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Title: A Complete Look at Adrenal Fatigue

Subtitle: Studies on Conditions of Subclinical Hypoadrenia

Author: James M. Lowrance

Narrator: James M. Lowrance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-10-14

Publisher: James M. Lowrance

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

This audiobook is a detailed look at Adrenal Fatigue symptoms, diagnosis and treatment by a fellow sufferer, who has experienced this stress-related syndrome. I, the author, have also found treatments and lifestyle change methods that have been tremendously effective in relieving my symptoms. In the year 2003, during a time I was developing autoimmune thyroid disease and going through a prolonged and severe period of stress (chronic), I experienced this very real illness that results in mildly diminished adrenal function.

I located doctors who were able to diagnose my Adrenal Fatigue through testing, which determined that the low functioning adrenal syndrome was co-morbid (co-occurring) to my thyroid disease. With Adrenal Fatigue being a sub-clinical condition and not full blown adrenal insufficiency, many doctors will not recognize or treat the syndrome. There are however highly reputable medical research articles that have been published, describing sub-clinical adrenal insufficient states as related to certain illnesses and stress syndromes.

Members Reviews:

Anti-cortisol e-book

Warning: This e-book has a strong anti-cortisol message, that is not backed up with evidence. If you suffer from adrenal fatigue and are obtaining relief with low doses of hydrocortisone, stick to books by people with experience in this treatment who find it to be safe and helpful: "From Fatigued to Fantastic," by Teitelbaum and "Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled," by the Shames. Even "Adrenal Fatigue," by Wilson will admit that low-dose hydrocortisone therapy (in conjunction with adrenal extracts) can be very helpful for people with severe adrenal fatigue.

On the plus side, I liked the connections this author made between post-traumatic stress disorder, early childhood trauma, and adrenal fatigue.

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Title: Pandemics

Subtitle: What Everyone Needs to Know

Author: Peter C. Doherty

Narrator: Bryan Reid

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty offers a level-headed guide to all aspects of pandemics-what they are, how they spread, and what we can do to prevent them Pandemics. The word conjures up images of horrific diseases sweeping the globe and killing everyone in their path. But such highly lethal illnesses almost never create pandemics. The reality is deadly serious but far more subtle.

In Pandemics, Peter Doherty, who won the Nobel Prize for his work on how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells, offers an essential guide to one of the truly life-or-death issues of our age. In concise, question-and-answer format, he explains the causes of pandemics, how they can be counteracted with vaccines and drugs, and how we can better prepare for them in the future. Doherty notes that the term "pandemic" refers not to a disease's severity but to its ability to spread rapidly over a wide geographical area. Extremely lethal pathogens are usually quickly identified and confined.

Nevertheless, the rise of high-speed transportation networks and the globalization of trade and travel have radically accelerated the spread of diseases. A traveler from Africa arrived in New York in 1999 carrying the West Nile virus; one mosquito bite later, it was loose in the ecosystem. Doherty explains how the main threat of a pandemic comes from respiratory viruses, such as influenza and SARS, which disseminate with incredible speed through air travel.

The climate disruptions of global warming, rising population density, and growing antibiotic resistance all complicate efforts to control pandemics. But Doherty stresses that pandemics can be fought effectively. Often simple health practices, especially in hospitals, can help enormously. And research into the animal reservoirs of pathogens, from SARS in bats to HIV in chimpanzees, show promise for our prevention efforts. Calm, clear, and authoritative, Peter Doherty's Pandemics is one of the most critically important additions to the What Everyone Needs to Know series.

Members Reviews:

lacking

A little boring, not enough depth, and the reader was hard to listen to. It wasn't really worth my time.

Tough to get through, but content seems thorough

The Ebola scare made this book seem relevant. Two months later this topic cannot be found in the news anymore and given the difficulty of the material, that is a good thing.

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Title: Predictive Health

Subtitle: How We Can Reinvent Medicine to Extend Our Best Years

Author: Kenneth L. Brigham, M.D., Michael M. E. Johns, M.D.

Narrator: Matthew Josdal

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 01-29-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Our health care system is crippled by desperate efforts to prevent the inevitable. A third of the national Medicare budget - nearly $175 billion - is spent on the final year of life, and a third of that amount on the final month, often on expensive (and futile) treatments. Such efforts betray a fundamental flaw in how we think about healthcare: we squander resources on hopeless situations, instead of using them to actually improve health.

