who is leaving—a book about being as present as you can for them.” * Tom Hart, author of Rosalie Lightning *“Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars is a powerful, touching, honest portrayal . . . [the] mix of humor and sadness makes Ronan all the more poignant . . . Please read Ronan for its very human story presented with sensitivity, caring, lightness, and powerful imagery.” * Graphic Medicine *

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Book SynopsisFutureproof your body and relieve chronic pain resulting from sitting, slouching, and other bad lifestyle habits with this easy-to-perform set of daily stretching and exercise routines - from an innovative physical therapist who coaches dozens of celebrity clients.What if we could easily acquire long-lasting protection for our bodies and escape the chronic pain caused by our sit-all-the-time, slouch-too-much lifestyles?Vinh Pham is a world-class physical therapist - a member of a new breed that dissects how people really move. He has worked with a broad range of clients, from Olympians to NBA stars to Mixed martial arts-fighters to Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning artists. Early in his career, he discovered a disappointing truth: most of his patients came to him already in pain. They had poor, deeply ingrained lifestyle habits that misaligned their joints and tightened their muscles. And the recent epidemic of prolonged sitting - which repreTrade ReviewThis book could change your life. Sit Up Straight is full of straight talk about what sitting for hours at a time does to our bodies. Vinh's special gift as a globally recognized physical therapist has always been knowing, at a deep level, how the body works. He may even know your body better than you do. (I often think that after my chats with him.) This book offers an easy-to-follow daily movement regimen that will help those who can't seem to escape their desk chairs. If you're always feeling that ache or twinge and don't know where to even start, Vinh is your guy! -- Kayla Itsines, co-creator of workout app Sweat and named by Time magazine as one of the 30 Most Influential People on the InternetDon't be fooled by the title of this book. It's not about sitting or standing. It's not even really about what your grandparents thought was 'good posture.' Vinh calls on us to move and feel better - to recognize that good health and agile movement are our birthright. The modern workplace setup, which tries to rob us of our genetic and evolutionary power, is simply the test. How ready is your body to answer? If you've ever sat in front of a computer, this book is for you -- Dr. Kelly Starrett, DPT, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming a Supple LeopardAs a professional athlete, I'm always in search of advice that can make me better. Vinh's grasp of how the body functions, and his instincts about the right adjustments to make, have been extremely valuable. You'll discover in his book plenty of movement secrets -- Javier Hernandez, striker for LA Galaxy, and Mexico’s All-time Leading Goal ScorerKeeping your body in good alignment and health not only allows you to move freely but helps all the intricate systems in your body work in harmony. Vinh is a movement expert who'll teach you new things...Read his book now and you'll be reaping the rewards years from now -- Fai Khadra, artistMy body was wrecked after four seasons of shooting Into the Badlands.... In just four sessions Vinh 'fixed' me! Besides the amazing treatment, what I appreciated is that he gave me exercises I could take home to, literally, get me straight. You may not be a martial artist or even a high-level athlete, but I can guarantee that you're doing something in your daily routine that isn't good for your body....Sit Up Straight teaches you how to 'future proof" your body by doing 12 simple daily exercises. They'll get you on the path to a pain-free life. -- Daniel Wu, Executive Producer and star of AMC's Into the BadlandsPerforming at a high level in the gym-or just getting through life without pain-is about more than willing yourself to finish. It's about understanding how body part A works with body part B. No one knows that better than Vinh. His book is a roadmap to a life of no limitations. -- Ron Boss Everline, Entrepreneur and Fitness TrainerYou only get one body, it's time to take care of it! Vinh's wonderful book reminds us of that, unveiling a wide variety of simple movements that, if regularly done, will keep our bodies happy, flexible, and feeling their best! As a trainer, I'm all about having fun. But you can't have fun if you're in pain. Sit Up Straight is a mobility map that steers us away from pain and closer to our best self. Read it! Your body will thank you! -- Kaisa Keranen, founder of Just Move, frequently seen in such magazines as Vogue, Shape, and SelfThe kind of twisting that athletes must do to win snowboarding medals isn't possible without maximum flexibility. Your movement goals may not involve competing at the X Games, but if you want to understand how your body works and how you can make it work for you in the future, read Vinh's book. -- Chloe Kim, World, Olympic, and X Games Halfpipe ChampionThis book can dramatically affect the person you'll be years from now. Vinh delivers quick and effective movements that won't take much time and can easily be implemented into anyone's work week. He helps you better understand posture, tension, and why achieving certain positions with the body can be so helpful. So...sit up straight and get moving! -- Jen Esquer, DPT, ranked as one of the best physical therapy trainers on Instagram by Shape Magazine and cohost of The Optimal Body PodcastI've spent years testing myself in endurance events and founding Spartan competitions, which has given me an appreciation of the rare few who know how the body works and can offer tips that will make recovery happen sooner. Vinh Pham is one of those with 'the knowledge.' Listen to him. He'll save you from pain, and help you push past what you thought were your limits. -- Joe De Sena, New York Times bestselling author of Spartan UP! and Executive Producer of NBC’s Spartan: Ultimate Team ChallengeThis book asks you to get honest with yourself about the daily toll you're taking on your body. 'Sitting up straight' is just the beginning of discovering a new you. After being introduced to Vinh's "Big Twelve," the daily stretches that will banish pain and boost energy, I wanted to hear more. And this book provides it in the form of solid advice. Sit Up Straight isn't just for the slouchers among us. It's an insight-filled manual for anyone with muscles and joints - yes, that's all of us - who wants to remain pain-free. Integrating this daily into your life can make a big difference! -- Chris Mohr, PhD, RD, co-owner of well-being consulting company Mohr Results, Inc.Sit Up Straight offers a lot more than the admonition in the title. (Spoiler alert: Your mom wasn't wrong.) Its posture-improving exercises show you where you lack mobility and stability, giving you valuable tools to fix the problems you have and prevent the ones you're at risk of developing. -- Lou Schuler, National Magazine Award-winning journalist, former fitness director at Men’s Health, and author of The New Rules of Lifting

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Book SynopsisAs a young girl, trapped in bed with a life-threatening disease, Paula Eber dreamed of adventuring across the globe, visiting exotic places far beyond the suffocating walls of her bedroom. Thirty years later, now an anthropology professor, cyclist and mother of two young girls, Paula runs into a quirky ad that sets in motion a very unconventional idea. Why not bicycle around the world with her family? Traveling slowly on a bicycle and camping along the way, the family could meet the local people, intimately experiencing the culture, history and geography of the world. Plus, the journey could support an important cause. Each kilometer they pedaled would raise money for asthma, the disease that had almost killed Paula as a child. And by cycling, they would choose a sustainable form of travel, making the world a better place to breathe.Two years later, supported by six major outdoor sponsors and World Bike for Breath, www.worldbikeforbr

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Book SynopsisMOVE BETTER, FEEL BETTER - TREATING ARTHRITIS THE NATURAL WAYHundreds of thousands of people with arthritis have been helped by the Margaret Hills Clinic and by Margaret's bestselling books, Treating Arthritis: The Drug Free Way and The Treating Arthritis Diet Book. This companion title, completely updated with new exercises, routines and the latest insights into arthritis and joint function, offers a full program to help restore mobility and flexibility for those who are struggling with pain or discomfort. Embracing the simple principles that make the Margaret Hills drug-free protocol so effective, this book will give stepped and manageable exercises that work to improve fitness and function in anyone experiencing inflammation or pain. You don't need to be fit, athletic or flexible to derive benefits from this book, no special equipment is necessary, and you can commit as little (or as much) time as fits your routine. Used in conjunction with the diet and lifestyle management from the companion titles above, you can significantly improve not only your physical condiiton but also your mental and emotional wellbeing.

