Lethal Spots, Vital Secrets: Medicine and Martial Arts in South India
ISBN: 9780190243869 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lethal Spots, Vital Secrets provides an ethnographic study of varmakkalai, or "the art of the vital spots," a South Indian esoteric tradition that combines medical practice and martial arts. Although siddha medicine is officially part of the Indian Government's medically pluralistic health-care system, very little of a reliable nature has been written about it. Drawing on a diverse array of materials, including Tamil manuscripts, interviews with practitioners, and his own personal experience as an apprentice, Sieler traces the practices of varmakkalai both in different religious...
Lethal Spots, Vital Secrets provides an ethnographic study of varmakkalai, or "the art of the vital spots," a South Indian esoteric tradition...
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215,09 zł |
There Is No HIV: The Rainbow Warrior
ISBN: 9781491754597 / Angielski / Miękka / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. I'm The Living Proof THERE IS NO HIV, The Rainbow Warrior, Exposing The Truth About HIV Antibody Testing and the Metaphysics of Self-Healing Through Chakra and Kundalini Awareness is the author's personal story of healing and a journey toward spiritual awakening having transcended the HIV Debacle and Crisis. The author reveals the horrible atrocity of genocide and eugenics that is taking place all over the globe with respect to the effects of deception and deceit about HIV. The goal of this book is to give the readers a chance to learn of the HIV dissenting perspective. Resources are... I'm The Living Proof THERE IS NO HIV, The Rainbow Warrior, Exposing The Truth About HIV Antibody Testing and the Metaphysics of Self-Healing Thr... |
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94,50 zł |
Journey Into a Disturbed Mind
ISBN: 9781935130864 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After a serious head injury at age 4, the author developed intense headaches and a tendency to daydream. When doctors stopped medication he had been receiving for migraine headaches, he began self-medicating with non-prescription, street drugs. He soon started hearing voices that directed his activity. He developed bizarre beliefs, an altered reality and a life of personal horror. Earl Lynn Surrett takes the reader with him on this journey into madness and successful intervention. His memoir is a gift to those striving to understand the inner struggle of mental illness, specifically...
After a serious head injury at age 4, the author developed intense headaches and a tendency to daydream. When doctors stopped medication he had been r...
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47,97 zł |
Say Hello to an Acne-Free You: How to Cure Acne and Keep It from Coming Back
ISBN: 9781681275123 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Acne is often a problem that effects the self esteem of those that suffer from the malady. In addition, people may grow weary with advice from random strangers and friends that should know better. Because of this, it may be more appropriate for a sufferer to read a book to gain some insight on how to cope with the problem effectively.
Acne is often a problem that effects the self esteem of those that suffer from the malady. In addition, people may grow weary with advice from random ...
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60,23 zł |
The Bad Doctor: The Troubled Life and Times of Dr. Iwan James
ISBN: 9780271067544 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Meet Dr. Iwan James: cyclist, doctor, would-be lover, former heavy metal fan, and, above all, human being. Weighed down by his responsibilities--from diagnosing personality disorders to deciding who can hold a gun license--he doubts his ability to make decisions about the lives of others when he may need more than a little help himself. Cartoonist and doctor Ian Williams introduces us to Iwan's troubled life as all humanity, it seems, passes through his surgery doors. Meet Dr. Iwan James: cyclist, doctor, would-be lover, former heavy metal fan, and, above all, human being. Weighed down by his responsibilities--fr... |
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114,39 zł |
Foundations of Theory for Ancient Chinese Medicine: Shang Han Lun and Contemporary Medical Texts
ISBN: 9781848192621 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun) and contemporary texts of ancient China form the bedrock of modern Chinese medicine practice, yet these classic texts contain many concepts that are either hard to understand or confusing. Based on over thirty years' medical practice, and study of the texts, this book explains the concepts involved so that the clinical applications of the ancient texts can be better understood and put into practice. The author looks at the larger context of ancient Chinese culture and philosophy in terms of theoretical knowledge, scholarly approach, and mindset in...
Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun) and contemporary texts of ancient China form the bedrock of modern Chinese medicine practice, yet these clas...
