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Uncovering Your Mind: How the Brain Learns and Adapts
Henry Oh
“Uncovering Your Mind: How the Brain Learns and Adapts" offers compelling real-life examples and testimonials to inspire and guide students, educators, and knowledge seekers in developing strategies for lifelong learning, recovery and personal transformation. This book takes readers on a learner's exploration of the complexities of the human brain, the physiological processes, and how neuroplasticity can provide methods to learn, to adapt, and to grow. It examines key factors including cognitive function, sleep, test anxiety, stress, and other learning challenges. It offers strategies toward optimum focus, attention, retention of memories, the learning pyramid, circadian rhythm, physical activities, nutrition, and relaxation. It incorporates remarkable case studies such as ADHD, head injury, and PTSD, showing how individuals can rewire their brains for better outcomes. It explores dementia, Alzheimer's, and aging, offering keen insights into retaining brain health as we age.
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Drop Stress Like A Hot Potato- Transformative Stress Workbook with Life Coaching for Busy Women
Natalie Shand-Spellman MSOTR/L
"Drop Stress Like a Hot Potato" by Natalie Shand-Spellman is more than a book; it's a journey to self-empowerment and wellness. Drawing from her rich experiences as an occupational therapist, life coach, and combat marine veteran, Natalie presents a holistic approach to conquering stress and rediscovering one's authentic self. Her unique methodology, blending military discipline with therapeutic nurturing, resonates deeply with readers facing lost identity, emotional turmoil, and health challenges.
Each page of this transformative manual is infused with Natalie's personal struggles and victories, offering not just empathy but real solutions. Engaging learning tools like "Check-in points" and "Real Talk advice" make the journey interactive, while "purpose-cising" and Life's Unwritten Formula for Success provide practical strategies for turning challenges into opportunities for growth.
Natalie's book is a beacon of hope, guiding readers through life's storms to a place of peace and und
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HAIR LOSS: Options for Restoration & Reversal 2nd Edition
Gustavo J. Gomez, PhD
Hair loss is a significant issue affecting fifty million men and thirty million women, creating a stressful experience, especially in cultures that associate hair with vitality and health. "HAIR LOSS" offers a comprehensive guide for those seeking reliable information on managing and treating hair loss. It covers hormonal and genetic factors affecting hair loss, the effectiveness of various hair loss medications, and advanced treatment options like the Minoxidil Response Test, topical DHT blockers, and State-of-the-Art Hair Transplantation Surgery. The book also addresses the nutritional and hygienic requirements for healthy hair and explores cutting-edge treatments such as Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), PRP Therapy, and hair cloning research.