Health

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Channelling a new application for an ancient, beloved creative practice, dance experts and advocates Noyale Colin and Kathryn Stamp challenge all of us, no matter our age, circumstances or ability, to get our bodies moving.

A comprehensive review of the evolution, diagnosis, prevention, control, and treatment strategies (both modern as well as complementary and alternative modes) being used against COVID-19. The book is organized in sections that cover pathology, epidemiology and diagnosis; prevention strategies; and treatment.

Discusses plant-based secondary metabolites for healthcare, focusing on the health aspects of herbs and medicinal plants and nutraceuticals for livestock production and for the treatment of diseases such as HIV and diabetes.

This book presents valuable information for exploring the health claims of plant-based phytochemicals for the treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal disorders.

Healthcare advocate Edward G. Rogoff's Scary Diagnosis is an essential resource which enables patients to navigate the medical system to achieve the best outcome in confronting their diseases.From his personal experience battling hemophilia for most of his life, Rogoff understands how challenging it is to cope not only with a life-threatening illness, but to receive quality healthcare in the United States' bureaucratic and complex medical system. With Americans living longer than ever before, the potential to develop chronic conditions, require surgeries, become disabled--and receive a scary diagnosis--increases. Learning you have cardiovascular issues, Parkinson's disease, or a form of cancer is life-altering, but Rogoff shows that you aren't just a patient defined by your illness. Armed with the right knowledge, a positive attitude, experienced doctors and a trustworthy team of family and friends, you can continue to live a life of dignity, purpose, and meaning while confronting your illness.Scary Diagnosis offers the strategies patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals need to work together while dealing with fearful medical conditions. From selecting the right doctors and building a support team, to untangling the red tape of insurance and dealing with difficult hospitalizations, to maintaining a sense of humor and optimism, Rogoff's indispensable guide will help you advocate for yourself, so you receive the treatment and empathy you deserve. Featuring true stories from people who have successfully managed both the medical system and their illnesses, Scary Diagnosis shows us that despite our vulnerability, we have the power and the agency to choose our best healthcare options to maintain our wellbeing and quality of life.

This book investigates the experiences of women in Zimbabwe facing COVID-19 and GBV, arguing that the insights from this extremely tough period could be used as a springboard for positive legal, cultural and policy changes. The book will interest policymakers and researchers of gender, public health, philosophy, sociology, and politics.

This handbook highlights the achievements and progress being made by African women across sectors in society and provides a positive perspective into their progressive actions for sustainable development. Essential for readers of gender, environment, political science, history, development studies, religious studies and African Studies.

This book examines sex, sexuality, gender and health in the Pacific with a focus on three key sets of issues: young people, culture and education; sexual and reproductive health and well-being; and belonging, connectedness and justice.

This book presents an ethnographic study on gestational surrogacy in India. It frames the ethnography of the surrogacy clinic in conversation with concerns raised in the arenas of law, policy, medical ethics, and global structural inequality about the ethics of transnational Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) practices.

This book assembles leading scholars from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and medicine to explore existing One Health approaches and to envision a mode of health that is both more-than-human and also more sensitive to, and explicit about, colonial and neocolonial legacies.

The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology provides readers with an overview of the study of ancient disease.

Looks at the bioprospecting of medicinal plants for potential health uses and at the pharmacognosy of a selection of medicinal and aromatic plants, such as to treat inflammation, anti-hyperglycemia, and obesity and as immunity boosters. It discusses the conservation, maintenance, and sustainable utilization of medicinal plants.

This book reflects on the problem of domestic violence by thinking critically about policy and practice responses. Moving beyond accounts of men's violence embedded in metaphors of 'good' and 'bad men', or as the expressions of particular structures and practices, it initiates challenging conversations.

This book foregrounds the voices of women in educational leadership to draw on the power of diverse perspectives and to create an environment that better embraces a broad range of leadership styles.