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245,70 zł |
Ritual Retellings: Luangan Healing Performances Through Practice
ISBN: 9781782385646 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I consider this book to be a valuable contribution to Southeast Asian ethnography and to the study of ritual performance and healing. The author effectively explores the connections of her study to contemporary approaches to the study of ritual meaning and practice, and to the wider ethnographic literature. The book reads as an extended conversation with colleagues about ways to approach, present, and understand curing rituals." - Jane Monnig Atkinson, Lewis & Clark College "The author draws the reader into a discussion about myth and ritual as flexible, unpredictable and ongoing... "I consider this book to be a valuable contribution to Southeast Asian ethnography and to the study of ritual performance and healing. The author e... |
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513,51 zł |
How the Art of Medicine Makes the Science More Effective: Becoming the Medicine We Practice
ISBN: 9781848192294 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Does the art of medicine matter? Does it really help us become better doctors and improve results? Dr. Claudia Welch explores how the effectiveness of a physician extends far beyond the ability to prescribe correct treatments, and how mastering the art of doctoring can make the medicine more effective. Drawing on Eastern medical traditions and experience as well as on Western science, Dr. Welch examines how we know what we know, the mechanics of doctor-patient emotional contagion, and the degree to which a patient's sensory experience in a medical office affects their experience of treatments...
Does the art of medicine matter? Does it really help us become better doctors and improve results? Dr. Claudia Welch explores how the effectiveness of...
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120,07 zł |
Arthritis Reversed: 30 Days to Lasting Relief from Joint Pain and Arthritis
ISBN: 9781943155071 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dr. Mark Wiley has spent decades researching and mastering natural wellness practices around the world. He's taken those techniques and pioneered a powerful, integrated mind/body approach to arthritis relief and prevention. Simply put, mainstream medicine fails to eradicate our everyday pains, illnesses and diseases. It fails because it is passive and reactionary and thus it is unable to prevent you from experiencing chronic health conditions. The important thing is to see and know that the solution to your daily suffering is grounded in a five-part process called, the Arthritis Relief Action...
Dr. Mark Wiley has spent decades researching and mastering natural wellness practices around the world. He's taken those techniques and pioneered a po...
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72,98 zł |
The Autoimmune Solution: Prevent and Reverse the Full Spectrum of Inflammatory Symptoms and Diseases
ISBN: 9780062347480 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 90 percent of the population suffers from inflammation or an autoimmune disorder. Until now, conventional medicine has said there is no cure. Minor irritations like rashes and runny noses are ignored, while chronic and debilitating diseases like Crohn's and rheumatoid arthritis are handled with a cocktail of toxic treatments that fail to address their root cause. But it doesn't have to be this way. In The Autoimmune Solution, Dr. Amy Myers, a renowned leader in functional medicine, offers her medically proven approach to prevent a wide range of inflammatory-related... Over 90 percent of the population suffers from inflammation or an autoimmune disorder. Until now, conventional medicine has said there is no cure. ... |
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55,97 zł |
The Brain's Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity
ISBN: 9780143128373 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New York Times-bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding advances in the treatment of brain injury and illness. Now in an updated and expanded paperback edition. Winner of the 2015 Gold Nautilus Award in Science & Cosmology
In his groundbreaking work The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge introduced readers to neuroplasticity--the brain's ability to change its own structure and function in response to activity and mental experience. Now his revolutionary new book shows... NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New York Times-bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself presents astounding adva...
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81,80 zł |
Medicine Beyond: Startling New Dimensions Of Health and Healing For The Future
ISBN: 9780988419681 / Angielski / Miękka / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An exploration of the new wave of science and how it relates to the models for health and medicine in the 21st century.
An exploration of the new wave of science and how it relates to the models for health and medicine in the 21st century.
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135,38 zł |
Angel of Compassion
ISBN: 9780994101532 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On Monday, the 17th of September, 2013, novelist and poet Mike Johnson entered Auckland Central Hospital for some abdominal tests, and was diagnosed with multiple cancers. Nine days later he was discharged with no discernable cancers. This is the story of what happened during those nine days, and the days that followed: the tests, the diagnoses, the mystery, the terror and the healing. Too weak to write, Johnson dictated this book from handwritten notes. A report from experience, an investigation, a compelling narrative, The Angel of Compassion raises the most fundamental issues of body, mind...
On Monday, the 17th of September, 2013, novelist and poet Mike Johnson entered Auckland Central Hospital for some abdominal tests, and was diagnosed w...
