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Understanding the Human Foot: An Illustrated Guide to Form and Function for Practitioners
by James EarlsAn essential resource for bodyworkers, physical therapists, and sports medicine practitioners--a vital guide to understanding the anatomy, form, and mechanics of the human foot.Understanding the Human Foot is a full-color, up-to-date overview of the structure and function of the foot, written for physical therapists and movement practitioners looking to deepen their understanding of holistic anatomy. Readers will gain perspective on the impacts of foot shape; the interdependence of form and function; and the cellular processes that determine how our tissue is designed. Most importantly, author James Earls demonstrates how the foot relates to and interacts with the rest of the body during movement, laying the groundwork for a comprehensive holistic approach to assessing, troubleshooting, and addressing functional and structural foot issues.Starting with big-picture questions--what is a foot, and what is it used for? How does it work, both on its own and as part of a whole?--before zeroing in on the 26 bones, 33 joints, and many muscles that make up the foot, Earls teaches anatomy the way he wishes he'd been taught 30 years ago: with a holistic emphasis on interrelated systems, real-life applications, and approachable, easy-to-understand language. He shares: • Full-color illustrations for easy reference and comprehensive understanding • An overview of the bones, ligaments, and extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the foot • How your gait impacts the rest of the body--and can cause problems as high up as the neck and shoulders • How to assess structural problems of the foot • Corrective exercises • A footwear guide to choosing the best shoe for your foot type
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Persons with Disabilities in Nine Countries: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe Volume 2 (Routledge Advances in Disability Studies)
by Mario Biggeri Rune Halvorsen Bjørn Hvinden Julie Beadle Brown Jan Tøssebro Anne WaldschmidtOver the last three decades, a number of reforms have taken place in European social policy with an impact on the opportunities for persons with disabilities to be full and active members of society. The policy reforms have aimed to change the balance between citizens’ rights and duties and the opportunities to enjoy choice and autonomy, live in the community and participate in political decision-making processes of importance for one’s life. How do the reforms influence the opportunities to exercise Active Citizenship? This volume presents the findings from the first cross-national comparison of how persons with disabilities reflexively make their way through the world, pursuing their own interests and values. The volume considers how their experiences, views and aspirations regarding participation vary across Europe. Based on retrospective life-course interviews, the volume examines the scope for agency on the part of persons with disabilities, i.e. the extent to which men and women with disabilities are able to make choices and pursue lives they have reasons to value. Drawing on structuration theory and the capability approach, the volume investigates the opportunities for exercising Active Citizenship among men and women in nine European countries. The volume identifies the policy implications of a process-oriented and multi-dimensional approach to Active Citizenship in European disability policy. It will appeal to policymakers and policy officials, as well as to researchers and students of disability studies, comparative social policy, international disability law and qualitative research methods.
Understanding the Sick and the Healthy: A View of World, Man, and God
by Franz RosenzweigFranz Rosenzweig, one of the century's great Jewish thinkers, wrote his gem of a book in 1921 as a more accessible precis of his famous Star of Redemption. An elegant introduction to Rosenzweig's "new thinking," Understanding the Sick and the Healthy was written for a lay audience and takes the form of an ironic narrative about convalescence. With superb simplicity and beauty, it puts forth an important critique of the nineteenth-century German Idealist philosophical tradition and expresses a powerful vision of Jewish religion. Harvard's Hilary Putnam provides a new introduction to this classic work for a contemporary audience.
Understanding the Times: The Collision of Today's Competing Worldviews (Revised 2nd edition)
by David NoebelComparison of Christianity vs. Islam, Secular Humanism, Marxism, Cosmic Humanism, and Postmodernism in the areas of theology, philosophy, ethics, biology, psychology, sociology, law, politics, economics, and history.
