In this lyrical memoir, a journalist tells her compelling story of waking from a two-month coma after childbirth, then struggling to put together the pieces of the miracle she received—but missed.

"In these pages, Dr. Cassidy walks you through the different types of brain injury; explodes the common myths surrounding it; demonstrates the ways in which TBI may affect memory, behavior, and social interaction; explores the newest options in treatment and rehabilitation; and shows you how to hold on to your own sense of self as you journey through. Along with the practical information you?ll need, Mindstorms offers a constellation of instructive,...

What is killing healthy young Americans? 2020 saw a spike in deaths in America, smaller than you might imagine during a pandemic, some of which could be attributed to COVID and to initial treatment strategies that were not effective. But then, in 2021, the stats people expected went off the rails. The CEO of the OneAmerica insurance company publicly disclosed that during the third and fourth quarters of 2021, death in people of working age (18–64)...

Kathleen Klawitter knows the real meaning of resilience. It’s evident in her courageous, yet captivating, journey from being a pioneering golf pro teaching the holistic approach in the early 90’s, to sustaining a traumatic brain injury from a speeding golf ball, to discovering remarkable tools to awaken, deepen, and transform her life on every level. With refreshing candor, Kathleen regales readers how she reprogrammed her brain using some very...

Reveals the link between teenage marijuana use and mental illness, and a hidden epidemic of violence caused by the drug--facts that the author believes have been ignored as the U.S. rushes to legalize cannabis. "An eye-opening report that reveals the link between extensive marijuana use and mental Illness, and a hidden epidemic of violence linked to the drug. With marijuana use soaring, and states from coast to coast legalizing the drug, award-winning...

"In this account of vaccination's miraculous, inflammatory past and its uncertain future, journalist Arthur Allen reveals a history both illuminated with hope and shrouded by controversy--from Edward Jenner's discovery of smallpox vaccine in 1796 to Pasteur's vaccines for rabies and cholera, to those that safeguarded the children of the twentieth century, and finally to the tumult currently surrounding vaccination. Faced with threats from anthrax...

"This is a poignant personal story of a nurse's endurance through years of truamatic brain injury (TBI) Impairments--physical, cognitive, pysochosocial, and behavioral/emotional."--from back cover

"Since THE THYROID DIET hit the New York Times bestseller list in 2004, the number of Americans diagnosed with thyroid disease has more than doubled--and that's just a fraction of the 50 million people suspected of living with the condition in the US. Now even more topical than its predecessor, THE THYROID DIET REVOLUTION identifies the factors that inhibit a thyroid patient's inability to lose weight and offers much-needed solutions"-- Provided by...