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Successful Nursing Assistant Care (Second Edition)
by Diana L. DuganA student-friendly text, the second edition of Successful Nursing Assistant Care by Diana Dugan, RN is a comprehensive textbook to train nursing assistants that teaches all state, federal, and safety requirements. It is beautifully illustrated and clearly photographed with color tabs for easy location of material. This book emphasizes safety, privacy, and respect before and after providing care. Care guidelines are colored for easy reference, and ways to promote residents right's are emphasized. This book contains updated information on HIPAA and CDC guidelines for infection control. Organized around learning objectives, it contains creative methods to teach care and related observations, ways to promote independence, essential information on preventing abuse and neglect, and chapter-ending material which develops critical thinking, as well as tests the chapter. This textbook reflects author Diana Dugan's 15 years of experience teaching nursing assistants in community colleges, proprietary schools, and long-term care facilities.
Successful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners
by Dr Victoria Clarke Virginia BraunSuccessful Qualitative Research: A Practical Guide for Beginners is an accessible, practical textbook. It sidesteps detailed theoretical discussion in favour of providing a comprehensive overview of strategic tips and skills for starting and completing successful qualitative research.<P><P> Uniquely, the authors provide a 'patterns framework' to qualitative data analysis in this book, also known as 'thematic analysis'. The authors walk you through a basic thematic approach, and compare and contrast this with other approaches. This discussion of commonalities, explaining why and when each method should be used, and in the context of looking at patterns, will provide you with complete confidence for your qualitative research journey. <P> Key features of this textbook:<P> - Full of useful tips and strategies for successful qualitative work, for example considering the nervous student not just the beginner student. <P> - Skills-based, utilising a range of pedagogical features to encourage you to apply particular techniques and learn from your experience. <P> - The authors use the same dataset throughout - reproduced in full (with associated research materials) on the companion website - to help you make comparisons across different analytical approaches.<P> - A comprehensive suite of student support materials, including practice exam questions, can be found online at www.sagepub.com/braunandclarke. <P> This textbook will be an essential textbook for undergraduates and postgraduates taking a course in qualitative research or using qualitative approaches in a research project.<P> Visit the Companion Website at www.sagepub.com/braunandclarke
Successful Sleep Strategies for Women (Harvard Medical School Guide)
by Julia Schlam EdelmanDid you have trouble falling asleep, or staying asleep, last night? Or, did you sleep all night and wake up feeling exhausted? You are not alone--more than 60% of women don't sleep well in midlife--and even many college-age women sleep poorly. If you don't wake up rested and refreshed, read Successful Sleep Strategies for Women by Julia Schlam Edelman, MD. Whether you are interested in natural remedies, lifestyle modifications, or prescription pills, you will find practical guidance. Successful Sleep Strategies for Women presents the latest scientific research findings in the form of easy-to-read stories followed by Dr. Edelman's discussion of what experts recommend. Fall asleep sooner Sleep better Wake up rested Natural remedies Lifestyle modifications Sleep medications ABOUT THE AUTHOR Julia Schlam Edelman, MD is an expert on women's health. She is the author of Menopause Matters: Your Guide to a Long and Healthy Life. Dr. Edelman is a clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School, a clinical consultant at Massachusetts General Hospital, and a practicing gynecologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience. Dr. Edelman earned a BS at Yale University, an MD at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. In 2010, The North American Menopause Society selected Dr. Edelman as their Menopause Practitioner of the Year. Her new book, Successful Sleep Strategies for Women, is written for adult women of all ages who want to fall asleep faster, sleep more soundly, and wake up rested and refreshed.
