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"What if you could focus on one aspect of your well-being to transform all the others--and at the same time prevent health problems you didn't even know were lurking beneath the surface? In today's world, we have no idea how many symptoms, conditions, and diseases are rooted in an overloaded liver. It's not only about liver cancer, cirrhosis, and hepatitis. Nearly every challenge--from pesky general health complaints to digestive issues to emotional...
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"One of the most respected, celebrated, and influential medical researchers in the world gives a guided tour of the revolution in longevity science that is exploding now. This is an evidence-based approach to longevity in a market drenched in snake oil. Eric Topol doesn't promise a silver bullet to magically stop the aging process -- he shows how preventing the development of killer chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, cancer and neurodegeneration...
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An essential guide to the optimum diet for health and wellness, from the founder of Whole Foods Market and the doctors of Forks Over Knives.
The Whole Foods Diet simplifies the huge body of science, research, and advice that is available today and reveals the undeniable consensus: a whole foods, plant-based diet is the ideal eating plan for health and longevity.
Standing on the shoulders of the Whole Foods Market...
The Whole Foods Diet simplifies the huge body of science, research, and advice that is available today and reveals the undeniable consensus: a whole foods, plant-based diet is the ideal eating plan for health and longevity.
Standing on the shoulders of the Whole Foods Market...
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Since before history began, the human species has been waging a war. Viruses have claimed countless lives and have swept through civilizations in deadly pandemics. Certain viruses, such as Ebola, hantavirus, and strains of influenza, still pose a threat today. Some scientists believe that a large outbreak of an extremely deadly infectious disease is likely to occur soon. A virus could either develop naturally or be created by terrorists or hostile...
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Every day brings a torrent of articles, videos, and podcasts about health and longevity. The "Wellness Industrial Complex" offers conflicting advice and promises us more time to enjoy in the future but it sure is demanding a lot of time right now. In Eat Your Ice Cream, renowned health expert Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel argues that life is not a competition to live the longest, and that "wellness" shouldn't be difficult; it should be an invisible part...
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"Groves shows you how to read your body's signals and support your own wellness with herbal remedies and other natural treatments. You'll learn how each of your major body systems--respiratory, digestive, immune, nervous, memory, reproductive, circulatory, and more--optimally functions, and you'll discover how to use natural remedies to nourish and repair problem areas, restore lost vitality, support your body as a whole, and prevent future problems"--Amazon.com....
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"Origin stories for today's viruses often start with animals; HIV in humans begins with a chimpanzee, or our COVID-19 pandemic with possible transmission from bats. But it often works the other way around-humans have caused diseases in other animals countless times throughout history. In this eye-opening and timely book, science journalist Liz Kalaugher explores the invisible crosscurrents between humans, other animals, and disease. Offering readers...
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"Infectious diseases are one of the leading causes of death around the world. According to the WHO, three of the top 10 causes of death worldwide in 2019 were infectious diseases These diseases are caused by microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Some infectious diseases spread by person-to-person contact, while others spread through contaminated food or water or by contact with an infectious insect or animal. Public health...
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"Biotechnologist Leroy Hood and longevity researcher Nathan Price journey to the future of health. Medicine today is a hit-or-miss affair that tackles symptoms long after disease sets in. Hood and Price explore the emerging technologies that will focus health care on extending wellness, making it personal, precise, and truly preventative"-- Provided by publisher.
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"This title examines viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa, how they can infect the body, the body's immune response, and how science works for cures with vaccines, antivirals, antifungals, and antibiotics. A list of healthy habits is included to help readers combat disease."--Publisher's description.
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American science produces the best--and most expensive--medical treatments in the world. Yet U.S. citizens lag behind their global peers in life expectancy and quality of life. Robert Kaplan brings together extensive data to make the case that health care priorities in the United States are sorely misplaced. America's medical system is invested in attacking disease, but not in addressing the social, behavioral, and environmental problems that engender...
18) A crisis call for new preventive medicine: emerging effects of lifestyle on morbidity and mortality
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Of the ten most common causes of death in industrialized countries, atleast two-thirds are lifestyle related (i.e. poor nutrition, physicalinactivity, overweight/obesity, cigarette smoking, alcohol/drug abuseand the environment, among others). The rapidly expanding elder population will put further demands onhealth care systems already burdened by the elderly and thepoor. However, increasing age need not be associated with expandinghealth care costs...
19) Stop that virus!
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What is a virus? How do you catch a cold? Beep, Boop, and the rest of the robots from Netflix's Ask the StoryBots are looking for answers. The inquisitive bots make this timely concern interesting, entertaining, and not-so-scary.
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If you pay attention to the news, you've probably seen some scary headlines: deadly viruses spreading, obesity on the rise, and more. But the truth is, most of these scary health issues have solutions. Breakthroughs in medical treatment and technology keep us as safe and healthy as possible. Genetic testing, MRIs, and organ engineering are just a few of the improvements that keep people healthy. Learn more about how medical technology keeps us safe....









