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Early in September, 1918, the United States was invaded by a scourge of highly infectious and fatal disease, which spread with rapidity throughout the country, eventually infecting 500 million people worldwide, or about 27 percent of the world population, killing anywhere from 17 million to as many as 100 million, making it one of the deadliest epidemics in human history. Known as Spanish Influenza, it was pandemic in its nature. No one seemed to know much about the disease or its treatment, and medical science and public health agencies were alike unprepared to cope with it.

Zu wenig Zeit für die Patienten und immer gleich Antibiotika? "Schulmedizin" hat keinen guten Ruf. Homöopathie, Akupunktur, Osteopathie & Co. hingegen sind angesagt. Sie gelten als sanft und natürlich. Doch weder ist die Natur immer gut, noch jede alternative Heilmethode wirksam. Die Ärztin Dr. Natalie Grams hat den ultimativen Kompass durch die Welt der Medizin geschrieben. Sie klärt auf, welche Verfahren wirken, was die Gründe dafür sind - und wie eine ganzheitliche Heilkunst auf wissenschaftlicher Basis das Vertrauen der Patienten zurückgewinnen kann.

Sue has been living with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) since 1985. In this very personal audiobook, she explores how MS has affected her, physically and mentally, and provides valuable advice for others in the same position. Throughout the book, Sue's humour comes through, making this a life-affirming listen. It is a "must read" for anyone affected by MS. A diagnosis of MS was the start of a journey for Sue. This book tells of that journey, from the initial shock of the diagnosis through the education process (and the periods of denial) to an understanding of what it takes to survive and live with MS.

Die bahnbrechende Behandlungsmethode bei allergischen Erkrankungen! In seiner Studie belegt Dr. Peter Liffler erstmals, dass Allergiker und ihre Angehörigen meist hochsensibel sind. Die Betroffenen nehmen Sinnesreize intensiver wahr und reagieren verstärkt sowohl auf ihr soziales Umfeld, als auch auf die zahlreichen Umwelteinflüsse. Das Immunsystem kapituliert und entwickelt Erkrankungen wie Neurodermitis, Allergien oder Asthma. Der ausgewiesene Experte entschlüsselt die möglichen Ursachen allergischer Erkrankungen und entwickelt einen genau darauf zugeschnittenen systemischen Therapieansatz.

Do you want to enjoy the life you are living, even as you face significant life challenges? Are you grieving the loss of the life you planned? Is your body or mind failing you? Can you ever find joy, peace, or fulfillment in these challenging situations? The answer is a resounding yes. Cristy Maddox searched for answers that were not coming; for a diagnosis to explain her symptoms. For nearly 10 years Cristy and her husband Greg researched and learned about an illness they had never previously heard of, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome....

Reveals the truth behind the controversial issue of vaccine-related injuries. Proponents declare that vaccines have saved millions of lives. Critics claim that the success is overstated and that vaccines may even be dangerous. Many consider mandatory vaccinations a violation of individual rights or religious principles. Many in public health argue that vaccine mandates are critical and justified and that antivaccination sentiment has resulted in outbreaks of preventable childhood illnesses.

Jeder von uns weiß, wie gut ein Spaziergang im Wald tun kann. Aber warum ist das so? Der japanische Forstwissenschaftler und Mediziner Dr. Qing Li hat über 30 Jahre lang die heilsame Kraft des Waldes erforscht und die mittlerweile weltweit beliebte Methode des Shinrin Yoku entwickelt. Ihre Wirksamkeit ist unumstritten: Stress wird reduziert, Herz-Kreislauf-System und Stoffwechsel verbessert, der Blutzucker gesenkt, Depressionen gemildert und das Immunsystem gestärkt. Das Waldbaden bietet so die Möglichkeit, unsere Beziehung zur Natur zu erneuern und Kraft aus ihr zu schöpfen.

At the peak of her career, classical homeopath and health-care columnist Katina Makris was stricken with a mysterious "flu". Only after five years of torment - two completely bedridden - and devastating blows to her professional and family life was Katina's illness finally diagnosed as Lyme disease.

When Jenny Lexhed and her husband have their first child Lucas, they are living the dream. They're happily married, they've just bought a house, the company they built together from the ground up is starting to blossom. But with the arrival of their son, a feeling of anxiety slips into their life. What starts as a feeling becomes a conviction.