Successful Slimming: How to choose the best diet for you to lose weight and keep it off for good (Wellbeing Quick Guides)
by Liz EarleLiz Earle explains the real science of slimming and shows you how to lose weight now and permanently retrain your eating habits.Bestselling beauty and wellbeing writer Liz Earle's fully revised and updated quick guide to successful slimming, including:- An insider's view on the diet industry and why most diets don't work- The best pros and cons guide to popular diet programmes- The golden rules of successful slimming that will work for YOU- How to cope with family meals and eating out- Handy calorie counters to help you keep track of your daily intake- The best exercises to boost your metabolism
Successful Societies: How Institutions and Culture Affect Health
by Peter A. Hall Michèle LamontWhy are some types of societies more successful than others at promoting individual and collective well-being? Focusing on population health as an indicator of social success, this book opens up new perspectives on the ways in which social relations condition health and the public policies that address it. Based on four years of dialogue among scholars from diverse disciplines, it offers social epidemiologists broader views of the social determinants of health and social scientists a sense of the fascinating puzzles of population health. The chapters consider health inequalities in the developing, as well as developed, world. They locate their roots, not only in economic resources, but in the social resources provided by the institutions and cultural repertoires constitutive of social relations. They examine the AIDS epidemic in Africa, the sources of the health gradient, the role of collective imaginaries, destigmatization strategies, and the historical basis for effective health policies.
Successo. L`Unico Modo Possibile: Il falso mito del fallimento
by Albert ZaidDa sempre siamo stati indotti a credere erroneamente che il successo sia riservato solo a poche persone e che il resto di noi debba accontentarsi di aspettare che arrivi la fortuna per raggiungere ciò che desideriamo. Questo libro spiega e sviluppa la tesi secondo cui tutti gli esseri umani sono geneticamente configurati per cercare e raggiungere il successo, che lo facciamo in modo naturale, spontaneo, senza rendercene conto, e che non c'è nessuno che possa sfuggirci perché è impossibile vincere le leggi logiche che governano i nostri pensieri. Dimostra in che modo le concezioni sbagliate sul mondo che ci circonda incidono direttamente sul condizionamento dei nostri pensieri, deviandoci dal perseguimento degli obiettivi che ci siamo proposti. Contiene una dettagliata esposizione sull'intolleranza alla frustrazione, le sue cause fondamentali, i suoi effetti nocivi e come correggerla. Un testo che ti aiuterà a scoprire te stesso, a liberarti dagli ostacoli che ti impediscono di avanzare, e a tracciare traguardi realistici che SEMPRE potrai raggiungere. Insomma, un libro che ti guiderà e ti guiderà lungo le strade verso il SUCCESSO.
Succhi: Frullati libro)
by Cecilia Metta Warren RobertsonL'utilizzo di frullati per poter perdere peso è più di una moda, poiché aiuta quando è fatto nel modo corretto. Farlo nel modo corretto è proprio quello che vi insegnerà questo libro. Ogni ingrediente è suddiviso in modo che possiate sapere esattamente il motivo per il quale può essere aggiunto al frullato e, presto, leggendo questo libro, sarete in grado di creare i vostri frullati. Le ricette di questi 25 frullati sono un modo straordinario per iniziare una dieta. Questo libro insegna anche come bilanciare i vostri frullati in modo che sappiate esattamente cosa state ingerendo e perché. Essendo tutti gli ingredienti bilanciati, sarete in grado di avere anche un equilibrio nel vostro corpo. Un corpo bilanciato significa che la perdita di peso è più semplice e questo libro è solo l'inizio.Queste ricette si adattano ai gusti di tutti: dagli amanti del caffè agli amanti del cioccolato; ogni ricetta è unica e divertente.
Sucesso - A Única Rota Possível
by Albert ZaidNós sempre fomos treinados na crença errônea de que o sucesso é reservado apenas para algumas pessoas, e que o resto tem que se contentar com a espera pela sorte para nos alcançar para alcançar o que queremos. Este livro explica e desenvolve a tese segundo a qual todos os seres humanos são geneticamente configurados para buscar e alcançar o sucesso, nós fazemos isso naturalmente, espontaneamente, sem perceber, e que não há ninguém que possa escapar porque é impossível superar as leis lógicas que governam nossos pensamentos. Isso mostra como concepções errôneas sobre o mundo ao nosso redor afetam diretamente o condicionamento de nossos pensamentos, desviando-nos da busca das metas que propusemos. Ele contém uma exposição detalhada sobre a intolerância à frustração, suas causas, seus efeitos prejudiciais e como corrigi-lo. Um texto que irá ajudá-lo a descobrir a si mesmo, libertar-se dos obstáculos que impedem que você avance e estabelecer metas realistas que você sempre pode atingir. Em definitivo; um livro que irá guiá-lo e guiá-lo nos caminhos do SUCESSO.
