Health

A refreshingly candid and vulnerable journey into our link with food, Madison Madden takes us on a pilgrimage from childhood dietary lessons to our deepest culinary desires and beyond. Its audacious yet compassionate tone, inspired by the author's personal triumphs over an eating disorder and chronic digestive issues, ignites hope for those struggling to break free of constraining habits and belief systems. Citing digestible wisdom from the ancient practice of Ayurveda, Madden offers an opportunity to transform our most intimate relationship - the one we have with ourselves, and what we choose to eat.

Told in three parts - SEX, FOOD, CANCER - this is a short, powerful memoir about one woman's relationship with her body and a universally relatable story for anyone who has ever had, or lost, breasts

In this book we present recent studies that have been carried out on some widely used medicinal plants. The need for new and alternative treatments stem from the lack of efficiency of existing remedies for certain illnesses. We have compiled information that may be useful to researchers in their quest to develop new drugs.

This book introduces experiential knowledge of the intersectionality of disability, sexuality, and gender equality issues. Scholars and disabled persons' organizations (DPOs) in Asian countries such as China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, and Japan have contributed, aiming to increase local DPOs' and NGOs' capabilities in utilizing human rights laws.

Spanning schizophrenia, anxiety, seizure disorders and more, this book considers just how far the immune reaction associated with gluten sensitivity can reach beyond the gut and physical symptoms to cause psychiatric and neurological illnesses, and consequently how we can reverse these.

Understanding Fascia, Tensegrity, and Myofascial Trigger Points explores fascia science and practical applications for therapists and movement practitioners. The text is complemented by rich photography, detailed anatomy drawings, and an analysis of referred pain patterns.

Getting divorced and remarried are now common practices in European societies, even if the rules differ from one country to the next. Civil marriage law still echoes religious marriage law, which for centuries determined which persons could enter into marriage with each other and how validly contracted marriages could be ended.

This volume addresses the effects and mechanism of functional foods in relation to chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, etc. Like it's companion, this volume inspires new thought processes and a paradigm shift in research and development.

This book serves to give a holistic view of all oral therapies for diabetes mellitus that are available to the public by removing the silos and stigmas that are associated with both allopathic and ayurvedic medicines.

This volume explores in depth femicide and feminicide, bringing together our current knowledge on this phenomenon and its prevention.

Across the world, there are over two billion people practicing the religion of Islam. There is increasing evidence of the value and influence of cultural competency and transcultural health for medical professionals working with these communities. Here, the authors have developed and organized a nuanced approach to cultural competence, simultaneously promoting diversity and insight into the influence and value of Islamic beliefs and practices on positive health. Endorsing culturally competent information, behaviors, and interventions, topics covered include immunization, hygiene, fasting and dietary restrictions, and sexual and reproductive health. This is a definitive resource for public health practitioners operating within Muslim communities and countries as well as for academic courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in public health and health promotion, medicine, social work, and social policy and for continual professional development.

There is no harder life experience than caring for a loved one who is dying. But with right tools we can help them approach this monumental transition with empathy, patience and peace of mind. Suzanne O'Brien realised earlier than most how hard it is to care for someone who is dying during her her time working as a nurse in hospice care, often offered as a comforting alternative to a sterile hospital environment. But Suzanne saw the real financial and staffing limitation that came with the hospice and, realizing this option didn't provide all the answers, wanted to take it a step further, providing her patients and their families with the tools to approach the death of a loved one with grace, dignity, knowledge and compassion. In 2012, Suzanne founded the Doulagivers Institute, which has since trained hundreds of thousands of doulas around the world. The Good Death will distill the information of this course and all that Suzanne has learned during her decades in healthcare to provide the reader with a step-by-step guide to preparing for the future death of a loved one, and helping them through the actual passing when the time comes. This book will equip the reader with everything they need to know to prepare for a financial, physical, mental, emotional and spiritually good death - both for them, and for their loved one