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Book SynopsisBoth very funny and as propulsive as a thriller . . . impossible to put down' RACHEL COOKE, Observer'The kind of book you will find yourself saying urgently, over and over, to friends: 'Have you read it?' CAITLIN MORAN'Gripping, funny and always honest' DAVID NICHOLLS'Extraordinary . . . utterly compelling and so honestly told' NIGELLA LAWSON'Truly breathtaking. I could not have loved it more' CAREY MULLIGAN________________________An ordinary day.The end of ordinary life.One morning in June, Abi had her to-do list - drop the kids to school, get coffee and go to work. Jacob had a bad headache so she added 'pick up steroids'. She returned home and found the man she loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years lying on the bathroom floor. And nothing would ever be the same again. But this is not a pity memoir. It's about meeting your person. And crazed late night Google trawls. It's about the things you wished you'd said to the person that matters then wildly over-sharing with the barista who doesn't know you at all. It's about sushi and the wrong shoes and the moments you want to shout 'cut'. It's about the silence when you are lost in space and the importance of family and parties and noise. It's the difference between surviving and living. It's a reminder that, even in the worst times, there is light ahead. It's a love story.Trade ReviewTook my breath away. . . I sobbed and laughed and then sobbed again. I think it puts life into perspective but also, by being a love story, it defies many of the norms. Morgan's unique voice rings out and she is a great companion throughout -- Emma Barnett * I-paper, Books of the Year *Extraordinary...utterly compelling and so honestly told -- Nigella LawsonEvery once in a while, a book comes along that causes me to undergo a genuine shift in perspective. Abi Morgan's This is Not a Pity Memoir had exactly this effect . . . heart breaking, profound and even funny -- CRESSIDA BONAS * Spectator *Both very funny and as propulsive as a thriller...impossible to put down. -- RACHEL COOKE * Observer *There is not a trace of self-pity in Abi Morgan's heartbreaking memoir . . . full of humour, urgency and pathos, written in a staggeringly frank, intimate voice -- CHARLOTTE CRIPPS * Independent *Uplifting and powerful...highly recommended * Woman's Weekly *Compelling . . . mordant humour and heart-warming beauty * Irish Independent *This Is Not a Pity Memoir . . . hurtles along poetically, while managing to be funny and ultimately full of hope * Independent *With her trademark deadpan, trenchant wit, and a deeply soulful mindfulness, Abi Morgan takes a breathtaking hike on the cliff edge of a life upended by illness. By turns harrowing, cracking sharp and heartbreaking, it is comforting to accompany someone with her sense of humor and the absurd on this trip - this book is a gift to anyone who has been similarly unmoored by fate and the furies -- MERYL STREEPVery moving but never sentimental, tough but never cynical . . . gripping, funny and always honest -- DAVID NICHOLLSTruly breathtaking. Arrestingly honest, funny, profound and exquisitely written. I could not have loved it more -- CAREY MULLIGANI wept. I laughed. I dared to hope. I felt my heart crack. This book is life. It is exceptional -- SAM BAKERThe kind of book you will find yourself saying urgently, over and over, to friends: 'Have you read it?' -- CAITLIN MORANAn extraordinary story told extraordinarily well. I don't know how Abi Morgan has managed to live through all this, let alone write such a fascinating, heartbreaking yet frequently funny book about it. It is so gripping I honestly couldn't put it down -- MARINA HYDEFunny and brutally honest . . . an absolute insight for those of us lucky enough to never know life like this -- PANDORA SYKESIncredibly powerful, moving, funny, honest & brave. I LOVED it -- EDITH BOWMANA mash-up of all the things I love in a book - honesty, comedy, pathos and what-happens-next. It's brutal - in a good way - but above all else it's a testament to kindness, stickability and enduring love -- KIT DE WAALA very moving and utterly absorbing story told with the surgical skill of the brilliant scriptwriter she is * ALEXANDRA SHULMAN *A sharp, poignant and witty joy to read that will leave you energised and uplifted * CELIA WALDEN *Astonishing, terrifying, heartbreaking... as well as grief and fear, there is humour, tenderness and so much love * Daily Express *Told with brutal honesty and a heroic amount of humour . . compelling * Radio Times *Heart-breaking but life affirming and soul-stirring . . . Told with a candid honesty and humour . . . a touching love story and a testament to the human spirit, family and friendship -- SARRA MANNING, RedUplifting and powerful * Woman and Home *Captivating and compelling * Daily Express *A heartbreaking but hopeful read that will resonate with anyone who has had to cope with a loved one's illness * Chic, supplement to the Irish Daily Star *A touching love story and a testament to the human spirit, family and friendship * Red Online *I really recommend that book * Fortunately... with Fi and Jane (BBC Radio 4 podcast) *Funny, moving and thought-provoking. It's a love story, but not as you know it * Bryony Gordon *Award-winning screenwriter Abi Morgan's account of how she effectively lost her husband to a terrible brain injury is full of heart yet simultaneously unsentimental * Business Post *True to the book's title, [Abi is] a born storyteller sharing an extraordinary human tale in all its complexity, heartbreak and humour * Cardiff Western Mail *An extraordinary book . . . uplifting and life-affirming. It's billed as a love story and this is exactly what it is * Daily Mail *My book of the year absolutely has to be screenwriter Abi Morgan's heart-wrenching memoir. This Is Not A Pity Memoiris an unputdownable story of tragedy, loss, love, grief, transformation and survival. When Abi's husband Jake was taken ill and put into a coma for months, she thought that was the worst that could happen to their family... then he woke up and a whole new series of unimaginably painful challenges presented themselves. It will make you sob, it will make you laugh, it will break your heart and then it will put it back together again. I promise. I've already bought this book several times. I fully expect to buy it several times more' -- Sam BakerThis is the mediation on love and grief that we all need to read * The Skinny, Books of the Year *