Suck It In and Smile
by Laurence Beaudoin-MasseA funny, touching look at the life of a social media influencer who starts to question the #goals life she has created for herself. Every day, Ellie motivates her hundreds of thousands of followers to become the best versions of themselves by posting videos of exercise routines and high-protein breakfast recipes. Far from the shy teenager that she was, she is now in a very public relationship with singer Samuel Vanasse, and together they have become one of the most popular influencer couples in the country. She has succeeded. She shines. And yet, Ellie worries that her life is not as flawless as she makes it seem on YouTube and Instagram. Between her obsession with the “ideal weight,” her growing attraction to another man, her family’s disdain for her career as a content creator and a collaboration with another influencer who Ellie can’t stand, a thought haunts her. What if, by trying to become everything she wanted to be, she’s lost herself along the way? Suck it In and Smile is an intimate exploration of our obsession with appearances and the hypocrisies that appear when you must craft the perfect online life. Key Text Features chapters vignettes dialogue
Suckers: How Alternative Medicine Makes Fools of Us All
by Rose Shapiro'Alternative' medicine is now used by one in three of us. In the UK we spend an estimated £4.5 billion a year on it and its practitioners are now insinuating themselves into the mainstream. There are methods based on ancient or far-eastern medicine, as well as ones invented in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Many are promoted as natural treatments. What they have in common is that there is no hard evidence that any of them work. Treatments like homeopathy, acupuncture and chiropractic are widely available and considered reputable by many. Ever more bizarre therapies, from naturopathy to nutraceuticals, ear candling to ergogenics, are increasingly favoured. Endorsed by celebrities and embraced by the middle classes, alternative medicine's appeal is based on the spurious rediscovery of ancient wisdom and the supposedly benign quality of nature. Surrounded by an aura of unquestioning respect and promoted through uncritical airtime and column inches, alternative medicine has become a lifestyle choice. Its global market is predicted to be worth $5 trillion by 2050.Suckers reveals how alternative medicine can jeopardise the health of those it claims to treat, leaches resources from treatments of proven efficacy and is largely unaccountable and unregulated. In short, it is an industry that preys on human vulnerability and makes fools of us all. Suckers is a calling to account of a social and intellectual fraud; a bracing, funny and popular take on a global delusion.
Suco de Aipo: Nutrientes, Benefícios, Keto para Diabéticos, Dietas de Emagrecimento, Alergias, Pressão Alta e Mais
by Hiddenstuff EntertainmentCure-se e seja mais saudável do que nunca consumindo suco de aipo! Você gostaria de poder eliminar alguma doença, desconforto, inflamação, dor ou depressão? Curiosamente, o suco de aipo é usado para tratar uma série de doenças há muito tempo! O emprego de técnicas naturais de cura ajuda a tratar doenças crônicas, assim como reduz inflamações, melhora o sistema imunológico, os níveis de energia e de concentração, o bem-estar geral e muito mais! Aqui estão os segredos usados por profissionais de terapias naturais para você se sentir muito mais saudável! Com técnicas testadas há décadas, este ebook traz a maneira mais rápida e eficaz para você se curar naturalmente bebendo suco de aipo e restaurar o seu bem-estar! Você vai aprender como aumentar a sua disposição em poucas semanas. E não é só isso, todos os aspectos da sua vida também vão melhorar. Quer saber como as pessoas tratam doenças e enfermidades crônicas? Você também pode aprender os segredos para alcançar este objetivo e sentir-se mais feliz e saudável. Este guia vai ensiná-lo técnicas comprovadas sem o uso de suplementos ou cursos caros. Ele inclui: - Remédios à base de suco de aipo. - Como eliminar doenças crônicas. - Como ter mais energia. - Como dormir melhor. - Como se livrar de enfermidades. - Nutrição. - O que você deve saber. + E MUITO MAIS! Se você quiser se sentir mais saudável, curar doenças ou melhorar sua concentração e bem-estar, este guia é para você. --> Volte para o topo da página e clique em “Adicionar ao Carrinho” para comprar instantaneamente Aviso Legal: Este autor e/ou proprietário(s) de direitos autorais não faz(em) nenhuma reivindicação, promessa ou garantia em relação à exatidão, integridade ou adequação do conteúdo deste livro e se isenta(m) expressamente da responsabilidade por erros e omissões nos conte
Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young and Athletes
by Gaetano Thiene Domenico Corrado Cristina BassoThis text atlas focuses on the pathology and molecular genetics of sudden cardiac death in the young and in athletes, presenting the state of the art in the field as the basis for development and implementation of more effective prevention strategies, including, ultimately, molecular therapy that will cure the underlying biological defect. A wealth of high-resolution color images, accompanied by clear supporting text, are presented to document the anatomic pathology of the cardiac diseases most frequently responsible for sudden cardiac death in this population, including coronary artery diseases, cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, valve diseases, conduction system abnormalities, congenital heart diseases, and ion channel diseases. The role of the molecular autopsy in overcoming the limitations of morphological investigations and offering new insights and avenues for prevention is explained. The approach is, however, interdisciplinary, with close attention also to epidemiologic and clinical aspects. The authors draw throughout on their experience gained over 30 years in the course of a prospective study carried out in the Veneto Region, North East Italy. This text atlas will be of great value not only for cardiologists but also for geneticists, sports physicians, and residents in cardiology and pathology.
Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR
by Stefan TimmermansSudden Death and the Myth of CPR is for anyone who has taken a CPR course or who believes the images from television dramas. It is also for families of victims and survivors of CPR. It will engage emergency personnel, others in the medical field, and anyone concerned with ethical issues of death and dying. Anyone who has ever taken a CPR course has wondered, "What would happen if I actually had to use CPR?" In Western societies, the lifesaving power of resuscitation has the status of a revered cultural myth. It promises life in the face of sudden death, but the reality is that lives are rarely saved. Medical researchers estimate the survival rate for out-of-hospital CPR to be between 1 and 3 percent. Sudden Death and the Myth of CPR explores the history of this medical innovation and the promotion of its effectiveness. The overuse of resuscitation, Timmermans explains, defines people's experience with sudden death, something he learned firsthand by following the practice of lifesaving from street corner to emergency room. He argues that very few people are successfully resuscitated without brain damage despite the promotion of CPR's effectiveness through powerful media images. In vivid accounts of the day-to-day practices of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in one of the only studies o f sudden death, Timmermans records the astonishingly frank comments of emergency personnel. Doctors, nurses, social workers, and paramedics express emotions from cynicism about going through the futile motions to genuine concern for victims' family members. If a person who was supposed to keep on living dies at the end of a resuscitative attempt, how socially meaningful is the dying? Timmermans asks tough questions and addresses the controversial ethical issues about the appropriateness of interfering with life and death. He suggests policy reform and the restoration of dignity to sudden death.
Sudden Impact (Orca Currents)
by Lesley ChoyceWhen Kurt is hurt in a soccer game and ends up in the hospital Tina tries to help him, but nobody will tell her what is wrong. Even Kurt's parents don't want her around. Tina learns that Kurt needs a donor with a rare blood type, and she finds a match in Kurt's soccer rival Jason. Jason agrees to donate his blood to Kurt, but when Kurt disappears from the hospital, the situation becomes desperate. Then Kurt's rival is in a tragic accident that may change everything. This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
A Sudden Silence
by Eve BuntingJesse Harmon is tortured by guilt because he survived the hit-and-run accident that killed his brother, Bry. His guilt is compounded when he finds he is attracted to Bry's girlfriend, Chloe. Together Jesse and Chloe try to track down the drunk driver who killed Bry--but discovering the driver's identity leads to other disturbing truths.
