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"Stronger After Stroke puts the power of recovery in the reader's hands by providing simple-to-follow instructions for reaching the highest possible level of recovery. Basic concepts covered include repetition of task-specific practice, proper scheduling of practice, setting goals and measuring recovery. The second edition is completely revised throughout. New sections cover the latest research from neuroscience, treatments for recovering sensation...
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"This book has been written specifically for anyone who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, as well as family members and friends. It serves as a guide to learning about the disease, its potential impact on your life, and the medical treatments now available for managing it successfully. This is a time of great excitement in research and rapid advances in clinical management, such that most people who have multiple sclerosis will be able to...
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Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"Living a brain-healthy life is not just to reduce the risk of dementia and other serious health issues but also to improve the quality of your life and brain performance now. Investing in brain health will cost you nothing but time and effort -- and the brain-healthy recommendations in this book can all be followed for free! Brain health expert Dr. Sabina Brennan's steps are simple to follow and within your control so can be integrated into daily...
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Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
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352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"A revolutionary, proven program for reversing the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline from award winning neurologists and codirectors of the Brain Health and Alzheimer's Prevention Program at Loma Linda University Medical Center Over 47 million people are currently living with Alzheimer's disease worldwide. While all other major diseases are in decline, deaths from Alzheimer's have increased radically. What you or your...
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Publisher
Harmony Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
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xvii, 263 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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The fan-favorite Defector and former Deadspin columnist shares his long recovery from a catastrophic brain hemorrhage and how he learned to live with a broken mind as he tried to figure out who this new person is, in this fascinating, darkly funny comeback story.
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English
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In Rising Above Lyme Disease, renowned naturopath and Lyme-literate doctor, Julia Greenspan, presents a plan for recovery for those who have been suffering with this disease for weeks, months, years, or even decades. Operating from the front lines of the epidemic in New England, she gives hope to those who thought there was none, or feel unheard by all those around them. Dr. Greenspan's treatment plan addresses not only the body, but the mind as well....
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Demos Health
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Third edition.
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ix, 192 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"An MS diagnosis presents many unanswered questions: How is this diagnosis going to change my life? Where do I begin? How will I manage to take care of my family, work, and travel? No one knows the answers to these questions better than Shelley Peterman Schwarz, who has lived nearly forty years with multiple sclerosis. Schwarz imbues her updated collection of practical tips and short cuts with personal stories that highlight her trials and triumphs....
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Hay House, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
1st edition.
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xxi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Dr. Mike Dow is a best-selling author, psychotherapist, and relationship expert. So why is he writing a book about stroke? Well, what you probably don't know about Dr. Mike is that his younger brother, David, is a stroke survivor. What's more, David's stroke happened when he only 10 years old. This means most of Dr. Mike's teenage years were spent witnessing what his family was dealing with trying to find the best treatments for David. He struggled...
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In 2008, Simon Fitzmaurice was diagnosed with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. He was given four years to live. In 2010, in a state of lung-function collapse, Simon knew with crystal clarity that now was not his time to die. Against all prevailing medical opinion, he chose to ventilate in order to stay alive.
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Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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x, 172 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"Care for yourself, while caring for a loved one with dementia When caring for someone with dementia, your own mental stability can be the single most critical factor in your loved one's quality of life. The Caregiver's Guide to Dementia brings practical and comprehensive guidance to understanding the illness, caring for someone, and caring for yourself. From understanding common behavioral and mood changes to making financial decisions, this book...
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English
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A neurologist describes how carbohydrates, even the healthy ones, destroy brain function and cause a range of diseases, including ADHD, anxiety, chronic headaches, and depression, and offers a thirty-day plan to reprogram dietary habits and repair brain cells.
12) The better brain: overcome anxiety, combat depression, and reduce ADHD and stress with nutrition
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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English
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"A paradigm-shifting approach to treating mental disorders like anxiety, depression, and ADHD with food and nutrients, by two leading scientists who share their original, groundbreaking research with readers everywhere for the first time, explaining why nutrients improve brain health, and how to use them"--
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Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
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xi, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"New York Times bestselling author and Harvard-MIT educated women's health expert, Sara Gottfried, M.D., delivers a revolutionary program to prevent and reverse the myriad symptoms and diseases that result from an unhealthy connection between the brain and the body"--
"While we often think of weight gain, anxiety, digestive trouble, and disease prevention as separate issues, these and other minor and chronic symptoms are actually the result of one...
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Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (9 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A groundbreaking plan based on scientific research and clinical results shown to prevent and reverse AD and cognitive decline by addressing metabolic imbalances with lifestyle modifications. Everyone knows someone who has survived cancer, but until now no one knows anyone who has survived Alzheimer's Disease. In this paradigm shifting book, Dale Bredesen, MD, offers real hope to anyone looking to prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's Disease and...
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Publisher
National Geographic Partners, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
Description
"This cutting-edge book reveals how a healthy gut can drive psychological well-being, improve your mood, and combat common diseases including depression, anxiety, obesity, heart disease--even autism and Alzheimer's--all by nurturing your microbiome. Welcome to psychobiotics, the revolutionary new scientific field that treats the common ailments of our time. Leading medical researchers John F. Cryan and Ted Dinan, together with veteran journalist Scott...
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