Understanding the Twelve Steps: An Interpretation and Guide for Recovering People
by Terence T. GorskiMillions of people have transformed their lives by working the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Their success has come from their ability to truly understand these principles and to apply them in their daily lives. Yet for many embarking on the road to recovery, the Steps can seem vague, even confusing. This practical, no-nonsense guide takes the mystery out of the Twelve Steps, presenting a straightforward explanation of what each step means, as well as examples of how it translates to real life. Written by a certified alcoholism and drug abuse counselor with more than twenty years of experience, it offers a wealth of wisdom, knowledge, and genuine support for anyone in recovery. Understanding the Twelve Steps features: Clear, easy-to-understand interpretation of the Twelve Steps -- the vital building blocks of recovery Checklists that summarize the tasks and objectives of each step The Twelve Promises -- the positive changes you can expect in your life if you follow the Twelve Steps What happens at Twelve Step meetings and why it is important to have a sponsor The experiences, strength, and hope of other recovering people
Understanding the U.S. Health Services System (3rd Edition)
by Phoebe Lindsey BartonThis comprehensive book is the definitive text on how the U.S. health services system is organized and financed. The text addresses each aspect of system organization, management, financing, resource production, and delivery components.
Understanding Women With AD/HD
by Kathleen G. Nadeau Patricia O. QuinnUnderstanding Women with AD/HD is designed to be a practical and readable guide for women at any age, with special chapters focusing on different stages of life.
Understanding Working Memory
by Tracy Packiam Alloway Ross G AllowayWorking memory is how your brain stores information for a short period of time and how much you can fit on this 'post-it note' hugely influences how well you do at school and beyond. Understanding working memory means you will be able to better support children's learning and concentration. This can be particularly useful to children with conditions such as dyslexia, ADHD and autistic spectrum disorders, where poor working memory is thought to be an underlying factor. New to this edition are: · A new chapter on emotional difficulties and working memory · A clear chapter structure which looks at the what, where, why and how for every difficulty. · More information on how to work with younger children This book will make sure you are able to spot problems early, work with children to improve their working memory and ensure they reach their full potential. Tracy Packiam Alloway is an award-winning psychologist based at the University of North Florida Ross Alloway is the CEO of Memosyne Ltd, a company that brings cutting-edge scientific research to parents.
Understanding Your Baby: A parent's guide to early child development
by Kyra Karmiloff Annette Karmiloff-SmithBabies arrive in the world already equipped with many skills, reflexes and instincts that help them adapt to and influence their environment as well as the people who fill it. The mother-and-daughter team of Kyra Karmiloff, a research psychologist, and Dr Annette Karmiloff-Smith, a professorial research fellow at the Developmental Neurocognition Lab at Birkbeck College, University of London, 'translate' the latest scientific findings on infant behaviour, the development of gross and fine motor skills and intelligence, and how infants produce language and experience the social world, as well as offering helpful tips and suggestions about how parents can positively influence their child's journey towards independence.
Understanding Your Baby: A parent's guide to early child development
by Annette Karmiloff-Smith Kyra KarmiloffBabies arrive in the world already equipped with many skills, reflexes and instincts that help them adapt to and influence their environment as well as the people who fill it. The mother-and-daughter team of Kyra Karmiloff, a research psychologist, and Dr Annette Karmiloff-Smith, a professorial research fellow at the Developmental Neurocognition Lab at Birkbeck College, University of London, 'translate' the latest scientific findings on infant behaviour, the development of gross and fine motor skills and intelligence, and how infants produce language and experience the social world, as well as offering helpful tips and suggestions about how parents can positively influence their child's journey towards independence.
Understanding Your Health
by Wayne A. Payne Dale B. Hahn Ellen B. LucasThis book offers an exciting and practical approach to the teaching of the traditional content areas of personal health. Its two key themes - the six dimensions of health and the five developmental tasks - help students apply the text's content to their own lives, by improving their decision-making skills. The strength of the Understanding Your Health narrative includes its appeal to both traditional and non-traditional students, particularly the special attention it pays to students over age 25 who have returned to college. <p><p>In addition, among its many health assessment activities, Understanding Your Health includes one of the most comprehensive health assessments found in any personal health textbook - a great tool for establishing a health baseline for students. The companion Online Learning Center (website) offers a wealth of pedagogical and assessment features, including quizzes, Internet activities, downloadable MP3s, and more.