Suegros tóxicos: Estrategias afectivas para proteger tu matrimonio
by Susan ForwardSusan Forward te enseñará cómo impedir que tus suegros acaben con tu matrimonio sin poner en riesgo la relación con tu pareja. Los suegros tóxicos vienen en una gran variedad de disfraces. Está el criticón, quien no puede esperar para señalar tus errores; el controlador, quien intenta manejar tu vida; el devorador, quien con frecuencia te exige tiempo; el amo del caos, de cuyos numerosos problemas terminas haciéndote cargo; y el marginador, quien abiertamente te hace saber que no quiere que formes parte de su familia. Si padeces a causa de tus suegros, es probable que la frustración afecte la relación con tu pareja. Este maravilloso libro te será de gran ayuda. A partir de historias auténticas de hombres y mujeres que luchan para liberarse del comportamiento destructivo de sus suegros, Forward te ofrecerá estrategias muy efectivas para lograr que tu pareja te defienda y te dé prioridad, para establecer límites sensatos y, sobre todo, para proteger tu matrimonio. Sus técnicas y estrategias no transformarán a tus suegros tóxicos en los suegros de tus sueños, pero sí te ayudarán a mantener la cordura, el respeto por ti mismo y, en particular, la relación con la persona con quien has decidido compartir tu vida.
Sueño lúcido: Consejos y Beneficios sobre el Sueño Lúcido para principiantes
by Lakey NielsonAn Adjacent Place narra múltiples excursiones fuera del cuerpo y sueños lúcidos anotados durante un período de tres años, desde su comienzo imprevisto hasta la sorprendente y abierta conclusión. En una serie de narrativas, se muestra a los lectores cómo se tropezó con el fenómeno por primera vez y se les proporciona una serie de indicaciones sobre cómo podría desarrollarse una experiencia para ellos, en caso de que decidieran visitarlo. Así que hoy somos defensores del fenómeno de los sueños lúcidos, y animamos a todos a embarcarse en la experiencia y empezar a vivir sus sueños. Pueden leer un artículo en Internet, y asumir que, si siguen una técnica determinada, empezarán a tener sueños lúcidos cuando quieran. Están equivocados. Ahora no estoy diciendo que es imposible para la gente tener un sueño lúcido la primera noche que lo intentan. Hay un porcentaje muy pequeño de personas que son capaces de tener un sueño lúcido la primera vez que oyen hablar de ellos.
Sueño saludable: Soluciones para dormir bien
by Dr William DouglasPonga fin a sus noches de insomnio aprovechando estos alimentos naturales científicamente probados para calmar el cuerpo, bebidas, ejercicios guiados, medicamentos, almohadas y colchonetas con memoria, somníferos y otros productos para dormir, consejos de expertos en sueño, todo ello en este libro titulado "Sueño sano y saludable (Soluciones para dormir bien)" Todo lo que necesita saber sobre sus problemas de sueño y sus soluciones está aquí. Consiga un ejemplar hoy mismo y recomiéndelo también a otras personas.
Sueño sonoro, despertador inteligente: Convierta su cama en una alfombra anti fatiga.