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Book SynopsisFrom the paradigm-shifting author of Anti-Diet comes a deep dive into the underbelly of modern wellness culture and how it stands in the way of true well-being."It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle." You've probably heard this phrase from any number of people in the wellness space. But as Christy Harrison reveals in her latest book, wellness culture promotes a standard of health that is often both unattainable and deeply harmful.Many people with chronic illness understandably feel dismissed or abandoned by the healthcare system and find solace in alternative medicine, as Harrison once did. Yet the wellness industry promotes practices that can cause even more damage than the conventional approaches they're meant to replace. The Wellness Trap delves into the persistent, systemic problems with the industry, shedding light on how a growing distrust of conventional medicine has led ordinary people to turn their backs on science. Weaving together history, memoir, reporting, and practical advice, Harrison illuminates the harms of wellness culture while re-imagining our society's relationship with well-being.Praise for The Wellness Trap:'Essential for anyone navigating health concerns in the era of hyper-information.' -Laura Thomas, author of Just Eat It 'Before you start your next diet, supplement, or wellness practice, read this book!'-Judith Matz, LCSW, author of The Diet Survivor's Handbook'With nuance and compassion, Christy shows us how to be well, without being manipulated.' -Alan Levinovitz, author of Natural 'In this remarkable book, Christy Harrison blows the lid off the wellness industry and exposes its flaws, untruths, and toxicity. This book is a life-changer!'-Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-S, Co-author of Intuitive Eating'Harrison's work is a gift and I am so grateful to have this on my bookshelf.' -Virginia Sole-Smith, author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet CultureTrade Review'If you think that solutions offered in the name of wellness must be good for you, think again! In her compelling book, Harrison reveals the underpinnings of an industry that may not always have your best interests - or your well-being - at heart. Before you start your next diet, supplement, or wellness practice, read this book!' * Judith Matz, LCSW, author of The Diet Survivor's Handbook *'Wellness seems like a great goal - who doesn't want to be well, right? But after reading The Wellness Trap, you'll see how it is used to distort science and make false promises. With nuance and compassion, Christy deconstructs the history of the idea and shows us how to be well, without being manipulated.' * Alan Levinovitz, author of Natural *'In this remarkable book, Christy Harrison blows the lid off the wellness industry and exposes its flaws, untruths, and toxicity. She shows how closely wellness culture overlaps with diet culture and offers deep compassion for those who are drawn into its myths. Finally, she offers individual strategies and societal approaches for undoing the harms of wellness culture, while guiding the reader to pursue the holistic concept of "well-being". This book is a life-changer!' * Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDS-S, Co-author of Intuitive Eating *'Christy Harrison's wise, calm, and thoughtful voice has helped to guide thousands of people out of diet culture and into a better, more peaceful relationship with food and their bodies. In The Wellness Trap she continues this vital work, raising incisive questions and helping us to unlearn decades of marketing and pseudoscience and reject a definition of 'health' that is both dangerous and impossible to sustain. Harrison's work is a gift and I am so grateful to have this on my bookshelf.' * Virginia Sole-Smith, author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture *'The Wellness Trap is a book I know I have been waiting for. Deftly weaving together scientific research, cultural analysis, and personal narrative, Christy Harrison bestows upon her readers a text that is informative and empathetic... precisely the approach needed to navigate the complex and expanding world of contemporary wellness culture. Whether you're a wellness diehard - or disdain such individuals - this book is for you.' * Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, author of Fit Nation *'Filled with eye-opening facts, lots of heart, and a strong political consciousness, The Wellness Trap is revelatory and essential reading for anyone who has ever dieted, detoxed, or been drawn to the promise of 'wellness' as a way to feel better about themselves and their bodies.' * Savala Nolan, author of Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender and the Body *'If diets, detoxes, and wellness fads have destroyed your relationship with your body, this book is the inclusive, affirming, and evidence-packed guide to rediscovering what true well-being looks like for you. As eye-opening as it is validating, The Wellness Trap will change the way you think about your health - in all the best ways.' * Casey Gueren, author of It's Probably Nothing *'Indispensable reading for anyone who has been seduced by Wellness Culture's shiny veneer, only to meet its dark and menacing side. Harrison offers a highly compassionate and non-judgemental peek behind the curtain, showing us just how easy it is to fall into the trap. She introduces us to the charlatans masquerading as experts and healers (as well as Big Wellness) who stand to make a fortune by selling you their snake oil. With fascinating historical perspectives, lived-experience, and a critical, evidence-informed analysis of Wellness Culture's dubious claims, The Wellness Trap is essential for anyone navigating health concerns in the era of hyper-information.' * Laura Thomas, author of Just Eat It. *

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Book Synopsis'These effective, life-changing strategies have the potential to change your chronic pain experiencesinto something more hopeful...The essential information in this book can help you retrain your brain and reset the pain-brain connection' MARIAN T. HANNAN, DSc, MPH, professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, and professorof epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public HealthAn indispensable guide to the key role your brain plays in processing chronic pain, and the small, simple actions that can make profound changes in how you experience it.Using the principles of cognitive behavioural therapy, you'll try one new evidence-based strategy each day for 30 days, from paced breathing and healthy sleep hacks to mindful walking and acts of kindness. The ones that work best will go into your Thriving Plan, a personalized pain-management tool kit that you design to help you lead a life with less pain, greater purpose, and more joy.Chronic Pain Reset will help you evaluate your pain and its triggers, offering straightforward and often fun strategies to improve it.

