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Language
English
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With information technologies such as the web rapidly expanding our capacity to communicate with each other via electronic technologies, "A Cry Unheard" describes the lethal consequences of the rise of loneliness in modern life. This plague has emerged as one of the leading causes of premature death in all technologically advanced nations. Fueled by powerful social forces that contribute to the disturbance and disruption of human dialogue - including...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
328 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A riveting exploration of the phenomenon of psychosomatic disorders, mass hysteria, and other culture-bound syndromes occurring around the world. In Sweden, hundreds of refugee children fall asleep for months and years at a time. In upstate New York, teenage girls develop involuntary twitches and seizures that spread like a contagion. In the US Embassy in Cuba, employees experience headaches and memory loss after hearing strange noises in the night....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Revised and updated.
Physical Desc
xii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Get the tools you need to overcome sugar dependency, with self-tests to determine your sugar sensitivity as well as an easy-to-follow, drug-free program with a customized diet high in protein and complex carbohydrates. Join the thousands of people who have successfully healed their addiction to sugar, lost weight and attained maximum health and well-being by using Dr. DesMaisons's innovative plan.
Author
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Physical Desc
xx, 299 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa explores the autoimmune disorders that plagued her for a decade, curious to know what mind-body strategies might help her, including meditation, yoga, and acupuncture.
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