by Dave McAllenEn el momento en que tenga algo que hacer urgentemente, no se involucre en esto. Te dormirás. Todo tu cuerpo lo disfrutará tanto que no se resistirá a dormir. Es seguro para todos, para mantenerse en forma incluso después de los 50, después de los 60. Para: Vida sin estrés Eliminando la fatiga crónica Sanando lesiones por esfuerzo repetitivo Ahora vea lo que tiene el libro. En sueño profundo, despertador inteligente, Dave McAllen expone consejos para aliviar el estrés que les da a los pacientes fatigados. Le ayuda a ver una forma completamente nueva de pensar sobre el alivio del estrés. No necesitará medicamentos u otros productos para aliviar el estrés para estar más ágil, alerta y con una mejor funcionalidad a medida que participa en su divertido alivio del estrés. Su sencillo aparato casero que a menudo sugiere es una forma divertida de hacer sus propios juguetes para aliviar el estrés que le darán a su cuerpo una mayor movilidad, mejorarán el rendimiento y eliminarán la rigidez y la fricción que causan dolores en las articulaciones. Tus resultados mejorarán dramáticamente. Desde el primer día, sientes menos dolores corporales y menos cansado. Dave le mostrará cómo las pequeñas pesas pueden fortalecer sus estiramientos y desarrollar sus músculos específicos para su trabajo. Descubra cómo estas técnicas para aliviar el estrés pueden brindarle una mayor flexibilidad con menos dolor. En una cama, tapete o escritorio, una amplia gama de estiramientos simples mejorados con pesos pequeños le brindarán los mejores resultados en poco tiempo y permanecerán así. Te ayudarán a encontrar tu camino desde la fatiga, te aliviarán el dolor de cabeza y el insomnio, eliminarán aquellos factores que te mantienen insomne. Encontrará el honor del cuerpo de entrenamiento vigoroso.
Suffering: Psychological and Social Aspects in Loss, Grief, and Care
by Robert DeBellis, Eric Marcus, Austin H. Kutscher, Carole Smith Torres, Virginia Barrett, and Mary-Ellen SiegelLearn to help others understand, cope with, and even overcome emotional and physical suffering. Suffering: Psychological and Social Aspects in Loss, Grief, and Care is a unique and insightful volume of observations, anecdotes, and case studies about suffering. In this important book, doctors, nurses, teachers, funeral directors, and members of the clergy discuss the crucial physical, emotional, and psychological issues that patients and their families must confront when death is imminent. They address a variety of topics including terminal illness, chronic illness, loss, grief, and pain. Ideal for professionals who work with dying people and their families, Suffering highlights topics that are particularly common when working with AIDS patients, cancer patients, children, the elderly, and the mentally ill.
Suffering and Sentiment: Exploring the Vicissitudes of Experience and Pain in Yap
by C. Jason ThroopSuffering and Sentiment examines the cultural and personal experiences of chronic and acute pain sufferers in a richly described account of everyday beliefs, values, and practices on the island of Yap (Waqab), Federated States of Micronesia. C. Jason Throop provides a vivid sense of Yapese life as he explores the local systems of knowledge, morality, and practice that pertain to experiencing and expressing pain. In so doing, Throop investigates the ways in which sensory experiences like pain can be given meaningful coherence in the context of an individual's culturally constituted existence. In addition to examining the extent to which local understandings of pain's characteristics are personalized by individual sufferers, the book sheds important new light on how pain is implicated in the fashioning of particular Yapese understandings of ethical subjectivity and right action.
Suffering Succotash: A Picky Eater's Quest to Understand Why We Hate the Foods We Hate
by Stephanie V.W. LucianovicAs a child Stephanie Lucianovic lived for years on grilled cheese and created an elaborate system for disposing of revolting food involving bookshelves, holiday centerpieces, and, later, boyfriends. She agonized not over meeting her future in-laws, but over the peaches they served her. As an adult, this picky eater found herself in the most unlikely of circumstances: a graduate of culinary school who became a cheesemonger and then a food writer. Along the way, she realized just how common her plight was. It wasn’t surprising to discover that picky eating is an issue for millions of kids, but who knew there are even support groups for adults who can’t overcome it? Yet remarkably little is known about the science of picky eating, and cultural and historical questions abound. Are picky eaters destined to ascend to a higher plane of existence, and what happens when picky eaters fall in love or go to restaurants? How can you tell if you’re a “supertaster”? How does the gag reflex affect pickiness (and what secrets do sword swallowers impart to help overcome it)? Suffering Succotash is a wide-angle look into the world of picky eating, told by a writer who’s been in the culinary trenches. With wit and charm, through visits to laboratories specializing in genetic analysis, attempts to infiltrate the inner workings of a “feeding” clinic, and interviews with fellow picky eaters and adventurous foodies young and old, Stephanie explores her own food phobias and gets to the bottom of what repulses us about certain foods, what it really means to be a picky eater, and what we can do about it. .