In Predictive Health, distinguished doctors Kenneth Brigham and Michael M.E. Johns propose a solution: invest earlier - and use science and technology to make healthcare more available and affordable. Every child would begin life with a post-natal genetic screen, when potential risk - say for type II diabetes or heart disease - would be found. More data on biology, behavior, and environment would be captured throughout her life. Using this information, health-care workers and the people they care for could forge personal strategies for healthier living long before a small glitch blows up into major disease. This real health care wouldnt just replace much of modern disease care - it would make it obsolete. The result, according to Brigham and Johns, will be a life defined by a long stay at top physical and mental form, rather than an early peak and long decline. Accomplishing this goal will require new tools, new clinics, fewer doctors and more mentors, smarter companies, and engaged patients. In short, it will require a revolution. Thanks to a decade-long collaboration between Brigham, Johns and others, it is already underway. An optimistic plan for reducing or eliminating many chronic diseases as well as reforming our faltering medical system, Predictive Health is a deeply knowledgeable, deeply humane proposal for how we can reallocate expenses and resources to prolong the best years of life, rather than extending the worst.

Members Reviews:

You Can't Buy Good Health at the Doctor's Office

Two doctors speak in one, easily deciphered voice to introduce "Predictive Health."

Doctors Brigham and Johns make a sharp right turn from simply treating disease toward preventive healthcare and more personalized health. In a smooth read, they add a predictive pathway for living both longer and healthier. It's an argument based on science and biology, including the human genome and its effect, that also describes personal health behavior through stories and lively metaphors, coined terms like "a square wave life" and "health home" (versus a medical home in a doctor's office), and a overriding sense that caring health and healthcare are both doable and practical.

The book is organized in four parts.

Part I provides a vision for healthcare with a transforming paradigm: disease as medical failure. This contrasts an early-sixties-year-old dying patient Carleton Hensley in Chapter 2, with Chapter 3's Hilda Echt, a hundred-plus lively lady, living a "healthcaring" (my coinage) lifestyle. The former speaks to America's current healthcare approach while Hilda entertainingly models the achievement and satisfaction of a healthful, flourishing life.

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Title: In the Kingdom of the Sick

Subtitle: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America

Author: Laurie Edwards

Narrator: Holly Fielding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-28-14

Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Thirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote, "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sickSooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place."

Now more than 133 million Americans live with chronic illness, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health care dollars, and untold pain and disability. There has been an alarming rise in illnesses that defy diagnosis through clinical tests or have no known cure. Millions of people, especially women, with illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome face skepticism from physicians and the public alike. And people with diseases as varied as cardiovascular disease, HIV, certain cancers, and type 2 diabetes have been accused of causing their preventable illnesses through their lifestyle choices. We must balance our faith in medical technology with awareness of the limits of science, and confront our throwback beliefs that people who are sick have weaker character than those who are well. Through research and patient narratives, health writer Laurie Edwards explores patient rights, the role of social media in medical advocacy, the origins of our attitudes about chronic illness, and much more. What The Noonday Demon did for people suffering from depression, In the Kingdom of the Sick does for those who are chronically ill.

Members Reviews:

Solid but repetitive, sub-par narrator

How could the performance have been better?

The narrator had an odd habit of taking on attributions, so every "he said" or "she said" sounded odd and disjointed.

Any additional comments?

Overall this is a solid book, outlining the history of chronic illness in the United States, both from a medical perspective and, largely, from a patient perspective. There is some excellent insight to glean and a lot to think about, especially as our longer lives mean more of us will deal with some form of chronic illness. Of course, such illnesses run the gamut from the most miserable conditions that cause constant pain or extreme fatigue or other ailments that severely limit many life activities, to milder conditions that either can be reliably controlled with medication and lifestyle changes (e.g., some forms of diabetes) or issues that can be tolerated as a "new normal" (some forms of allergies and asthma). In the end, the book got repetitive and I think the author's desire to be accommodating to everyone's opinion ran astray. Though the author appears to understand that there is absolutely no scientific evidence linking vaccines to autism, she did not make the point strenuously enough. I also thought the author (who deals with a number of diseases and has been chronically ill for her entire life) showed a little short-sightedness in her conclusion when she recounted how some friends and family questioned her decision to have children given that her condition is likely genetic. It isn't that I think a genetic condition means no procreation, but I likewise know that many parents screen for conditions (especially debilitating ones) or screen themselves and their partner to ensure that no deadly conditions will inadvertently be passed on.

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Title: Natural and Prescribed Treatments for Adrenal Fatigue

Subtitle: Choosing the Best Treatment for Exhausted Adrenals

Author: James M. Lowrance

Narrator: James M. Lowrance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-20-14

Publisher: James M. Lowrance

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

This audiobook is for listeners interested in natural and prescribed treatments for Adrenal Fatigue, specifically. This audiobook is compiled from articles I wrote on the subject of adrenal fatigue between the years 2005 and 2009 that contain information on conditions commonly related to the syndrome, with emphasis on treatments that are available, of both the prescribed and natural types.