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Healing One Cell At a Time: Unlock Your Genetic Imprint to Prevent Disease and Live Healthy
ISBN: 9780692512272 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Before Gordon Crozier was "Doctor" Gordon Crozier, he was chronically ill. He was so sick he couldn't crawl off the bed, so ill he could hardly eat, so cognitively impaired that for two years he lost the ability to read. He was desperate and his doctors literally gave up. But there was a silver lining in his sickness; it led him to find answers in the study of integrative medicine and how a person's genetic make-up can ultimately bring healing. Dr. Crozier's own sickness became a pathway to healing for others. In this groundbreaking book, you'll discover how Dr. Gordon... Before Gordon Crozier was "Doctor" Gordon Crozier, he was chronically ill. He was so sick he couldn't crawl off the bed, so ill he could hardly eat... |
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The Snake in the Clinic: Psychotherapy's Role in Medicine and Healing
ISBN: 9781782203742 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers an alternative to the usual view of psychotherapy's role in relation to medicine by proposing that psychotherapy is less an adjunct to mainstream medicine than it is co-partner in the process of deep healing.
The chosen emblem of Western scientific medicine is the rod and serpent of the Greek god Asklepios. Its symbolism represents the importance of raising to consciousness those dark chthonic energies that are essential to -deep- and lasting health. The Snake in the Clinic offers a critical re-evaluation of the role of psychotherapy in medicine. It... This book offers an alternative to the usual view of psychotherapy's role in relation to medicine by proposing that psychotherapy is less an adjunct t...
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165,93 zł |
The Cutting Edge of Compassion: How Physicians, Health Professionals, and Patients Can Build Healing Relationships Based on Trust
ISBN: 9781630477820 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Our current healthcare system is sick, and the cure is simple: We need to bringcompassion back to healthcare.InThe Cutting Edge of Compassion, board-certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Barry Rose reflects on how physiciansand patients can create the best healing outcomes by appreciating personality differences, addressing fear, being open to Eastern and Western medical philosophies, and recognizing insurance, legal, and pharmaceutical obstacles to optimal care.Rose presents a compassionate vision for healthcare where health professionals and patients work together to heal."
Our current healthcare system is sick, and the cure is simple: We need to bringcompassion back to healthcare.InThe Cutting Edge of Compassion, board-c...
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128,94 zł |
Pint-Sized Prophets: Inspirational Moments That Taught Me We Are All Born to Be Healers
ISBN: 9781599325552 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. LIFE LESSONS from TINY TEACHERS From three-year-old Abby s struggle with life-threatening cancer to seventeen-year-old Margie s role as a guardian angel, each of Dr. Chuck Dietzen s young patients has taught him a special lesson about living his own life to the fullest. He feels as though the greatest gift he can give anyone is access to his patients. Pint-Sized Prophets shares poignant, heartfelt and often humorous moments between Dr. Chuck Dietzen and the patients he has treated around the world as a pediatric rehabilitation doctor and founder of the international health organization, Timmy...
LIFE LESSONS from TINY TEACHERS From three-year-old Abby s struggle with life-threatening cancer to seventeen-year-old Margie s role as a guardian ang...
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The Five Side Effects of Kindness: This Book Will Make You Feel Better, Be Happier & Live Longer
ISBN: 9781781808139 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite what you might have been told, we re not inherently selfish. The truth is we re inherently kind. Scientific evidence has proven that kindness changes the brain, impacts the heart and immune system, is an antidote to depression and even slows the ageing process. We re actually genetically wired to be kind. In The Five Side Effects of Kindness, David Hamilton shows that the effects of kindness are felt daily throughout our nervous system. When we re kind we feel happier and our bodies are healthiest. In his down-to-earth and accessible style, David shares how:... Despite what you might have been told, we re not inherently selfish. The truth is we re inherently kind. Scientific evidence has prove... |
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66,14 zł |
Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better - And When to Let Your Body Heal on Its Own
ISBN: 9780316552417 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Too many Americans are taking too many drugs -- and it's costing us our health, happiness, and lives.
Prescription drug use in America has increased tenfold in the past 50 years, and over-the-counter drug use has risen just as dramatically. In addition to the dozens of medications we take to treat serious illnesses, we take drugs to help us sleep, to keep us awake, to keep our noses from running, our backs from aching, and our minds from racing. Name a symptom, there's a pill to suppress it. Modern drugs can be miraculously life-saving, and many illnesses demand their use. But... Too many Americans are taking too many drugs -- and it's costing us our health, happiness, and lives.
Prescription drug use in America has i... |
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172,20 zł |
Manifesto for a New Medicine: Your Guide to Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alternative Therapies
ISBN: 9780201898286 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "For the last twenty-five years, Dr. James Gordon has pioneered an approach to healing that synthesizes the best of modern scientific medicine with the best of the alternative techniques. Here he leads"
"For the last twenty-five years, Dr. James Gordon has pioneered an approach to healing that synthesizes the best of modern scientific medicine with th...
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94,67 zł |