Understanding Zen
by Benjamin Radcliff Amy Radcliff"The authors of this book, who both have university affiliations, present Zen as a "secular doctrine without any necessary relationship to Buddhism or Eastern culture." Some of the seven chapters deal with such concepts as reason, paradox, meaning, and existence and how they relate to Zen. Others explore successfully the origin of Zen, the practice of meditation, and the social implications of Zen. The authors also investigate the Taoist and Buddhist ideas preceding Zen and relate it to Freudian psychology, anarchism, and the dualistic truths of the scientific method. Though this well-done study is accessible to informed lay readers, it is more suitable for academic libraries."--Library Journal
UnDiet
by Meghan TelpnerA toolbox for a complete lifestyle transformation -- from a holistic nutritionist with an inspiring and practical message. Is it possible to look and feel your absolute best while eating the most delicious food and avoiding the trap of diet deprivation and calorie counting? Meghan Telpner's UnDiet reimagines the way we look at our health and our ability to change it. Infused with her signature humor, enthusiasm, and accessibility, Meghan inspires readers to question paradigms; take ownership over their health; and join her in reinventing their lives, one small change at a time. UnDiet offers a motivating lifestyle makeover that is more fun than any other diet -- with lifelong, life-changing results. Featuring: * Practical nutrition information * 40 easy and delectable gluten-free recipes * Comprehensive meal plan * Complete 8-week transition program * Lifestyle advice from a posse of experts joy. In an accessible, light, and encouraging voice, Meghan takes readers through a program that will transform their lives, small change by small change, and without the word "diet." UnDiet is a lifestyle manual that challenges and reimagines the accepted notions and ideas for healthy living. From the Trade Paperback edition.
The UnDiet Cookbook: 130 Gluten-Free Recipes for a Healthy and Awesome Life
by Meghan TelpnerFrom the bestselling author of UnDiet comes a colorful and easy-to-follow cookbook bursting with 130 recipes as delicious as they are good for you. Is it possible to look and feel your best while eating the most delicious food? According to leading nutritionist and educator Meghan Telpner, absolutely! The UnDiet Cookbook is a collection of Meghan's most health-promoting and tasty recipes, from life-fueling juices, smoothies and breakfasts, to everyday staples and condiments, to mouthwatering entrees and delectable desserts--and everything in-between, including tips for entertaining, edible beauty, and travel. With her signature style and voice, Meghan introduces readers to the UnDiet world: an inspiring lifestyle that doesn't mandate any one style or label of eating, cleansing, or dieting--only beautiful, nourishing, vibrant living. Every recipe in the pages of The UnDiet Cookbook is gluten-free, dairy-free, and in most cases, vegan-friendly, with plenty of options to fit any style of eating, be it nut-free, soy-free, grain-free, or protein-powered. Gorgeously designed and photographed, and teeming with UnDiet-approved tips, guidelines, and techniques and important information about health and wellness in today's world, The UnDiet Cookbook is more than just a book of recipes; it's a must-have resource for every home, and for anyone trying to jumpstart a new, vibrant, abundantly healthful life.
