Résultats Éditeur "Audible Studios" dans Santé et bien-être

The brain's power is confirmed and touted every day in new studies and research. And yet we tend to take our brains for granted, without suspecting that those masses of hard-working neurons might not always be working for us. Cordelia Fine introduces us to a brain we might not want to meet, a brain with a mind of its own. She illustrates the brain's tendency toward self-delusion as she explores how the mind defends and glorifies the ego by twisting and warping our perceptions.

Borderline Personality Disorder. "What the hell was that?" raged Rachel Reiland when she read the diagnosis written in her medical chart. As the 29-year old accountant, wife, and mother of young children would soon discover, it was the diagnosis that finally explained her explosive anger, manipulative behaviors, and self-destructive episodes- including bouts of anorexia, substance abuse, and sexual promiscuity.

What possesses someone to save every scrap of paper thats ever come into his home? What compulsions drive a woman like Irene, whose hoarding cost her her marriage? Or Ralph, whose imagined uses for castoff items like leaky old buckets almost lost him his house?

Beilock examines how attention and working memory guide human performance, how experience and practice and brain development interact to create our abilities, and how stress affects all these factors.

For many years the focus of fear and disgust, the anus is actually one of the human body's most wondrous creations-elegant, efficient, and richly supplied with pleasure nerves. However, stress and ignorance can turn the anus and its functions from a source of delight into a painful disability. What's needed is an owner's manual-and here it is! Join therapist and sexologist Jack Morin, Ph.D., on this tour of the anus, complete with information and exercises to open the door to new sources of comfort and gratification.

Where can a tin of tuna buy you clean clothes? Which British education system struggles with 50 percent illiteracy? Where do teetotal Muslims attend AA meetings? Where is it easier to get 'spice' than paracetamol? Welcome to Her Majesty's Prison Service, a creaking and surreal world that has been left to rot for decades in the shadows of polite society. Like most people, documentary-maker Chris Atkins didn't spend much time thinking about prisons. But after becoming embroiled in a dodgy scheme to fund his latest film, he was sent down for five years.

Eine faszinierende Vorstellung: Wie wäre es, wenn sich die biologische Uhr, die in jedem von uns tickt, anhalten ließe – oder sogar ein Stück zurückdrehen? Und das nicht bloß gefühlt, sondern messbar? Dieses Versprechen ist seit Kurzem Realität. Der junge Forschungszweig der Epigenetik hat den Deckel von der Altersuhr gehoben – und in aktuellen Studien nun sogar den Sprung in die praktische Anwendung geschafft. Genau darum geht es in diesem Hörbuch: Was kann ich ganz konkret tun, um meine Altersuhr zurückzudrehen? Um wie viele Monate oder gar Jahre lässt sich der Zeiger zurückstellen?

Sabato 30 aprile 1994, Hotel Castello. Nella Suite 200 si consuma l'ultima notte di Ayrton Senna. Mancano poche ore al Gran premio di San Marino e c'è una cupa tensione nell'aria. Nel primo pomeriggio è morto Roland Ratzenberger, il giorno precedente Rubens Barrichello si è salvato per miracolo dopo un brutto incidente in prova.

The Hunger Fix lays out a science-based three-stage plan that shows us how to break our addiction to False Fixes and replace them with healthier rewards. Fun fitness activities, customized meal plans, and delicious, satisfying recipes are designed to trigger the specific neurochemical cascade that stimulates your body’s reward system, reclaims your hijacked brain, and supports your lifelong recovery.

Adulthood is complicated for anyone, though it can be especially overwhelming for someone living with Asperger's. Thankfully, Asperger's and Adulthood presents targeted strategies from learning specialist Blythe Grossberg to help young adults with Asperger's kick-start careers, cultivate healthy relationships, and create independent paths as maturing adults. Grossberg lends her expertise by providing an Asperger's road map - pointing out potential obstacles and offering valuable how-tos for thriving in the world.

Demystify the core concepts of cognitive psychology. Written specifically for psychology students - and not other academics - Cognitive Psychology for Dummies is an accessible and entertaining introduction to the field. Unlike the dense and jargon-laden content found in most psychology textbooks, this practical guide provides listeners with easy-to-understand explanations of the fundamental elements of cognitive psychology so that they are able obtain a firm grasp of the material.