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Book SynopsisA Vulture 2023 Best Book of the Year“I was in the car the first time music seemed strange: the instruments less distinct, the vocals less crisp.” John Cotter was thirty years old when he first began to notice a ringing in his ears. Soon the ringing became a roar inside his head. Next came partial deafness, then dizziness and vertigo that rendered him unable to walk, work, sleep, or even communicate. At a stage of life when he expected to be emerging fully into adulthood, teaching and writing books, he found himself “crippled and dependent,” and in search of care. When he is first told that his debilitating condition is likely Ménière’s Disease, but that there is “no reliable test, no reliable treatment, and no consensus on its cause,” Cotter quits teaching, stops writing, and commences upon a series of visits to doctors and treatment centers. What begins as an expedition across the country navigating and battling the limits of the American healthcare system, quickly becomes something else entirely: a journey through hopelessness and adaptation to disability. Along the way, hearing aids become inseparable from his sense of self, as does a growing understanding that the possibilities in his life are narrowing rather than expanding. And with this understanding of his own travails comes reflection on age-old questions around fate, coincidence, and making meaning of inexplicable misfortune. A devastating memoir that sheds urgent, bracingly honest light on both the taboos surrounding disability and the limits of medical science, Losing Music is refreshingly vulnerable and singularly illuminating—a story that will make readers see their own lives anew.Trade ReviewPraise for Losing Music"An acute and very beautiful book."—Teju Cole, author of Known and Strange Things: Essays“Understatedly elegant [. . .] In articulating what is now gone, Mr. Cotter vibrantly evokes the sensations of life before the beginning of the end of his hearing [. . .] Notwithstanding the personal catastrophe that deafness represents, it did give Mr. Cotter the ideal subject, transformed through literary grace, for a book. [. . . ] Losing Music comes closer to expressing the transcendent sensation by nearly being music itself. Its author turned adversity into quiet triumph. Evidence that Mr. Cotter's ear is still keen for the melodies of language sings from every page.”—Wall Street Journal “In his moving memoir, John Cotter anticipates a world without sound. Losing Music offers a compelling portrait of how deafness isolates people from even those closest to them. [. . .] More broadly, he also challenges us to better understand how any disability radically alters a person's sense of self."—Washington Post“In this bracing memoir, essayist Cotter recounts his experience with an incurable inner ear disorder….The result is a poignant reflection on disability.”—Publishers Weekly“Cotter writes about the embodied experience of hearing loss vividly and within a network of contexts: that of caregiving and that of medical science’s many unsolved mysteries.”—Maddie Crum, The Vulture"Losing Music explodes an individual experience of illness into a cultural and medical reckoning; with a sociologist’s rigor and a poet’s lyricism, Cotter takes readers on an odyssey through the social history of disability, the brutal bureaucracy of the American healthcare system, and the intimate violence of living in a volatile body. But this memoir is just as much a love letter to sound itself as it is a chronicle of loss; your world will sound different after reading it."—Charley Burlock, Oprah Daily "More than about Ménière's, Losing Music is a powerful addition to the memoir canon—hard-hitting, beautiful, profound—a story of finding safe ground in a world regularly buffeted by very rough seas."—The Millions“Cotter makes clear in his remarkable memoir, Losing Music, one of Ménière’s cruelest elements is its imprecision [. . .] It’s unclear to Cotter—and any of us—how much time we have left to consume, love, and share art. Through describing that uncertainty, Cotter reveals its value.”—On the Seawall“What happens when something you’ve loved your whole life becomes something that causes you pain? That’s a question at the center of John Cotter’s new memoir, which chronicles his diagnosis with a condition that’s likely Ménière’s Disease—and the physical and psychological effects that it had on him. It’s a harrowing and insightful look at a challenging time in its author’s life.”—Inside Hook“In an affecting debut memoir, novelist and essayist Cotter recounts the health crisis that transformed his sense of self and connection to his world [. . .] A gracefully rendered, candid chronicle of trauma.”—Kirkus Reviews“Devastating and beautiful. Losing Music is pieced together in a particularly uncanny way, like scraps of conversation that gradually coalesce into an immensely powerful and meaningful whole.”—Sam Sacks, editor, Wall Street Journal“John Cotter’s memoir examines hearing loss, challenges with the American healthcare system, adaptation to disability, and questions of fate, coincidence, and making meaning from misfortune. This is a moving and vulnerable story.” —Kathy Baum, 5280 Magazine"[Losing Music] deepens our understanding of sound, human connection, and what it means to be (and remain) alive."—Shelby Smoak, Washington Independent Review of Books“Lighthouse writing instructor John Cotter’s memoir examines loss, challenges with the American health care system, adaptation to disability, and questions of fate, coincidence, and making meaning from misfortune. This is a moving and vulnerable story.”—Kathy Baum, Tattered Cover, Denver, CO“Cotter first notices that music sounds off, and then he’s plagued by vertigo. A memoir about dramatically changing one’s life and dealing with a mysterious illness. I highly recommend!”—Caitlin Luce Baker, Island Books, Mercer Island, WA“This is a memoir about the loss of an important sense—hearing. It’s also about what was gained as Cotter was compelled to contemplate his short personal history, his goals and the meaning of life. The diagnosis came quickly and at a young age—a rare disease, origins not understood and for which there is no known treatment. Quitting his work, he travels cross-country in search of help. Meanwhile, he has to come to grips with the loss of so many strengths he had become accustomed to, and to learn about the language and other taboos related to disability. And to think about the many, many people who have suffered their own similar losses, through war, accidents or just plain happenstance. This short memoir is moving, in some ways frightening, but also hopeful. There is life after loss. It’s a matter of perseverance, bravery and accepting change.”—Linda Bond, Auntie’s Book Shop, Spokane, WA“I read Losing Music in part to examine my own ailments, which are similar to John Cotter’s: tinnitus, hearing loss, vertigo, and the anxiety that can accompany them. I was relieved that my symptoms pale in comparison, but Cotter’s story tracking the severity of his condition is both enlightening and a bit terrifying. Throughout his memoir, Cotter describes the impacts to his personality, the challenges of communication with others, and the marital stress he and his wife have dealt with. The search for medical treatment led him through the long history of Meniere’s disease. He found that many attempted ‘cures’ were horrific failures, and that in fact, little or no progress has been made over the last one hundred years. His journey laced all the way back to Jonathan Swift and Beethoven, who is also hearing impaired. This story is deeply reflective and moving, full of sorrow, hope and how to cope after being humbled by a crippling disease. I’m grateful that Cotter was able to overcome his obstacles to tell his story.”—Todd Miller, Arcadia Books, Spring Green, WI“Heart-wrenching . . . When the mysterious symptoms that turn out to be Meniere’s disease encroach upon up-and-coming college professor and writer John Cotter’s soul-satisfying work and domestic life, its degrading effects on his hearing and sense of balance slam down an unwanted wall between his aspirations and the world beyond . . . An ill-understood condition, Meniere’s drives the dispirited Cotter to pursue any number of clinics across the country for help in dealing with this isolating ‘new normal’ of greatly diminished hearing and unpredictable bouts of vertigo. Cotter is a grounded and reflective narrator of these struggles, and he envelopes the reader in grieving for the losses, little and big, as well as rejoicing in his numerous hard-won but successful adaptations, and concurrent optimism for what is to come. An added bonus: his historical anecdotes about changing attitudes and outlooks toward Meniere’s can be as entertaining as they are, at other times, flummoxing. Losing Music is the outstanding work of a straightforward memoirist with a wry sense of humor who feels very much like a good friend.”—Susan Braunstein, New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle, NY“This memoir by John Cotter has made me think more about disabled people, homeless people, suicidal people, and lonely people, and I want to learn more—a lot more about Jonathan Swift—and how to help more people and be more compassionate. How many books can you say that about?”—Mollie Mitchell, HearthFire Books, Evergreen, CO“Losing Music is a stunning, expansively beautiful book. Not just because of John Cotter's precise and vivid language on a sentence level, but also because of how it moves so tenderly through the vanishing of sound, and not just sound, but songs—points of connection that can be taken for granted. And even beyond this reality, Losing Music is not solely a sad book. It is also a book of comforts, of joys, of closeness. I am thankful for all of its movements.”—Hanif Abdurraqib, author of A Little Devil in America“John Cotter brings sound to the page as something tactile: abrasive, elusive, fluid, textured, a current between body and mind. He fashions language into a velvety pocket in a harsh world. Losing Music is a phenomenal book about what it's like to be sick and suffering, and in it, I recognize not only the isolating nature of illness, but also a powerful intimacy with one's own changing self.”—Elissa Washuta, author of White Magic“Losing Music is a vertiginous journey of loss and discovery triggered by the onset of an unpredictable and mysterious disability. With poetic energy, John Cotter describes the roaring and swirling particulars of Ménière’s disease, while he grapples with universal questions of meaning and suffering. The memoir effortlessly blends personal stories with delightful deep dives into sound dynamics, inner-ear anatomy, and eighteenth-century author Jonathan Swift, who becomes a much needed friend—‘articulate, accessible, free with his time,’ and, I might add, darkly funny, dramatic, and brilliant, not unlike Cotter himself.”—M. Leona Godin, author of There Plant Eyes: A Personal and Cultural History of Blindness“I’m not sure what I’d do if my body became a seemingly unsolvable mystery, and I can’t know how I’d handle the fear, frustration, and despair, but I doubt I’d have either the fortitude or the imagination to do what John Cotter has achieved in this book. Losing Music is a remarkable memoir: unsettling, insightful, and gorgeously written. I’ll be pressing this book into many people’s hands.”—Maggie Smith, author of Goldenrod: Poems“I think the hardest thing for a personal writer to do is think well and feel well at the same time. John Cotter’s writing is bursting with as much intellect as heart. It’s as clear-eyed and incisive as it is moving. It’s what nonfiction should be.”—Lucas Mann, author of Captive Audience and Lord Fear“Losing Music is a fascinating, heartbreaking, deeply personal story from one of the most talented essayists around. It’s a book about art and illness, the betrayals of the body, and what is kept and what is lost as time goes by.”—Justin Taylor, author of Flights and Riding with the GhostPraise for Under the Small Lights“John Cotter’s prose is lyric, his images unforgettable, his characters richly complicated. From the first sentence to the last, I was captivated by this story and the characters that call out to the reader with mystery and beauty and terror, like voices in the night. Under the Small Lights is a book to be savored, and John Cotter is an exciting new voice in contemporary fiction.”—Laura van den Berg, author of The Third Hotel“John Cotter has a way with words. He has a way with dialogue, with setting a scene, with crystallizing description and insight into just a handful of words. He has a way of wrapping his observations about lost generations, about the charade of the Bohemian lifestyle, about the fragility of ideals when they crash into immovable objects, into the characters themselves. . . . Cotter treats these themes with a rare intelligence and subtlety and a certain warmth for these characters who are charming and contemptible by turns. Cotter is going to be a writer to remember, and this is a great book. You should read it.”—Tampa Bay (FL) Creative Loafing“Under the Small Lights is the kind of book I always look for and rarely find: a mellow meditation on friendship and romance and the romance of friendship told in prose straightforward and lovely. [Cotter’s] characters are urbane and articulate, foolishly impulsive, and heartbreakingly earnest. It’s been a long time since I’ve encountered a bildungsroman this successful, let alone a novella this bighearted.”—Josh Russell, author of Yellow Jack“[Cotter] writes with insight, nuance, and respect for the complexity of these young people’s lives. The prose is lyrical and lucid; the scenes are powerful and vivid.”—The Rumpus“One of the strongest aspects of [Under the Small Lights] is Cotter’s ease with natural-sounding dialogue, which sparks, shambles, and darts along—the rhythm of you and your friends goofing on each other. . . . The book also has the substantial advantage of having a great atmospheric beginning, excellent action-packed climax, and a poignant ending. Under the Small Lights is a very good read.”—New Pages“[Under the Small Lights] moves through a series of scenes that surface like memories, wandering the way our attention spans and affections will, from friend to friend until our rash decisions blast everything away, or until we have to make new friends or risk the inevitable outcome that accompanies emulating / lusting after / emphatically loving your friends …What might otherwise be construed as a group of selfish kids is instead a group of self-aware kids, who are easier to relate to and easier to love.”—Lit Pub Table of ContentsIPrelude 5A New Life 15Sound Shadow 35On the Beach 61The Polar Vortex 85No Satori 113INTERMEZZOFour Music Lessons 137IIThe Trauma Test 151Lost Things Dreams 177The Hundred Oceans of Jonathan Swift 201 Other Lives 231Shocked Quartz 253Coda 263Notes 275Acknowledgments 283

