Showing results by publisher "Random House Audio" in Physical Illness & Disease

The biggest risk factor for breast cancer is simply being a woman. Madhulika Sikka's A Breast Cancer Alphabet offers a new way to live with and plan past the hardest diagnosis that most women will ever receive: a personal, practical, and deeply informative look at the road from diagnosis to treatment and beyond. What Madhulika Sikka didn't foresee when initially diagnosed, and what this audiobook brings to life so vividly, are the unexpected and minute challenges that make navigating the world of breast cancer all the trickier.

Donny Herbert was a hardworking Buffalo city firefighter who, in December 1995, was searching the attic of a burning house when the snow-laden roof collapsed. For six minutes he was without oxygen. A beloved husband, a father of four boys, Donny fell into a vegetative state that lasted nearly a decade. He was, for all practical purposes, gone. Until one day, in April 2005, when he woke up and spoke almost nonstop to his family and loved ones for nearly 18 hours.

If you're like millions of Americans, you get home from a long day with barely enough energy to lift the remote control. But with Laura Stack's comprehensive plan, you can regain your vitality in just three weeks. Let the Productivity Pro help you eliminate the "energy bandits" from all aspects of your life so you can start living in a way that will boost your energy.

Just as millions of people have successfully adopted Dr. Agatston's South Beach Diet, now millions can lead longer and healthier lives thanks to his South Beach Heart Program. In his most passionate audiobook yet, Dr. Agatston champions a revolution in cardiac care that will empower people to save their own lives.

If you're like millions of Americans, you get home from a long day with barely enough energy to lift the remote control. But with Laura Stack's comprehensive plan, you can regain your vitality in just three weeks. Let the Productivity Pro help you eliminate the "energy bandits" from all aspects of your life so you can start living in a way that will boost your energy.

Ronald Reagan’s daughter writes with a moving openness about losing her father to Alzheimer’s disease. The simplicity with which she reveals the intensity, the rush, the flow of her feelings encompasses all the surprises and complexities that ambush us when death gradually, unstoppably invades life.

In 2007, David Goldhill’s father died from infections acquired in a hospital - one of more than two hundred thousand avoidable deaths per year caused by medical error. The bill was enormous - and Medicare paid it. These circumstances left Goldhill angry and determined to understand how world-class technology and personnel could coexist with such carelessness - and how a business that failed so miserably could be paid in full.

Patti Davis, the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, writes about losing her father to Alzheimer's disease, saying goodbye in stages, and watching the progression of a disease that steals what is most precious: a person's memory. Past and present come together in this illuminating portrait of grief, of a man, a disease, and a girl and her father.

In Dream New Dreams, Jai Pausch shares her own story for the first time: her emotional journey from wife and mother to full-time caregiver, shuttling between her three young children and Randy's bedside as he sought treatment far from home; and then to widow and single parent, fighting to preserve a sense of stability for her family, while coping with her own grief and the challenges of running a household without a partner.

Ancient medical science told us our minds and bodies are one. So did philosophers of old. Now modern science and new research are helping us to understand these connections. In Healing and the Mind, Bill Moyers talks with physicians, scientists, therapists, and patients - people who are taking a new look at the meaning of sickness and health.

Einfach gut schlafen. Tiefer, natürlicher Schlaf ist unsere größte Kraftquelle. Doch leichter gesagt als getan, wenn man unter Schlafproblemen leidet! Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan schafft Abhilfe - schnell und wirksam. Die Schlaftherapeutin hat dafür eine einzigartige Verbindung von östlichen und westlichen Praktiken aus u.a. Yoga, Ayurveda sowie der gezielten Schulung des eigenen Körperbewusstseins entwickelt: Endlich wieder schnell einschlafen, ungestört durchschlafen und am Morgen erholt und voller Energie aufwachen.

Falsche Ernährung, falsche Medikamente, falsches Denken sind nur einige der oft überraschenden und unterschätzten Ursachen für die meisten Formen von Depressionen, Burnout und Angsterkrankungen. Klaus Bernhardt zeigt anhand neuester Forschungen, dass es sich bei diesen Krankheiten oft um psychische und körperliche Reaktionen auf Mangelerscheinungen und Stresssituationen handelt.

Die Leber, unser wichtigstes Entgiftungsorgan, muss tagtäglich Schwerstarbeit verrichten - insbesondere wenn Schadstoffe, Stress und Krankheitskeime sie belasten. Die Folge sind Beschwerden wie Diabetes, Bluthochdruck oder chronische Müdigkeit. Fatalerweise bleibt die wahre Leidensursache dabei meist unentdeckt, denn: Unsere Leber leidet still. Hier setzt Anthony William, das weltbekannte Medical Medium, an.

This practical approach will give you peace of mind as it helps you learn how to protect yourself in a variety of scenarios, from cooking at home to eating out, from your everyday commute to air travel. With tips and tidbits of history, he guides you through taking care of your home, kids, and pets. Dr. Tierno has over 40 years of experience in the clinical and medical microbiology fields and recently appeared as an expert during the pandemic on CNN in conversation with Chris Cuomo. Inside, he distills his wide-ranging knowledge into actionable, digestible steps.