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Shortly before his 44th birthday, John Diamond received a call from the doctor who had removed a lump from his neck. Having been assured for the previous 2 years that this was a benign cyst, Diamond was told that it was, in fact, cancerous.

California’s coast redwoods are Earth's tallest living beings, some reaching more than 350 feet high. They can also live for more than 2,000 years, outlasting entire civilizations. In this episode, we spend an evening with an ancient tree. Below ground, its roots tap into a forest-wide network; above ground, its branches harbor life in its many forms.

As with his previous bestseller, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, in An Anthropologist on Mars Oliver Sacks uses case studies to illustrate the myriad ways in which neurological conditions can affect our sense of self, our experience of the world, and how we relate to those around us...

Are you struggling with brain fog, trouble losing weight, and terrible anxiety but have no idea how to improve it? Perhaps you’ve even felt discouraged when you’re about to go somewhere, but you feel torn and anxious about how you look in your outfit that you can’t get yourself to leave the house.

A moving, thought-provoking and surprisingly humorous book which is both a description of a journey to death and a celebration of the act of living. Based on Clare Wise's blog, which she started when she was first diagnosed with cancer in 2013, Not That Kind of Love charts the highs and lows of the last three years of Clare's life. The end result is not a book that fills you with despair and anguish. On the contrary, Not That Kind of Love should be listened to by everybody for its candour and for its warmth and spirit.

"An essential read for anyone committed to understanding the technologies that will define our future." CHRISTIAN ANGERMAYER, BIOTECH ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER OF APEIRON INVESTMENT GROUP Welcome to the biotech revolution In the last century, technology has transformed the human experience across...

The most up-to-date, comprehensive treatment guide to fibromyalgia, by a renowned physician who herself has the condition. Find support and advice on fibromyalgia, pain management, chronic fatigue syndrome, musculoskeletal diseases, and more from leading fibromyalgia specialist, Ginevra Liptan.

Both memoir and self-help book, this is the remarkable chronicle of a passage from terminal diagnosis to exuberant wellness in just a few months. The Cancer Whisperer reverses our traditional adversarial relationship with cancer by teaching us how to listen to it; how to be healed by it as well as seek to cure it; and how to be emotionally free of illness even when physically curtailed.

Others Like Me is the story of fourteen women around the world, from different walks of life, who don't have children. It's also the story of why Nicole Louie had to find them and what they taught her. Part memoir, part exploration of childlessness through candid conversations, this book showcases the many ways in which people find fulfilment outside of parenthood.

Experience the smells, sounds, textures, signs, and tastes of the kitchen as a daughter lovingly prepares squash stew for her family on a brisk fall day.

Dr. Richard Miller presents iRest Meditation—an integrative, accessible practice for promoting inner balance, healing, and overall well-being. Based on the most potent yoga practices for relaxation and refined through work with military veterans rehabilitating from PTSD, this program brings...

For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work on the care of people with dementia and their family members. Written by experts with decades of experience caring for individuals with memory loss, Alzheimer disease, and other dementias, the book's authoritative and compassionate approach to care features discussions of the causes of dementia and the management of its symptoms from the early stages to late-stage disease.

Deep Sleep with Medical Self-Hypnosis: An All-Natural Solution for Your Insomnia You counted sheep and drank warm milk—but you’re still awake. Now what? On Deep Sleep with Medical Self-Hypnosis, Dr. Steven Gurgevich offers you an alternative solution: clinically proven mind-body techniques...

If you want to learn how to improve your health, beat chronic illness, and feel decades younger, you are in the right place! This show will provide answers to questions like:Why do I always feel tired and bloated?What foods are secretly destroying my gut health?How do I fix leaky gut naturally?What are lectins, and should I avoid lectins?How do I reduce chronic inflammation?Why does my autoimmune disease keep flaring up?What supplements actually work for gut health?How do I improve my brain fog naturally?Can you reverse heart disease with diet?What probiotics and prebiotics should I take?How ...

A show for people who use insulin and the people who love them. Practical strategies, candid conversations and real community support. The Juicebox Podcast has what you need to live well with diabetes. Don't trust blurbs? Try the reviews. Home of Bold With Insulin and the Diabetes Pro Tip Series. JuiceboxPodcast.com

So you want to FIX your thyroid and get your life back right? You're in the right place then! The Thyroid Fixer is just that. A show for hypothyroid disorder sufferers just like you who are fed up with symptoms such as fatigue, hair loss, weight gain, and brain fog. Your host, Dr. Amie Hornaman, fitness model turned Functional Medicine doctor brings you The Thyroid Fixer podcast to take YOU from broken to fixed. After a series of misdiagnoses from the conventional medicine system along with a 20 pound weight gain, Amie has committed her life and work to helping others drag themselves out of ...

'In this essential book, Dr Liz Murray provides accurate, practical and empowering information that every woman should have access to.' - Professor Andrew Horne, Director of Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh; Speciality Advisor to CMO for OBGYN, Scottish Government; and...

Has gastritis and stomach pains made your life miserable? Eliminating gastritis and its annoying symptoms calls for more than acid-blocking medications or simple dietary changes. It requires a comprehensive treatment approach that tackles the root cause and provides a real solution to the problem, which is exactly what this audiobook is all about. The Gastritis Healing Book offers a completely new treatment approach that incorporates precise advice and recommendations about the changes you should make in your diet, habits, and lifestyle, in order to heal your stomach.

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly...

Weaving together herbal and medical traditions from around the world into a singular cohesive model, this groundbreaking book guides herbal practitioners to a comprehensive understanding of the practice and philosophy of healing with herbs. Sajah Popham presents an innovative approach to...