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Book Synopsis'An open, honest, and up-to-date guide, based on personal experience in addition to science, for people living with MS along with their caregivers.' –Library Journal From a doctor living with MS: how to dramatically improve your quality of life with diet, hormones, supplements, exercise, and other lifestyle adjustments Most of us take for granted the little things in life—like walking out to the mailbox, socialising with friends, or enjoying a cup of tea. But what if each daily activity required intensive planning and effort? That’s what living with multiple sclerosis is like, and author Michaël Friedman knows this from first-hand experience. Since his diagnosis of multiple sclerosis a decade ago, Dr. Friedman has been searching for a cure for the disease. After years of research, he realised that he had some of the answers right in his naturopathic medicine toolbox, and others, surprisingly, lay in the realm of conventional medicine. There’s No Pill for This tells his story and offers treatment advice and hope to those who suffer from MS. He does not promise a miracle cure but instead provides the personal prescriptions he follows that are delaying the disease process and radically improving his quality of life, including dietary measures and supplements to support a healthy microbiome and hormone therapies that can reduce neuroinflammation and possibly promote neurorestoration. Dr. Friedman presents a daily protocol for MS patients, including diet, supplement, detoxification, and hormone strategies; mindfulness therapy; physical therapy; and a wide range of beneficial lifestyle adjustments related to exercise, sleep routines, time management, stress management, and more. He also offers special advice for supporting healthy bladder and bowel function and improving oxygen supply. In the book’s conclusion, Dr. Friedman reflects on what this complicated chronic disease has taught him, and continues to teach him, about the value of humility and about what is truly important in life.Trade ReviewLibrary Journal— "An open, honest, and up-to-date guide, based on personal experience in addition to science, for people living with MS along with their caregivers."“My wife lived with MS for fifty years, and her diagnosis started me on the road to holistic health and medicine. I never let her know what her neurologist predicted, and her diagnosis helped me start to teach patients how to live well and cultivate a survivor personality. Dr. Michaël Friedman is what I call a native. He is living the experience; he is not a tourist who doesn't understand—who treats the disease but not the person experiencing it. I truly recommend There’s No Pill for This because it contains the wisdom of a health care professional who also has the experience of being a patient. Read and learn—participate in your own health and healing and let his wisdom guide you on your journey.”—Bernie Siegel, MD, author of No Endings, Only Beginnings and Love, Medicine & Miracles“Though no one wants to partake in trial-by-fire, the experience does, in fact, carve a powerful path and purpose. Dr. Friedman’s touching account of the circuitous exploration of his health challenges will help others return to the sacred rhythm of their own lives. He reminds us that we are more than our body and our diagnosis, and offers empowering, insightful, scientifically informed, terrain-based anecdotes and recommendations to address a devastating disease with wisdom and wit.”—Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO, coauthor of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer; founder, drnasha.com“Dr. Michaël Friedman has written the most robust, informative, easily accessible, and helpful book ever for those trying to navigate the rough road of multiple sclerosis. Part personal journey, part modern research, and part clinical pearls, this wonderfully researched guidebook covers a wide variety of conventional, nutritional, and natural therapies as well as novel approaches. I highly recommend this treasure trove of options for patients and their doctors alike.”—Dr. Jill Stansbury, ND, author of Herbal Formularies for Health Professionals“There’s No Pill for This combines the best of conventional medical treatments with a wide range of complimentary and holistic healing modalities for people with MS. The author, a brilliant and compassionate doctor, has written not only a practical guidebook for both health care professionals and people suffering with MS, but also the inspiring story of his own healing journey. Written with insight, compassion, and humor, this deeply personal book offers hope and direction to all of those suffering from MS and other neurological disorders.”—Rosemary Gladstar, herbalist; author; founder, Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center“Michaël Friedman has written the first comprehensive integrative protocol for multiple sclerosis. This book was born out of his fight not only for survival, but also for the right to live a full life with a health condition that can have a terrible prognosis. There’s No Pill for This is a must-read for clinicians and patients who choose to fight for a better now and a longer tomorrow. Thank you, Dr. Friedman, for bringing your own journey to the public to help others.”—Dr. Decker Weiss, NMD, naturopathic cardiologist; founder, Peace Possible“Michaël Friedman gives us a clear, genuine, firsthand account of the physical, psychological, and emotional obstacles that MS patients face each day. Through his own experiences, Dr. Friedman has gained immense knowledge and understanding about living with MS, and he uses his wisdom and skills to speak directly to others dealing with such challenges. He lays out the options for therapeutic strategies, weaving in diet, herbs, mindset, nutritional supplements, and many lifestyle activities that can improve the quality of life for MS patients. There’s No Pill for This is not only for those living with MS, but also for those who live with MS patients, and it will help health providers broaden their perspective and understanding of what their patients must deal with.”—Dr. Mary Bove, ND, author of Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants “A unique and powerful personal account of living with MS and using natural strategies to navigate the physical, psychological, and emotional challenges of this mysterious and debilitating condition. There’s No Pill for This is a helpful guide to empower and offer hope for patients living with MS.”—Amy Berger, MS, CNS, author of The Alzheimer’s Antidote and The Stall Slayer