The intelligence failures surrounding the invasion of Iraq dramatically illustrate the necessity of developing standards for evaluating expert opinion. This audiobook fills that need. Here, Philip E. Tetlock explores what constitutes good judgment in predicting future events, and looks at why experts are often wrong in their forecasts. Tetlock first discusses arguments about whether the world is too complex for people to find the tools to understand political phenomena, let alone predict the future.

Neste audiolivro, Maya destaca os benefícios físicos e emocionais que uma relação baseada no afeto, respeito e acolhimento pode trazer às nossas crianças, quebrando o ciclo de violência que temos perpetuado de geração em geração. A trajetória para uma educação respeitosa pode até não ser a mais simples e natural—afinal, ainda somos todos adultos feridos, criando filhos sobreviventes—mas é possível, sim, quebrar este ciclo de violência.

Ein radikal neuer Blick auf den Zusammenhang VON GEHIRN, PSYCHE UND GESUNDHEIT. Grippezeit, jeder schnieft und hustet. Man hofft, heil über die Runden zu kommen. Doch wer bleibt verschont und wer landet mit Fieber im Bett? Wie die noch junge Disziplin der Psychoneuroimmunologie beweist, Psyche, Gehirn und Immunsystem wirken aufs engste zusammen. Unser Immunsystem steht in ständiger Wechselwirkung mit unseren Gedanken, unserem Verhalten, unseren Gefühlen.

Longe das justificativas habituais, como estresse e problemas de comunicação, a terapeuta aponta para a necessidade de fusão e estabilidade dos casais modernos, uma necessidade, segundo ela, que se opõe profundamente ao desejo erótico. Ignorando o politicamente correto, a autora propõe cultivar a distância entre o casal, mas também explorar uma sexualidade mais livre para (re)acender a centelha do desejo. E convoca o jogo e a imaginação para reintroduzir o risco na segurança, o mistério no familiar, e apimentar novamente a relação.

A principios de año eres ambicioso: Quieres madrugar más... Dejar de fumar... Perder peso... Terminar ese gran proyecto... Ahorrar más... Dejar el chocolate... Mejorar tu inglés... y mucho más. Pero llega la realidad y el infierno de los malos hábitos: No puedes levantarte del sofá para hacer algo productivo; comes más de la cuenta.... ¡Basta! ¿Quieres llegar lejos y no volver a decir: Debería haber hecho esto? Imagínate acabar desde hoy con estos hábitos destructivos: posponer; comer compulsivamente; fumar; gastar sin control; y más....

La medicina acompaña al hombre desde el inicio de los tiempos, siempre hemos conocido la enfermedad y la muerte y siempre hemos luchado, con todos nuestros medios, contra ellas. Desde la Prehistoria, en la que la curación estaba ligada a la magia, hasta la actualidad, en la que existen máquinas nanotecnológicas o píldoras capaces de regular casi todos nuestros procesos, la historia de la medicina es una aventura apasionante llena de hombres que sacrificaron todo por acabar con las enfermedades principales de sus comunidades.  

Una fusión inteligente entre la ciencia, la poesía y la espiritualidad, este audio libro se enfoca en el poder transformador de la atención plena en la vida diaria, tanto a un nivel íntimamente personal como a uno más social.

One third to one half of Americans are introverts in a culture that celebrates - even enforces - an ideal of extroversion and a cult of personality. Political leaders are charismatic, celebrities bask in the spotlight, and authority figures are assertive. It is no surprise that a quiet revolution has begun to emerge among the invisible half of the population, asserting that they are just as powerful in their own unique ways. The Irresistible Introvert embodies the spirit of this revival and breaks down the myth that charisma is reserved for extroverts only.

If you've ever struggled with losing weight and keeping it off, I don't have to tell you it's a challenge. You already know. What if losing weight could be as easy as flipping a switch? I know that sounds incredible. But now there's an abundance of research telling us that may be possible. In his new book, The Fat Switch, Dr. Richard J. Johnson, presents news-breaking, science-based studies that will reverse current thinking on both the cause and treatment of obesity.