Suffering the Silence
by Dr Bernard Raxlen Allie CashelAllie Cashel has suffered from chronic Lyme disease for sixteen years--but much of the medical community refuses to recognize her symptoms as the result of infectious disease. In Suffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme Disease in an Age of Denial, Cashel paints a living portrait of what is often called post-treatment Lyme syndrome, featuring the stories of chronic Lyme patients from around the world and their struggle for recognition and treatment. In the United States alone, at least 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, and it is estimated that 20 percent of them go on to develop chronic symptoms of the disease, including (but not limited to) muscle and joint pain; digestive problems; extreme fatigue, confusion, and dizziness; sensations of burning and numbness; and immune-system dysfunction. Before reaching a final diagnosis, many of these patients are misdiagnosed with diseases and conditions like lupus, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, anxiety, and even dementia. Despite these numbers and routine misdiagnoses, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) claim it is impossible for the Lyme bacteria to survive in the body after standard antibiotic therapy. For these chronic patients who have their suffering routinely dismissed by doctors--and even family and friends--the social effects of the illness can be as crippling as the disease itself. Suffering the Silence is a personal and provocative call to break the stigma and ignorance that currently surrounds chronic Lyme disease and other misunderstood chronic illnesses--but it is also a message of hope and comfort for Lyme sufferers, encouraging them to share their stories, seek out treatment, and remember that they are not alone.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Sufi Book of Life
by Douglas-Klotz NeilPart meditation book, part oracle, and part collection of Sufi lore, poetry, and stories, The Sufi Book of Life offers a fresh interpretation of the fundamental spiritual practice found in all ancient and modern Sufi schools—the meditations on the 99 Qualities of Unity. Unlike most books on Sufism, which are primarily collections of translated Sufi texts, this accessible guide is a handbook that explains how to apply Sufi principles to modern life. With inspirational commentary that connects each quality with contemporary concerns such as love, work, and success, as well as timeless wisdom from Sufi masters, both ancient and modern, such as Rumi, Hafiz, Shabistari, Rabia, Inayat Khan, Indries Shah, Irina Tweedie, Bawa Muhaiyadden, and more, The Sufi Book of Life is a dervish guide to life and love for the twenty-first century. On the web: http://sufibookoflife. com .
The Sufi Path of Annihilation: In the Tradition of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi and Hasan Lutfi Shushud
by Nevit O. ErginAn exploration of the profound Sufi practice of Itlak Yolu • Examines the three main facets of this practice: zikr or breathing exercises, fasting, and mental suffering • Shares new Sufi parables, the sayings of Sufi master Hasan Lutfi Shushud, and Rumi’s philosophy on annihilation of the Self • Reveals how once the Self is annihilated higher levels of perception are reached In this exploration of the profound spiritual practice of Itlak Yolu, the Sufi path of annihilation, Nevit Ergin examines the three main facets of this path: zikr or breathing exercises, fasting, and mental suffering. Sharing experiences and discussions with Hasan Lutfi Shushud, renowned Sufi saint and final guide of Gurdjieff’s disciple J. G. Bennett, the author illustrates how suffering--“the searing fire of contrition”--is the most effective instrument of spiritual progress, for it is suffering that burns the Self. He explains how faithful practice of zikr and fasting will bring on this kind of suffering when the student is ready and will make the suffering tolerable. He shows how once the Self is annihilated higher levels of perception take hold and one finds oneself on the path to sainthood and immortality. Interwoven throughout with sayings by Shushud, Sufi parables, and poems by Rumi, Ergin shares the unique Itlak perspective on the major questions of every seeker: the true nature of love and religion, life and death, and other major spiritual questions. The book also includes an essay on annihilation and absence in Rumi’s philosophy and biographical portraits of Hasan Lufti Shushud by other aspirants who met with him.