The dean of Columbia University's medical school explains why our bodies are out of sync with today's environment and how we can correct this to save our health. Over the past 200 years, human life-expectancy has approximately doubled. Yet we face soaring worldwide rates of obesity, diabetes...

A comprehensive, natural approach to treating acute and chronic Lyme disease, from a leading naturopathic physician who has managed his symptoms for more than fifteen years. Lyme disease is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States, and millions of people worldwide...

Ally was at a breaking point when she woke up in a psych ward at the age of eighteen. She couldn't put a sentence together, let alone take a shower, eat a meal, or pick up a phone. What had gone wrong? In recent years, she had produced a feature film, a popular reality show for a major network...

Wits Guts Grit is inspired by the many what-if questions acclaimed science writer and mother of two Jena Pincott asked herself as research on the invisible forces that shape our minds and health has emerged and grown over the past decade. What if we identify the microbes that support stress resilience, find ways to expose our kids to them, and then test them?

One in every 100 people in the United States is affected by the autoimmune condition called Celiac Disease. And 97 percent of them are undiagnosed. Discover how this inflammatory condition of the intestines can affect every system in the body and why it is important to get a proper diagnosis.

From two of the world's top scientists and one of the world's top science writers (all parents), Dirt Is Good is a Q&A-based guide to everything you need to know about kids and germs. "Is it OK for my child to eat dirt?" Jack Gilbert and Rob Knight are bombarded with questions like this every week from parents all over the world. Google a question like this, and you'll be overwhelmed with answers. The Internet is rife with speculation and misinformation about the risks and benefits of what most parents think of as simply germs, but which scientists now call the microbiome.

The human body is like an exceedingly well-fortified castle, defended by billions of soldiers - some live for less than a day, others remember battles for decades, but all are essential in protecting us from disease. This hidden army is our immune system, and without it we could not survive the eternal war between us and our microscopic enemies. Immune explores the incredible arsenal that lives within us - how it knows what to attack and what to defend and how it kills everything from the common cold to the plague bacterium.

Sumergidos en la abundancia de alimentos y fármacos, nuestros niños son cada vez más asmáticos, más alérgicos, más "atópicos", más obesos... Hemos pasado de enfermar por infecciones a enfermar por el exceso de higiene y la falta de microbios. Hemos dejado de comer comida para comer productos comestibles. Hemos pasado de huir de los leones a vivir con una manada de ellos; el estrés puntual se ha convertido en estrés crónico.

Ein Krebspatient im Endstadium springt dem Tod von der Schippe, ein HIV-Patient gilt als medizinisches Wunder, und zwei Frauen müssen damit leben, dass sich ihr eigener Körper gegen sie wendet. Unser Immunsystem ist unser körpereigenes Verteidigungssystem, der Schlüssel zur unserer Gesundheit - und Entscheider über Leben und Tod. Matt Richtel, Bestsellerautor und Pulitzer-Preis-Träger, nimmt uns mit auf eine spannende Reise in die Welt der Wissenschaft und ihrer neuesten Erkenntnisse: Wieso erkranken weltweit immer mehr Menschen an Autoimmunerkrankungen?

Ein starkes und leistungsfähiges Immunsystem ist die wichtigste Voraussetzung, um Bakterien, Viren und andere Krankheitserreger erfolgreich zu bekämpfen und dauerhaft gesund zu bleiben. Für die Stärkung der körpereigenen Abwehr gibt es viele Möglichkeiten: von gesunder Ernährung, genügend Bewegung und ausreichender Entspannung bis hin zu gezielten Prophylaxemaßnahmen und neuen Therapieverfahren wie der paraspezifischen Immunabwehr bei akuten Krisen.

Rund zehn Millionen Deutsche leiden an behandlungsbedürftigen rheumatischen Erkrankungen: ältere Patienten, Jüngere und sogar Kinder sind betroffen. Weil sie je nach Krankheitsbild andere Symptome zeigen, sind viele Hausärzte mit der richtigen Diagnose überfordert. Die meisten Patienten landen erst nach Monaten oder Jahren beim Spezialisten. Heilbar ist Rheuma bisher nur in wenigen Ausnahmefällen: durch einen lebensgefährlichen Neustart des Immunsystems.