Included in the information is discussion on the most suspected causes for diminished adrenal gland function, resulting in symptoms. Within these discussions, I point out both the successes and failures reported by medical research groups, who have tested the efficacy of cortisol steroid hormone treatments for patients with sub-clinical forms of adrenal insufficiency. I also discuss the positive results that other adrenal fatigue patients experience with alternative and natural self-treatments.

The importance for recognition by the medical community for adrenal fatigue syndromes is also an included aspect within the chapters that follow and I dedicate most of the final chapter in this book, to the subject of conventional-medical versus alternative-natural treatments, pointing out the reality that both can be positive or negative, depending on each case they are administered for. This latter aspect is not included, to confuse the reader but to simply point out that patient-individuality comes into play, as well as trial and error, when superior treatments are being sought for individuals with adrenal fatigue syndromes.

The point is hopefully conveyed adequately, that options for treatments are not restricted to one type but that some adrenal fatigue patients can respond favorably to more that one type treatment or in some cases, to a combination of them. Through patient self-education and pro activeness, optimal treatment can be found but understanding the causes of adrenal fatigue for an individual and knowing whether or not there are co morbid conditions present (related, coexisting ones) can help with the determination for treatment options.

With thyroid disease being common in adrenal fatigue sufferers, I also dedicate a portion of the information that follows, to the relationship of thyroid to adrenal function. It is my sincere hope that readers will benefit from the information contained within the chapters of this audiobook.

Members Reviews:

Good Info on Adrenal Fatigue

Adrenal fatigue is a big deal and for the last few months I have been on a journey to learn more about it and how it can affect yourself. I found this book helpful and I'm happy to give it 5 stars

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Title: Antibodies That Cause Thyroid Diseases and Symptoms

Subtitle: Immune Cells Causing Hypothyroidism & Hyperthyroidism

Author: James M. Lowrance

Narrator: Phil Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-14

Publisher: James M. Lowrance Publishing

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

The majority of patients with both hypothyroidism (under-active thyroid) and hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) are experiencing autoimmune diseases that cause these conditions. When autoimmune thyroid disease results in hypothyroidism, the term for the disease is "Hashimoto's thyroiditis". When the autoimmune disease of the thyroid causes hyperthyroidism, it is called "Grave's Disease".

Thyroid antibodies attack key proteins in the thyroid gland and in some cases, stimulate production of excessive amounts of hormone. These killer cells that are manufactured by the immune system become confused for reasons yet to be fully understood by medical science and they begin to identify thyroid cells as threats in the body. As they attack these cells, the thyroid gland becomes damaged, resulting in inflammation, enlargement of the gland (goiter) and thyroid hormone imbalances.

This audiobook is not intended to be an extensive manual but is intended to contain information most often sought by laypersons on the subject.

Members Reviews:

Informative

It was okay, but not what I was looking for. Thanks for the information. Needed foods to support.

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Title: The Road to Kidneyville

Subtitle: A Journey Through Diabetes, Dialysis, and Transplant

Author: Jesse Crain

Narrator: Jane Perry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-30-13

Publisher: Barkentine Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

How do you react when you're diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes at the age of 5? What do you feel when you become disabled at 32? What do you do when you face kidney failure and want to do the necessary dialysis treatments at home? Where do you start when you need a transplant? And how do you cope with all those events? And what if you're the friend or family member wanting to help this person? The Road to Kidneyville addresses all those questions and more, in a personal account written by the patient's wife, with input from the patient himself, Larry Crain. She shares their emotional roller-coaster ride of life with diabetes, an honest view of hemodialysis at home, and the challenges of getting on the list (and staying there!) for a kidney transplant. This is a candid account of real life and a couple truly dedicated to each other.

Members Reviews:

Excellent Source to find Support and Resource!

What did you like about this audiobook?

The title seemed to capture what I wanted to know, but it was your story that gave me a renewed hope and optimism about our future, and changed my outlook on living life with a diseased kidney.

How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?

The book was very detailed of what to expect on each step in a person's journey that goes through kidney damage to kidney failure and obtaining a kidney transplant. It covers the emotional, financial, and medical expectations, and family role.

Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he achieve this?

The author presented the information in a very insightful manner.A person supporting a family member with kidney failure can be a step ahead of the game, by reading this book, and preparing mentally, start making significant family adjustments, and utilizing community resources to better support their love one.

What did you find wrong about the narrator's performance?

Nothing.

Do you have any additional comments?

I think your book needs to be in every endocrinologist office, dialysis center, and kidney transplant library, and nephrologist office.