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Book SynopsisThe Healing Journal is a dynamic, illustrated guided journal to empower those living with chronic illness to cope with the ways illness impacts daily life. It provides an outlet for readers to freely express their experiences related to illness and enables them to explore their own strength and resilience. Research suggests that writing expressively and sincerely about personal struggles and traumas improves physical health. Rooted in mindfulness and positive psychology, each of the 50 topics in this journal is explored through the pairing of an affirmation with relevant journaling prompts and a painted illustration inspired by the California wilderness.The writing prompts and affirmations in this journal will help the reader to: Cultivate an attitude of positivity and hope about their personal healing Develop strategies to cope with negative emotions associated with their illness Communicate their needs to friends, family, and coworkers Utilise mindfulness, positive psychology, and practices of gratitude to maintain a healthy emotional state

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Book SynopsisThere is hope for recovery from Lyme disease and other chronic illness. In Starving to Heal in Siberia, Dr. Michelle Slater takes readers on her journey from her bed, where she was sidelined much of the time, to Siberia, where she was cured of the debilitating effects of advanced Lyme disease. After a years-long struggle with extreme chronic fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, and other mysterious symptoms that ultimately prevented her from teaching and doing simple tasks like reading and driving, Michelle began considering assisted suicide. She had tried every known treatment, from aggressive allopathic treatments to holistic remedies, without success. In a last-ditch effort to save her life, she found a radical alternative treatment offered by the world's leading expert on dry fasting and traveled to Siberia to give it a chance. Starving to Heal in Siberia is both a moving and insightful memoir of recovery from devastating chronic illness and a practical guide to the science and psychology behind safely dry fasting. It offers useful information for anyone who is curious about intermittent fasting and the research on dry fasting. It also offers hope to doctors who have had to tell their patients to adjust to the chronic symptoms of an autoimmune disorder that didn't dissipate under their best care. And for readers with chronic illness and those who love them, this book is an antidote to despair. Michelle's thoughtful account of her wellness journey provides similarly afflicted readers with the tools and encouragement to begin their own.

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Book SynopsisOne of our immune system’s key defences is ozone, an oxygen molecule (O3) naturally produced by our antibodies to fight germs, viruses, and other invaders. For more than a century, doctors have used ozone therapy to effectively and safely treat a wide variety of diseases, including Ebola, SARS, and, most recently, Covid-19. Revealing ozone therapy’s enormous potential to bring health to millions, Marc Seifer, Ph.D., explores its science and history as well as its success in the treatment of viruses such as Covid-19, pneumonia, tuberculosis, Lyme disease, and the flu. He examines research performed by scientists and medical doctors going back more than 200 years that conclusively shows that ozone is a powerful disinfectant with antibacterial and antiviral properties. He shares articles from leading ozone therapy doctors and researchers, including Robert Rowen, M.D., and Howard Robins, D.P.M., who travelled to West Africa in 2014 to combat the Ebola outbreak with ozone therapy, and Gerard Sunnen, M.D., who has been researching the beneficial effects of ozone therapy on coronaviruses. Explaining how ozone therapy works, the author examines its therapeutic benefits, including how it inhibits inflammation, activates antioxidant defences, and optimises the ability of the body’s tissue to use oxygen. He also shares numerous case studies from more than a dozen doctors in six different countries to show how Covid-19 patients have been treated successfully with ozone therapy. Unmasking the suppression of this revolutionary therapy by the FDA, Seifer shows not only how ozone therapy is effective against current viruses such as Covid-19 and Ebola but also how it can help the immune system learn to protect itself against emerging future viruses.Trade Review“Written in conjunction with four medical doctors, Ozone Therapy for the Treatment of Viruses provides a fascinating and thoughtful history of the field and a sober look at a present-day mindset that has ignored what I have known through my own scientific research and practice. Ozone therapy is a medically safe germicidal that can kill viruses. Highly informative, here is a book that can provide a rational approach to disabling not only COVID-19 but also highly dangerous bacterial infections and emerging viruses as well.” * Mark Hyman, M.D., New York Times bestselling author and senior advisor at the Cleveland Clinic Cente *“According to Seifer, the widespread use of ozone therapy as a treatment for COVID-19 could have saved millions of lives and the world trillions of dollars. While he advocates for vaccinations, he contends that ozone therapy is a safe and effective treatment for both the vaccinated and unvaccinated that boasts a robust track record of success. Seifer presents his case meticulously, citing not only the clinical evidence in support of ozone therapy but also its documented use for COVID-19 in places like Spain and Italy as well as for burn victims, those with various viral diseases, and against the superbugs that plague hospital systems. The author provides an accessible history of the treatment and a concise overview of the inner workings of the immune system, along with the testimony of doctors who have used it with success and patients who have received it. At the heart of the issue is the vigorous opposition mounted against the treatment by the Food and Drug Administration and the American Medical Association as well as the pharmaceutical industry. Seifer presents his criticisms of those organizations with impressive composure and evenhandedness. Will readers be convinced? This is such a complex issue that a conversion is unlikely to occur. But the author’s work will probably stimulate further research and even provocatively raise suspicions about the opposition of certain quarters of the medical establishment. A well-researched introduction to a muchmaligned therapeutic tool.” * Kirkus Reviews *“If ever a book was needed, Ozone Therapy for the Treatment of Viruses is right on time. SARS-CoV-2 has infected the world. A safe and effective treatment was available from the beginning of this illness. Ozone, which costs pennies, is a very effective antiviral agent. It has a long history of success in treating viral infections. For nearly 30 years I have successfully used ozone along with other nutritional and oxidative therapies in my practice to treat viral infections, including patients suffering from COVID- 19. Ozone as a medicinal therapy is unparalleled. This book can give you the knowledge on how to successfully fight viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2.” * David Brownstein, M.D., author of A Holistic Approach to Viruses *“A valuable resource about applications of medical ozone to treat COVID and other viral infections. A must-read for both health care consumers and medical professionals.” * Nathaniel Altman, author of The New Oxygen Prescription and The Honey Prescription *“A well-founded presentation of the effectiveness of ozone therapy, which opens a new therapeutic field to fight viruses.” * Christopher Vasey, N.D., author of Lymph Health and Natural Antibiotics and Antivirals *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION The Pathway Out of Epidemics and Pandemics PART I Innovation and Suppression 1 Pandemics and the Promise of Ozone: How Two Intrepid Doctors Went to West Africa to Destroy Ebola 2 The History of Ozone 3 Ozone Therapy Timeline 4 The FDA and Ozone Therapy: An Uncomfortable Retrospective 5 How the AMA Got Rich Dana Ullman, MPH, CCHPART II The Research6 The Immune System7 Physiological Effects of Ozone Therapy on the BodyLouise Pyper8 MERS, SARS, Coronaviruses:Theoretical Considerations for Critical Care Oxygen/Ozone Therapy Gerard Sunnen, M.D.9 Did Nikola Tesla Discover a Treatment for COVID-19 over 100 Years Ago? Marianne Macy 10 A Plausible Penny-Costing Effective Treatment for Coronavirus: Ozone TherapyRobert Rowen, M.D., and Howard Robins, D.P.M. 11 Ozone Therapy and the ICU in SpainJuan Carlos Pérez Olmedo, M.D. PART III The Path Forward 12 Case Studies, Clinical Trials, and Theoretical Considerations on the Efficacy of Ozone Therapy13 Clinical Studies Dossier Testing Efficacy of O2O3 Therapy in Treating COVID-19 Patients 14 My Experience with Ozone Therapy Anthony S. Lenzo 15 A Wake-Up Call APPENDIX Taking Action Ozone Correspondence Letters to Prime Ministers Acknowledgments Bibliography Index of SubjectsIndex of Names