Undines: Lessons from the Realm of the Water Spirits
by William R. MisteleUndines-from the Latin root unda, which means “wave”- are water elementals, or spirits of the water world. Like their fellow elementals-salamanders (fire), sylphs (air), and gnomes (earth)-undines are united with, and personify, their element. First mentioned in the alchemical works of medieval botanist Paracelsus, undines appear throughout European folklore. Who are these mysterious creatures of lakes, oceans, and waterfalls? Undines takes readers directly into the water spirits’ realm through stories, personal encounters, and interviews with such luminaries as Istiphul, the undine queen whose presence embodies the magical essence of the feminine. Whether seen as fact or fairy tale, Undines presents archetypal truths and insights into human nature. The powers and abilities that undines display are latent in us all and crucial to humanity’s evolution (or mere survival): harmony with nature, empathy and compassion, a deep capacity to love, and a cooperative rather than combative relationship to the world. Undines will appeal broadly to readers of mythology, fantasy, and fairy tales, particularly to practitioners that work with nature spirits and elemental beings-Druids, Wiccans, pagans, and those interested in magic and mysticism.
The Undiscovered Self: Answers to Questions Raised by the Present World Crisis (Routledge Classics)
by C. G. JungIn The Undiscovered Self Jung explains the essence of his teaching for a readership unfamiliar with his ideas. He highlights the importance of individual responsibility and freedom in the context of today's mass society, and argues that individuals must organize themselves as effectively as the organized mass if they are to resist joining it. To help them achieve this he sets out his influential programme for achieving self-understanding and self-realization. The Undiscovered Self is a book that will awaken many individuals to the new life of the self that Jung visualized.
Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases
by Dean Ornish Anne OrnishFight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and even the aging process itself with one simple, scientifically proven plan to reverse disease—as well as prevent and reduce symptoms—from the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle medicine. Dean Ornish, M.D., has directed revolutionary research proving, for the first time, that lifestyle changes can often reverse—undo!—the progression of many of the most common and costly chronic diseases and even begin reversing aging at a cellular level. Medicare and many insurance companies now cover Dr. Ornish’s lifestyle medicine program for reversing chronic disease because it consistently achieves bigger changes in lifestyle, better clinical outcomes, larger cost savings, and greater adherence than have ever been reported—based on forty years of research published in the leading peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals. Now, in this landmark book, he and Anne Ornish present a simple yet powerful new unifying theory explaining why these same lifestyle changes can reverse so many different chronic diseases and how quickly these benefits occur. They describe what it is, why it works, and how you can do it: • Eat well: a whole foods, plant-based diet naturally low in fat and sugar and high in flavor. The “Ornish diet” has been rated “#1 for Heart Health” by U.S. News & World Report every year from 2011 to 2017. • Move more: moderate exercise such as walking • Stress less: including meditation and gentle yoga practices • Love more: how love and intimacy transform loneliness into healing With seventy recipes, easy-to-follow meal plans, tips for stocking your kitchen and eating out, recommended exercises, stress-reduction advice, and inspiring patient stories of life-transforming benefits—for example, several people improved so much after only nine weeks they were able to avoid a heart transplant—Undo It! empowers readers with new hope and new choices.Advance praise for Undo It! “The Ornishes’ work is elegant and simple and deserving of a Nobel Prize, since it can change the world!”—Richard Carmona, M.D., MPH, FACS, seventeenth Surgeon General of the United States “If you want to see what medicine will be like ten years from now, read this book today.”—Rita F. Redberg, M.D., editor in chief, JAMA Internal Medicine “This is one of the most important books on health ever written.”—John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods Market
Undoctored: Why Health Care Has Failed You and How You Can Become Smarter Than Your Doctor
by William DavisConventional health care is no longer working in your favor—but thankfully, Dr. Davis is.In his New York Times bestseller Wheat Belly, Dr. William Davis changed the lives of millions of people by teaching them to remove grains from their diets to reverse years of chronic health damage. In Undoctored, he goes beyond cutting grains to help you take charge of your own health. This groundbreaking exposé reveals how millions of people are given dietary recommendations crafted by big business, are prescribed unnecessary medications, and undergo unwarranted procedures to feed revenue-hungry healthcare systems.With Undoctored, the code to health care has been cracked—Dr. Davis will help you create a comprehensive program to reduce, reverse, and cure hundreds of common health conditions and break your dependence on prescription drugs. By applying simple strategies while harnessing the collective wisdom of new online technologies, you can break free of a healthcare industry that puts profits over health.Undoctored is the spark of a new movement in health that places the individual, not the doctor, at the center. His plan contains features like:• A step-by-step guide to eliminating prescription medications• Tips on how to distinguish good medical advice from bad• 42 recipes to guide you through the revolutionary 6-week program Undoctored gives you all the tools you need to manage your own health and sidestep the misguided motives of a profit-driven medical system.
Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
by Richard O'ConnorLike heart disease, says psychotherapist Richard O'Connor, depression is fueled by complex and interrelated factors: genetic, biochemical, environmental. In this refreshingly sensible book, O'Connor focuses on an additional factor often overlooked: our own habits. Unwittingly we get good at depression. We learn how to hide it, how to work around it. We may even achieve great things, but with constant struggle rather than satisfaction. Relying on these methods to make it through each day, we deprive ourselves of true recovery, of deep joy and healthy emotion. UNDOING DEPRESSION teaches us how to replace depressive patterns with a new and more effective set of skills. We already know how to "do" depression--and we can learn how to undo it. With a truly holistic approach that synthesizes the best of the many schools of thought about this painful disease, O'Connor offers new hope--and new life--for sufferers of depression.
Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medication Can't Give You
by Richard O'ConnorThe bestselling approachable guide that has inspired thousands of readers to manage or overcome depression — fully revised and updated for life in the 21st century.Depression rates around the world have skyrocketed in the 20‑plus years since Richard O'Connor first published his classic book on living with and overcoming depression. Nearly 40 million American adults suffer from the condition, which affects nearly every aspect of life, from relationships, to job performance, physical health, productivity, and, of course, overall happiness. And in an increasingly stressful and overwhelming world, it's more important than ever to understand the causes and effects of depression, and what we can do to overcome it. In this fully revised and updated edition — which includes updated information on the power of mindfulness, the relationship between depression and other diseases, the risks and side effects of medication, depression&’s effect on thinking, and the benefits of exercise — Dr. O'Connor explains that, like heart disease and other physical conditions, depression is fueled by complex and interrelated factors: genetic, biochemical, environmental. But Dr. O'Connor focuses on an additional factor that is often overlooked: our own habits. Unwittingly we get good at depression. We learn how to hide it, and how to work around it. We may even achieve great things, but with constant struggle rather than satisfaction. Relying on these methods to make it through each day, we deprive ourselves of true recovery, of deep joy and healthy emotion. Undoing Depression teaches us how to replace depressive patterns with a new and more effective set of skills. We already know how to "do" depression—and we can learn how to undo it. With a truly holistic approach that synthesizes the best of the many schools of thought about this painful disease, and a critical eye toward medications, O'Connor offers new hope—and new life—for sufferers of depression.
Undoing Diabetes without Coming Undone: Stop Diabetes Today!
by The Editors of PreventionJust diagnosed with diabetes? Afraid you won't be able to eat pasta or chocolate ever again? Worried you'll need insulin shots? Unsure what this means for your health and your life? Fear not! The editors of Prevention magazine, America's #1 healthy lifestyle brand, have created a simple guide just for you--and the other 24 million Americans who suffer from this life-threatening disease. Based on the advice of doctors, nutritionists, certified diabetes educators, and other health professionals who specialize in diabetes care, Undoing Diabetes Without Coming Undone gives you 10 quick and easy ways to lower your blood sugar, lose weight, and avoid complications--while still eating the foods you love.
Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction
by Maia Szalavitz&“Of the countless writers out there whose focus is addiction, no one can begin to touch the brilliance of Maia Szalavitz.&”—Kristen Johnston, actress, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Guts, addiction advocate, founder of SLAM NYC Drug overdoses now kill more Americans annually than guns, cars, or breast cancer. But the United States has tried to solve this national crisis with policies that only made matters worse. In the name of &“sending the right message,&” we have maximized the spread of infectious disease, torn families apart, incarcerated millions of mostly Black and Brown people—and utterly failed to either prevent addiction or make effective treatment for it widely available.There is another way—one that is proven to work. However it runs counter to much of the received wisdom about substances and related problems. It is called harm reduction. Created by a group of people who use drugs and by radical public health experts, harm reduction offers a new way of thinking—one that provides startling insights into behavioral and cultural issues that go far beyond drugs.In a spellbinding narrative rooted in an urgent call to action, Undoing Drugs tells the untold tale of a quirky political movement that has unexpectedly shaken the foundations of world drug policy. It illustrates how hard it can be to take on widely accepted conventional thinking—and what is necessary to overcome this resistance. Ultimately, Undoing Drugs offers a path forward—led by characters who spent many years being dismissed as worthless, only to develop a breakthrough philosophy that can dramatically improve world health.
Undoing Hashimoto's: A Guide to Managing Symptoms, Relieving Overwhelm & Living Well
by Leah CarverA six-week program for the autoimmune disorder known as Hashimoto&’s Thyroiditis—that lets you step into lifestyle changes with ease. If you&’ve recently been diagnosed with Hashimoto&’s Thyroiditis, you&’re probably exhausted and overwhelmed by the prospect of making all the recommended lifestyle and dietary changes—and that&’s on top of being exhausted by Hashimoto&’s itself! Health coach Leah Carver, a Hashimoto&’s patient herself, has written this book to help guide you on your journey back to wellness, without unnecessary stress. In Undoing Hashimoto&’s, she reveals how she used her twenty-plus years in the spa and wellness industry to bio-hack Hashimoto&’s and build her capacity to make the changes she wanted in her life. Now she feels better than she has in decades, and is sharing the information with you so that you can get back on your feet and reclaim your life. You&’ll learn: How to bio-hack your health and switch out of survival modeHow to pause and engage with what you are feelingThe difference between rest and relaxationHow to build your most important commodity: energyPractices that support you so you can make lifestyle changes that feel empowering, not restrictiveHow to put all of this together so you can live a life that is healthier and happier
Undoing Motherhood: Collaborative Reproduction and the Deinstitutionalization of U.S. Maternity (Families in Focus)
by Katherine M. JohnsonIn 1978 the world’s first “test-tube baby” was born from in vitro fertilization (IVF), effectively ushering in a paradigm shift for infertility treatment that relied on partially disembodied human reproduction. Beyond IVF, the ability to extract, fertilize, and store reproductive cells outside of the human body has created new opportunities for family building, but also prompted new conflicts about rights to and control over reproductive cells. In collaborative forms of reproduction that build on IVF technologies, such as egg and embryo donation and gestational surrogacy, multiple women may variously contribute to conception, gestation/birth, and the legal and social responsibilities for rearing a child, creating intentionally fragmented maternities. Undoing Motherhood examines the implications of such fragmented maternities in the post-IVF reproductive era for generating maternity uncertainty—an increasing cultural ambiguity about what does and should constitute maternity. Undoing Motherhood explores this uncertainty in the social worlds of reproductive medicine and law.
Undoing Perpetual Stress
by Richard O'ConnorOur brains weren't built for this. Twenty-first-century life evolves at a breakneck pace--and with it, stress seems to multiply by the day. We work long, harrowing hours. We fret over our families and finances. Our e-mail beeps and our cell phones ring. But our nervous systems were never meant to handle so many stressors. In this groundbreaking book, psychotherapist Richard O'Connor explains how a wide range of common problems--both emotional and physical--are actually side effects of modern life, and how you can undo their damage. Combining expertise with down-to-earth language, Undoing Perpetual Stress explains how you can recognize the hidden effects of stress on your brain and body understand your inner sanity in conflict with a crazy world develop self-control over how you think, act and feel when stressed regain a sense of meaning and purpose in your life You already know how to "do" stress. With the help of this book, you can undo it, too.