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Title: Common Thyroid Disease Complications

Author: James M. Lowrance

Narrator: Phil Williams

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-30-13

Publisher: James M. Lowrance Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Patients with thyroid diseases can experience complications despite being treated for their thyroid disorders. Some complications may be related to inadequate treatment that is in need of being better optimized while other complications arise due to the disease itself and must be treated as a seperate health disorder.

In this audiobook I have endeavored to address the more common complications seen in thyroid patients and the treatments that are commonly recommended for them. I also relate my personal experience with some of these thyroid disease related complications and the treatments I undertook to resolve them.

Included in the chapters are discussions on hair loss, diminished sex drive, adrenal fatigue, weight gain, diabetes risk and prevention, and much more.

Note: This audiobook is approximately 11,351 words in length. It is not an extensive medical journal but rather contains aspects of information on the subject that most laypersons would be seeking.

Members Reviews:

Great information

Having all of the information possible for those who need to know about thyroid disease can make life better. Constantly seeking more info led me to this book and the understandings brought about here can make life improved.

Easy-to-use

This book is not too advanced for the average person to understand. It is laid out in an easy to use format. I would recommend this book to people who want to be an active participant in their own health care decisions.

Just wasn't what I needed

I have benign thyroid nodule disease and needed a second thyroidectomy 3 years after the first. I was hoping this little book could help me better understand my problem. It didn't reveal any new info.

Excellent!

This is another good book by James. I never knew that there could be complications due to having a thyroid disease so this book was an eye-opener for me. It helped me see that the fatigue I was feeling could come from hypothyroidism but also from other conditions I have such as fibromyalgia. It is amazing how thyroid disorders can have so many complications throughout your body and I think James does a great job on covering them. Very well written; an easy read!

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Title: What Do We Know about Asthma?

Subtitle: Diagnosing and Treating Asthmatic Conditions

Author: James M. Lowrance

Narrator: James M. Lowrance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-18-13

Publisher: James M. Lowrance

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

Some statistics including those by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) state that up to 25-million Americans suffer from asthma. That's approximately 1 in every 12 people or about 8.2 percent of the U.S. population. Asthma is more common in women than in men and is also more common among African Americans and Hispanics than in Caucasians.

Approximately 3,000 asthma deaths occur in the US each year. It is believed that undiagnosed asthma in a significantly large percent of sufferers in years past was due to less-adequate diagnosing of the disease. Better education on the types of asthma, its causes and related conditions (i.e. Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema and COPD) is helping to detect more cases earlier, so that treatments can slow progression and improve the symptoms of these common respiratory diseases.

As a fellow asthma sufferer and patient advocate, it is my sincere hope that this audiobook helps to educate its listeners on this very important medical subject. This audiobook is not intended to be an extensive manual but is intended to contain information most often sought by laypersons on the subject.

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Title: Thyroid Disorders and Treatments

Subtitle: Underactive and Overactive Glands

Author: James Lowrance

Narrator: James M. Lowrance

Format: Unabridged

Length: 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-13

Publisher: James M. Lowrance

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Medicine

Publisher's Summary:

In this eBook (approximately 4,121 words in length), I have endeavored to inform the reader with all of the basics regarding hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatments for each.

It was my intention to provide facts, minus the fillers that can sometimes accompany information on these subjects. Many readers are simply looking for a good, general education on disorders of thyroid dysfunction and they are less-interested in detailed medical explanations or in numerous research study quotes. Certainly there are readers who enjoy those aspects and I have included this very type of information in other books I have authored.

In the chapters of this eBook, I stick to the essential information that will help to educate readers with important facts regarding hypothyroid and hyperthyroid conditions.

Members Reviews:

More information than my Doctors gave me

This is way more informative than my Doctors have been. I'm not sure if it was because I was in a fog before taking these vitamins, Spirulina and multivitamins (food based) but now I have a much better understanding of what's going on with my body and what I should do. I'd recommend to anyone who suffers or knows anyone that is suffering from these symptoms.

No product delivered.

We paid for it, were informed it was delivered in the same package as another book, and it was not included. We got nothing, which is not that for which we paid.

Good info for layman, if you are a clinician this material is good for a base however not enough for practitioners.Thank you

Good,thank you. Good read and info. Good for layman read.not so deep for clinicians. Still good.thanks you. Enjoy your read.

I educated myself a great deal from reading this book.

I would like to thank you, Mr. Lowrance for your thoughtfulness toward others that suffer from a thyroid disease. You have put together and explained in detailed information what others need to be proactive in their own thyroid healthcare. We won't have to struggle to understand what our doctors are telling us because we will know the right questions to ask.

Amazed

It gave more info than I thought it would.