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Book SynopsisKnown as the “black gold of the Himalayas,” Shilajit, or mumijo, is a brownish-black substance found in the mountains of central Asia with a peculiar, smoky-aromatic smell, reminiscent of the oils of various juniper plants. Taken internally in the form of capsules, tablets, or powder, Shilajit is a traditional Ayurvedic remedy with remarkable healing benefits that are only just beginning to be studied by Western doctors and scientists. In this full-colour practical guide, Wolfgang Windmann, Ph.D., explores Shilajit’s many physical and mental benefits, from stimulating the immune system and combating inflammation to protection from toxic stress and improving cognitive performance. He looks at Shilajit’s anti-aging benefits and the protection it can offer for a sensitive stomach and gut. He explores its history as a therapeutic treatment in different healing traditions throughout Asia, including its use in Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, and Russian folk medicine, and how it is now readily available around the world. Offering a scientific analysis of the compounds found in Shilajit, the author explains how it is formed and extracted and how it is composed of many cell-protecting, antioxidant, and vitalising substances, including many minerals and amino acids. He explores how Shilajit can be used for prevention and specific treatment, including for bone fractures, osteoporosis, stomach and gut diseases, mineral deficiencies, impotence, allergies, and dementia, as well as to improve mental focus and performance. Detailing how to use Shilajit for self-care and self-healing, this guide also looks at its different forms and dosages and how to combine it with other health supplements to enhance its extraordinary benefits for the immune system and for counteracting the harmful effects of modern lifestyles.Trade ReviewOffering a complete and throughly 'reader friendly' guide to Shilajit medicine, Shilajit: The Ayurvedic Adaptogen for Anti-aging and Immune Power is an impressively written, organized and presented reference that is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college, and university library Alternative Medicine, Chinese Medicine, and Herbal Remedies collections and supplemental curriculum studies lists. It should be noted for students, academia, alternative medicine practitioners, medical personnel, and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that Shilajit: The Ayurvedic Adaptogen for Anti-aging and Immune Power is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $12.99). * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsPreface to the 2005 edition Preface to this 2023 edition Introduction Historical and mythical tales of an ancient remedy Shilajit, the Substance Properties Formation and distribution Currently recognized varieties of Shilajit Production Purification Composition Mineral compounds Amino acids Organic components Humins, humic acids, and fulvic acids Origins and formation of humic and fulvic acids Relevance for the formation of Shilajit ApplicationsInternal application ImmunostimulationFracturesOsteoporosisGastrointestinal complaintsHemorrhoidsDeficiency in the metabolism of mineralsBronchial diseasesErectile dysfunctionAnti-allergic propertiesAntioxidant propertiesAnabolic, performance-enhancing, and fortifying propertiesAlzheimer’s disease and dementiaUses in Ayurveda described to dateOther uses described in publications and reports but not scientifically guaranteedExternal Application Therapeutic dosage, toxicity data Preparations The legal perspective Solid preparations with Shilajit as the main active ingredient Capsules Capsule and tablet additives Suppositories Semi-solid preprations Liquid preparations Enhanced Shilajit capsules Shilajit with vitamins D and K2, turmeric, omega-3 fatty acids, and magnesium Shilajit with zinc and glacial milk Shilajit syrup based on xylitol Manuka honey EpilogueSource references Further information Picture credits Acknowledgments About the author Index