Whether you're experiencing anxiety, depression, burnout, or the aftermath of trauma, this groundbreaking book will show you how to become your own best healer. Brittany spent most of her life sitting across from therapists recalling the painful stories of her trauma. But rehashing each event - being put into foster care as a baby, losing her brother in a car accident, enduring a brutal rape and a public trial, and more - made her even more stuck. At a crossroads, she took her recovery into her own hands. On this journey, Brittany discovered science that explains how and why trauma lives in our bodies, not in the story of what happened to us. Trauma overwhelms our nervous system, which operates through feelings, sensations, and emotions, not through words and thoughts. Now a Somatic practitioner herself, in Body-First Healing Brittany provides a roadmap to recovery, resilience, and nervous system regulation. With Brittany, you will learn how to:Name your core wounds, trauma responses, and stuck nervous system stateCreate feelings of safety and regulation with anchoring resources like exploratory orienting, movement, self-contact, etc. Fully experience an uncomfortable feeling with the Sensation, Image, Behaviour, Affect, Meaning frameworkEngage somatic tools, like air screaming for anger or limb shaking for anxiety, that help express uncomfortable emotion

The primary focus of this book is to educate the reader on the Matching Person and Technology model and assessment process that will guide the reader on consumer-centered assistive technology assessment and outcome measures designed to be used for individual of all ages and all types of disabilities.

Volume I focuses on the applications and clinical evidence of the use of functional foods and nutraceuticals for chronic diseases; and Volume II discusses the molecular mechanisms, and the researches on the role of functional foods/nutraceuticals in preventing and treating chronic diseases through epigenetic modulation.

Located within practical theology and theological anthropology, the diversity of perspectives on dementia presented in this book offer deep insights into what it means to be a human being, to live humanly in the midst of difficult situations, and helps us understand and navigate the complexities of the dementia journey.

> Explores the benefits of practicing yoga on social life and humanity. Discusses impact of yoga on the socioemotional development and happiness.

A comprehensive guide on everything you need to know about crystals to heal yourself and open your higher awareness.

Written by a third-generation Ayurvedic practitioner with over 180k Instagram followers, this is a revolutionary approach to healthy living. This is the most accessible book on the ancient Indian wisdom of Ayurveda ever, offering a paradigm shift in physical and mental health through an easy 21-day plan.Discover how to apply the life-changing principles of Ayurveda to your daily routine with this revolutionary approach to health and wellbeing. Change your habits and feel better in just 21 days!In this paradigm-shifting guide to optimising your health and wellbeing, third-generation Ayurvedic practitioner Nidhi Pandya makes a famously complex health system incredibly easy to access. She distills the ancient Indian wisdom of Ayurveda into its essential principles, encouraging us to rebalance our bodies and tap into nature's circadian rhythms, aligning our body with the cycles of the world around us. Discover how to apply Ayurveda's core principles to diet, exercise, sleep, mindset and the seasons, before following Nidhi's simple plan to feel better in 21 days. This is a holistic guide to all-round health by practicing small rituals that encourage us to listen to our bodies, connect with the cycles of the world and regain balance. With interactive charts, tips, recipes and easy lifestyle hacks throughout, this modern, encouraging and realistic take on Ayurveda is perfect for the 21st century.

Harness the power of your body to heal through clinically proven, natural, Ayurvedic holistic practices. Optimise your mental and emotional health using the psychology of exceptional survival. Understand practical, straightforward changes to your diet to boost your natural immunity and gut health. Practise the science of circadian medicine as well as the healing benefits of nature immersion, meditation and visualisation, breathing techniques and clinically proven herbal medicines and supplements. The Ayurvedic Approach to Cancer aims to break new ground with its unique approach to supporting those living with cancer by integrating the holistic practices of Ayurveda, a natural system of medicine, with the most advanced, cutting-edge science from the field of exceptional cancer survivorship research. Sam Watts has a PhD in cancer survivorship from the University of Southampton. He is also a trained clinical practitioner of Ayurveda. Sam has led large-scale, NHS-funded clinical investigations of people living with incurable cancers who defy the statistical odds. Sam's research has been focused on finding consistencies in the practices that the majority of these cancer patients adopt because he believes that it is very likely that these practices will help us understand what allowed them to become exceptional. His research has indeed found such consistencies and, as an Ayurvedic practitioner, he has also realised that the majority of them fall under the framework of Ayurveda. Over the last decade, Ayurveda has become one of the most-utilised forms of complementary medicine adopted by those living with cancer. In this book, Sam has integrated his exceptional cancer survivorship research and Ayurveda practices into a practical and easy-to-follow blueprint that will engage the body's natural ability to heal so you can live with cancer with vitality, well-being and optimism.