Keep fit, keep the brain going, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a fulfilling, active life in your 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond!Too many people think that ageing inevitably causes problems after seventy, but a lot of these can in fact be postponed or prevented because they are not caused by ageing, but by a loss of fitness, preventable disease, ageism and the negative beliefs and pessimistic attitudes that pervade society. Shake off the stereotypes and empower yourself by adopting the simple actions described in this book. Keep fit, eat well, keep your brain active, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a rewarding, active life into your eighties, nineties and beyond. Live better for longer, and remember, seventy is the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end!This edition includes new chapters on:- The brain and the mind (including dementia prevention)- Managing your NHS service- Taking charge of your healthcare in the digital world- Fighting back after lockdownPart brain and body exercise book, part manifesto for a happier, healthier life - this book will show you how to Sod Seventy! and live life to the fullest.

This introduction to the groundbreaking Alexander Technique shows all types of healthcare and movement professional how to improve their clients' posture, liberate their range of motion, and reduce joint pain caused by bad postural habits.

Is It Alzheimer's? is a quick, accessible, and essential reference for anyone who hopes to navigate the confusion of dementing illnesses.

Following its predecessor, the second edition is essential reading for medical and allied health practitioners who want to bring scientific insights of the importance of fascia to human health into their clinical practices.

Today's teenage boys and young men desperately need encouragement. Ironically, many need both an arm around the shoulder and a proverbial kick in the butt; both affirmation and challenge, and they need it from voices that acknowledge their emotional complexity while not apologizing for their intrinsic maleness.In A Path to Manhood, author Paul Cumbo draws on his two-decades-plus experience of teaching, coaching, and mentoring teenage boys and young men to deliver concise, relatable messages on the pursuit of virtuous living. By eschewing the reductive depictions of masculinity in traditional culture, readers will better learn how to use personal strength for the betterment of themselves and others.With compassion and conviction, Cumbo explores self-knowledge, friendship, education, finance, vocation, health, habits, love, marriage, faith, and fatherhood. While addressed directly to young guys themselves, the book will resonate with their parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors.Combining skilled storytelling, a keen understanding of masculinity, practical spirituality, an inclusive attitude, and good-natured humor, A Path to Manhood invites today's young men to take an honest look at themselves, practice discernment, and make thoughtful decisions and takes readers on a compelling journey of the mind and heart.

They say that life begins at 50 and yet, for many women, this decade is one that looms with a feeling of being lost and alone - empty nest, perimenopause, menopause, retirement. However, while these years are certainly ones full of change, with change comes the exciting opportunity for new beginnings. For new confidence, new community, and new fitness too. Follow personal trainer and influencer, Caroline Idiens six week programme designed to help you get Fit at 50. Full body strength-based and high-intensity workouts, accompanied by 60 nutritionally balanced recipes and sample meal plans, will help you get stronger, fitter, and happier in just six weeks. The programme will also help you establish your fitness goals, progressively build to longer workouts, and continue your fitness for decades to come. Caroline Idiens is a woman on a mission. A mission to show you that midlife can be the BEST time in a woman's life. She has already helped thousands of women transform their fitness, confidence, and mid(life), with her global online members programme Caroline Circuits, and with Fit at 50 she can help you do the same.

TED Talks speaker and mental health advocate Hannah Brencher inspires readers to unplug from technology and cultivate a life of presence, connection and wonder.

A guide to building healthy and meaningful relationships for gay men, written by a Marriage and Family Therapist specialising in LGBTQ+ partnerships. With case studies, practical exercises, and lived experience testimony - this is an invaluable companion for any stage of a gay relationships - whether you're monogamous, polyamorous, or inbetween!

Dive into a science-fuelled journey of transformation and experience ageing not as inevitable pain, but as superhuman strength and rejuvenation

Discusses importance of bioactive compounds derived from Himalayan plants, focusing on their antidepressant activities. Details a wide range of Himalayan plants, vegetables, fruits, flowers, grains, nuts, etc along with their traditional applications, chemical compositions, and antidepressant effects while documenting their traditional uses.

Covers importance of nutraceuticals and their function in human health. Provides information on the nutraceutical potential of herbal drugs, the ayurvedic system of medicine, and nutraceutical properties of various medicinal herbs. Details the role of nutraceuticals in treating various diseases and their use as supplements.