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Book SynopsisThere are 53 million family caregivers in the United Sates, and many feel isolated and overwhelmed. In Watching for Dragonflies, Suzanne reaches out to other caregivers, inviting them to explore the many avenues of growth available to those walking the path of caregiving. Suzanne’s story begins with a phone call from her husband, Michael, telling her he has collapsed on the job. They soon learn he has multiple sclerosis. Despite the negative patterns threatening their marriage, she is determined to handle the caregiving tasks suddenly thrust upon her. Through love, psychological insights, and spiritual inquiry, she cultivates her abilities—and gains the courage to confront a medical system that often saves her husband but at other times threatens his life. As time progresses, Michael undergoes many hospitalizations; he also makes miraculous recoveries that allow adventure back into their lives, including a numinous experience with dragonflies. When Suzanne faces her own medical crisis, their world is shaken once again—but throughout it all, love is their bond, one even death cannot sever. Often poignant, at times funny, and always riveting, Watching for Dragonflies will serve as comfort—and inspiration—for other caregivers struggling to care for a loved one.Trade Review2023 Living Now Book Awards Bronze Medalist in Mature Living/Caregiving“A moving story of love, loss, illness, and the beauty that persists.” —Kirkus Reviews “The moving memoir Watching for Dragonflies is a wife and caregiver’s tale of contending with a spouse’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis.”—Foreword Reviews“This story proves we all need one another through happy times, sad times, and every stage in life. Suzanne shows us that moments of pain and pressure can transform one into a more conscious, empathetic, and resilient person. What a highly inspiring and impactful book!”—Readers’ Favorite, 5-star review“I am in awe of Suzanne Marriott. . . She is a searingly honest writer who takes you into a world that is breathtaking in its intimacy, love, and lucidity. She is a deep traveler, a spiritual adventurer, and not only a survivor but a thriver. This is a no-holds-barred memoir by a woman who can lift you out of life’s tight places and help you to breathe, to flow with love, to believe.”—Judith Fein, award-winning travel journalist, author of Life is a Trip, The Spoon From Minkowitz, and How to Communicate with the Dead, teacher, speaker, and blogger about Transformative Travel for PsychologyToday.com “In her memoir, Suzanne draws on her background in transpersonal psychology to access the spiritual and psychological resources that guide her growth as a caregiver. Empowered by inner wisdom figures, dream revelations, and shamanic and Tibetan Buddhist practices, she develops the inner resources she needs to support her husband in his battle with a chronic illness. This memoir is a gift to anyone dealing with their own feelings of grief and loss.”—Dr. Marilyn Schlitz, Professor of Transpersonal Psychology and President of the Academic Faculty at Sofia University and CEO/President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences“Watching for Dragonflies is an inspirational story of personal growth through adversity that will bring comfort and companionship to other caregivers. An intimate and empowering memoir.“—Rachel Howard, author of The Lost Night and The Risk of Us“In Watching for Dragonflies, Suzanne Marriott writes about her journey with her husband through the good times and the moments thatchallenge their relationship after his diagnosis of MS. It’s a story of love, letting go, and working together as a couple to live fully with awareness and growth on their spiritual journey of body and soul. This book is an important testament about the ups and downs of being a caregiver, and useful to anyone facing health challenges with someone they love.“—Linda Joy Myers, author The Forger of Marseille, The Power of Memoir, and Song of the Plains“In Watching for Dragonflies, Suzanne Marriott generously shares her deeply spiritual journey as a caregiver to her husband who suffers from multiple sclerosis. In the throes of loss, disappointment, and pain, courage and love keep arising to meet each challenge. This is an honest and inspiring story of how true intimacy can help carry us through seemingly unbearable loss.“—Jim Cunningham, Physical Therapist, Marriage and Family Therapist, specializing in Trauma Resolution“Suzanne Marriott’s caring memoir of her love, marriage, joy, grief and spiritual seeking and of the distresses and challenges of her long caregiving is stunningly honest and inspiring.“—Judith Van Herik, Professor emerita if Religious Studies, Penn State University“Services for—and recognition of—family caregivers simply must improve. Honest storytelling like that in Watching for Dragonflies will start a revolution.“—Gretchen Staebler, author of Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver“Suzanne’s intimate story of living through the diagnosis, long decline and death of a loved partner helps one imagine the unimaginable in such a human way. By sharing her story, she helps us face our own fears, and to see that such challenges can bring even deeper connection.“—Kathryn McCamant, author Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves and Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities“Thank you for sharing your memoir with me. It’s a moving and compassionate story.“—Dr. Arthur Hastings, Professor Emeritus, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (now Sophia University)“Suzanne Marriott’s touching memoir stays with the reader long after its final present-tense paragraph. This is a book that needs to be read by anyone who wishes to know what it’s like to go through the stages of a chronic illness. Along with Michael, who has MS, and Suzanne, his wife and caregiver, we experience joy in their successful activities and disappointment in the ineptness of some of their health care providers. We follow the couple through years of health challenges and learn of the events that bond them together and the mishaps that appear to tear them apart. Aided by the author’s journals, which include her dreams, we are treated to realistic descriptions of the couple’s day-to-day lives as well as Suzanne’s premonitions. A very moving, true story.“—Evelyn Kohl LaTorre, author of Love in Any Language: A Memoir of a Cross-Cultural Marriage and Between Inca Walls: A Peace Corps Memoir“Thank you for the moving, beautiful experience.“—Mike Contino, Educator, California State University East Bay and retired Executive Secretary California Mathematics Council

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Book SynopsisWhether you suffer with chronic pain, long covid, fatigue, autoimmune disease, depression, burnout, post-infectious syndromes or inflammation, this step-by-step guide will empower you to find your own route to recovery.In Long Illness, Dr Meghan Jobson and Dr Juliet Morgan legitimise experiences of long illness and offer an unparalleled, holistic approach to healing. From cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), traditional eastern medicine and mindfulness practices, to emerging therapies, self-healing techniques and cutting-edge research into long illness, Drs Jobson and Morgan will offer support and validation. With survivor stories, journaling prompts and reflective exercises throughout, this is the ultimate toolkit to help you accelerate your own healing and begin your journey of recovery.

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Book SynopsisA darkly comic and moving reflection on what it means to be human in a world where nothing is certain, from the award-winning Oxford professor'The best book about multiple sclerosis'THE TIMES'An outstanding feat'SUNDAY TIMESWe all have trapdoors in our lives. Sometimes we jump off just in time ... But sometimes we are unlucky. My own trapdoor was hidden in the consulting room of an Oxford neurologist.When the trapdoor opened for Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, he plummeted into a world of MRI scans, a disobedient body and the crushing unpredictability of a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. But, like Alice tumbling into Wonderland, his fall did something else. It took him deep into his own mind: his hopes, his fears, his loves and losses, and the books that would sustain, inform and nourish him as his life began to transform in ways he could never have imagined.From Kafka to Barbellion, this is a literary map of the journey from the kingdom of the well to the land of the sick, and forwards into a hopeful future. It's an ode to great writing, to storytelling, to science and to the power of the imagination.Trade ReviewMetamorphosis is the best book I have read about multiple sclerosis, and that is because it is about so much more... It is simply a beautiful piece of writing. * The Times *A pitch-perfect memoir: stylish, erudite, touchingly honest and darkly funny. -- Jacqueline Wilson, author of The Story of Tracy BeakerAn outstanding feat of bravery and brio... A buoyantly written, piercingly perceptive book. * Sunday Times *A beautiful and devastating portrayal of a life-changing diagnosis... It is what the best writing should be: a book that will stay with you for life. -- Natalie Haynes, author of A Thousand ShipsThe writing is all elegance and wit. * The Times, *2023's Top 50 Non-Fiction Books* *An account of living with multiple sclerosis that is both deeply literary and painfully honest as it charts his journey into ill health. * Financial Times, *Summer Reads of 2023* *Heartening and unexpectedly gripping... An immensely powerful book... It persuasively builds the case for the ability of stories to offer hope and solace; to help us become ourselves, over and over, even in extremis. * Spectator *Written by an entertaining storyteller and offers a rare insight into a situation that few people will have to face, but that it does us good to contemplate. * Mail on Sunday *While this book deals with distress, physical pain and uncertainty, its wry humour and lightness of touch make it anything but a misery memoir... Superb. * Times Literary Supplement *Douglas-Fairhurst has written a memoir that is not miserable. It's funny and raw... Magical: pages speed by, fuelled by the author's formidable intellect. * Financial Times, *Book of the Week* *

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Book SynopsisVictory is a life well lived or a day enjoyed.'In this inspiring memoir, Frank recounts his life and experiences as an elite runner, as well as his fourteen-year battle with Parkinson's Disease. He is well aware that Parkinson's will ultimately win, but he is determined to not get ahead of himself, as after all tomorrow is another day.

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