Health

This text provides an autoethnographic qualitative study that portrays the author's recovery from a devastating life changing event - a car crash resulting in the hybrid diagnosis of TBI and PTSD, leading to PTG and identity transformation over a ten-year recovery period.

Fully revised and updated, this edition includes new information on sensory modalities; disease states affecting sensation; nutritional manipulation; unusual sensory hallucinations of food; using flavor to suppress appetite; and the concept of a sixth taste in gustation, lipid and fat receptors on the tongue.

The book aims to cover the cloud management and framework. It discusses how cloud computing framework can be integrated with fog computing, edge computing, deep learning and IOT. This book is primarily aimed at graduates and researchers to understand the echo system of cloud technology for agriculture and healthcare.

This book reveals the applications of AI & IoT in smart healthcare and medical systems. It also provides core principles, algorithms, protocols, emerging trends, security problems and their findings in e-healthcare services.

The main aim of Healthcare 4.0: Health Informatics and Precision Data Management is to improve the services given by the healthcare industry and to bring meaningful patient outcomes, Informatics involved by applying the data, information and knowledge in the healthcare domain.

Break Free From Over-Functioning, Over-Delivering, People-Pleasing, and Ignoring Your Own Needs So You Can Finally Live the Life You Deserve!

Focusing on the challenges, directions, and future predictions and the role 5G plays in smart healthcare monitoring, this book offers the fundamental concepts and analysis on methods to apply IoT in monitoring devices for diagnosing and transferring data. It also discusses self-managing to help providers improve their experience of care.

This collection considers the apparent contradictions and complications of the contemporary status and deployment of the many forms of genital cutting, raising a serious, wide-reaching question: what scope should society have to impose physically invasive rites on people? This book was originally published as a special issue of Global

Fascinating stories of the birds and birdsongs from the Tropics for every week of the year, with QR codes for every entry.From the incredible screech of the macaw, who shows amazing intelligence, to the imitations of humans of the mynah bird and the humming sounds of the hummingbird, this is a beautiful collection of stories about one of nature's wonders: tropical birds. Bird expert and writer Dominic Couzens invites you to enjoy not only their birdsongs but also their amazing feats and colourful displays. With stunning illustrations from award-winning Madeleine Floyd and QR codes to listen to their songs as you read, you can immerse yourself in a tropical wonderland. A natural wonder that has captivated and fascinated generations, tropical birdsong is unique. This book offers the perfect tonic whether you are an avid birdwatcher or just want to understand the songs from the most iconic birds in the world. With 52 weekly stories, the book takes you through the calendar year of tropical life. Listen and read about jewel-like toucans, mating cries of the cock-of-the-rock bird of paradise, duet songs of sunbirds, the fascinating glossy starling oxpeckers who sit on the backs of elephants and the gorgeous songs of hornbills. The latest research and information about these bright lights of the bird world is captured here by one of the most respected but accessible writers on birds. It's like joining him on a field trip. Anyone with even a passing interest in the bird world, or even the natural world, will be captivated by the stories and sounds.

Revolutionize your beauty regime with Feeding Your Skin, the guide to natural beauty treatments by Carla Oates, founder of The Beauty Chef. From revitalizing face masks, nourishing body scrubs and luscious lip balms to treatment oils, cleansers, toners, moisturizers and more, it contains everything you need to enhance your natural radiance from head to toe. Each simple yet luxurious treatment is made using pure, nourishing ingredients, while Carla's expertise ensures each formula is optimised to bring out your inner glow. Embrace self-care with practical, easy-to-follow solutions that are as kind to your skin as they are to the environment and illuminate your beauty naturally – one nourishing blend at a time.

From garden herbs and flowers to foraged fruits and berries, plants have the power to nourish and heal. Used in home remedies and by professional herbalists for thousands of years, nature's medicine chest offers incredible healing benefits for body, mind, and spirit.

The book consists of two parts. The first part contains poems and photos of twenty-five common Norwegian trees. The second part has perspectives on plant nature and natural medicine.There are sections on: 1) the five elements used in feng shui and traditional Chinese medicine 2) trees as flower medicine 3) trees as archetypes with reference to human design, human nature. Whether you are interested in feng shui, Bach flower remedies, or human design, you will be able to enjoy this collection of poems.

Learn to interpret rhythm strips in simple, stress-free ways, with the popular ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy!®, 8th Edition. Recognize and treat a wide variety of arrhythmias with this vital text — an ideal study aid for students and a friendly on-the-unit support for practicing nurses. Offering expert direction, this edition is freshly updated, fully illustrated, and packed with learning aids that support your understanding and retention in obtaining and interpreting rhythm strips.

This pioneering text amalgamates knowledge from classical acupuncture texts and integrates them into clear, practical guidance on how to create acupuncture treatments. Supplemented with case studies and step-by-step frameworks, this book offers practitioners the knowledge required to increase the success of their clinical treatments.

This book encourages yoga professionals to delve deeply into a place of self-exploration and self-inquiry. Readers can learn how to be present with themselves and their needs whilst also nurturing a meaningful environment for their clients. It provides reflection exercises and practical tips focussed on holistic and sustainable self-development.

"The Economics of Health and Health Care is the market-leading health economics textbook, providing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics, balancing economic theory, empirical evidence, and public policy. The ninth edition offers updated material throughout, including two new chapters: Disparities in Health and Health Care (Chapter 7) examines issues of race, ethnicity, income, gender, and geography with respect to health care access, health inputs, and health outcomes; Pandemic Economics (Chapter 9) introduces a new and simplified economic treatment of epidemics and pandemics within the context of COVID-19. The book further highlights the impacts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and updates the path-breaking comparative analyses across countries to focus on the differences in access and costs. The book continues to provide a clear, step-by-step understanding of health economics, making economic principles accessible to students, supported by boxed examples, figures and tables. Each chapter contains concise summaries, discussion questions and quantitative exercises to promote student learning. There is also a glossary of key terms and an extensive reference list. Instructors are supported by a range of digital supplements. It is the perfect textbook for students and practitioners taking undergraduate and postgraduate courses in health economics, health policy and public health"--

Certified birth doula and hypnobirthing coach Emma Armstrong, wants women to have the power to influence their birth experience for the better.Combining the compelling content and joyful illustrations of The Fearless Birth Book with interactive exercises and practical journaling prompts, The Fearless Birth Planner empowers you to dream plan and prepare to pivot when the time comes.Journeying through four key sections – Brain, Body, Birth and Baby & Beyond – this book helps you anticipate this most exciting time of life and reflect on what to expect along the way and on the big day (or days) of the birth itself.With vibrant illustrations injecting positivity into every page, this is the perfect gift for a pregnant loved one – or a gift for yourself, because after all, you deserve it!