50 Books like Crooked

An Anatomy of Pain

by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen • 2021

The brain makes pain, the body just supplies the raw material. A physician explains.

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504

🩺 Pain Medicine 🔁 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Opioid Crisis 📜 Medical History

An Anatomy of Pain 96%

The brain makes pain, the body just supplies the raw material. A physician explains.

by Abdul-Ghaaliq Lalkhen 2021

3.59

504 ratings

🩺 Pain Medicine 🔁 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Opioid Crisis 📜 Medical History

The Painful Truth

by Monty Lyman • 2021

Pain is a brain-made guardian, not a damage alarm. Reframing it unlocks healing.

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388

🧠 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain Management 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💔 Pain And Emotion

The Painful Truth 95%

Pain is a brain-made guardian, not a damage alarm. Reframing it unlocks healing.

by Monty Lyman 2021

4.29

388 ratings

🧠 Pain Science 🤕 Chronic Pain Management 🧩 Neuroplasticity 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 💔 Pain And Emotion

Drug Dealer, MD

by Anna Lembke • 2016

How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.

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1k+

💊 Opioid Epidemic 💰 Pharma Industry Critique 🩹 Pain Management 🤝 Doctor-Patient Relationship 📋 Medicalization Critique

Drug Dealer, MD 95%

How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.

by Anna Lembke 2016

4.00

1k+ ratings

💊 Opioid Epidemic 💰 Pharma Industry Critique 🩹 Pain Management 🤝 Doctor-Patient Relationship 📋 Medicalization Critique

Programming Javascript Applications

by Eric Elliott • 2014

Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.

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160

🩹 Chronic Pain 📐 Body Alignment 🔬 Pain Science 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🦴 Musculoskeletal Health

Programming Javascript Applications Summary

Programming Javascript Applications 95%

Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.

by Eric Elliott 2014

3.63

160 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain 📐 Body Alignment 🔬 Pain Science 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🦴 Musculoskeletal Health

Back Mechanic

by Stuart McGill • 2015

Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.

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2k+

🦴 Spine Health 💢 Pain Management 🏋️ Core Stability 🚶 Movement Therapy ⚙️ Biomechanics

Back Mechanic 94%

Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.

by Stuart McGill 2015

4.50

2k+ ratings

🦴 Spine Health 💢 Pain Management 🏋️ Core Stability 🚶 Movement Therapy ⚙️ Biomechanics

Healing Back Pain the Mind- (Oeb) Body Connection

by John E. Sarno • 1982

Most back pain is not physical. Your brain creates it to protect you from unbearable emotions.

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7k+

🩻 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🎭 Repressed Emotions 🔬 Pain Neuroscience 💡 Emotional Awareness

Healing Back Pain the Mind- (Oeb) Body Connection Summary

Healing Back Pain the Mind- (Oeb) Body Connection 94%

Most back pain is not physical. Your brain creates it to protect you from unbearable emotions.

by John E. Sarno 1982

4.05

7k+ ratings

🩻 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🎭 Repressed Emotions 🔬 Pain Neuroscience 💡 Emotional Awareness

The Chiropractic Way to Health

by Leila Lindquist • 2007

Your back doesn't have to hurt for your spine to be quietly undermining your health.

🦴 Spinal Health 🌿 Holistic Healing 🧍 Posture Correction 🧠 Nervous System Health 💆 Natural Pain Relief

The Chiropractic Way to Health 94%

Your back doesn't have to hurt for your spine to be quietly undermining your health.

by Leila Lindquist 2007

🦴 Spinal Health 🌿 Holistic Healing 🧍 Posture Correction 🧠 Nervous System Health 💆 Natural Pain Relief

Somatics

by Thomas Hanna • 1988

Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.

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🧠 Body Awareness 💪 Chronic Pain Relief 🏃 Somatic Bodywork 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging

Somatics 94%

Stiffness, pain, stooped posture: not aging but a reversible forgetting in the brain.

by Thomas Hanna 1988

4.18

607 ratings

🧠 Body Awareness 💪 Chronic Pain Relief 🏃 Somatic Bodywork 🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging

The Great Pain Deception

by Steven Ray Ozanich • 2011

Most chronic pain isn't structural. Your brain creates it to hide what you won't feel.

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435

🩹 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💔 Repressed Emotions 🧘 Somatic Psychology ⚡ Stress And Health

The Great Pain Deception 94%

Most chronic pain isn't structural. Your brain creates it to hide what you won't feel.

by Steven Ray Ozanich 2011

4.32

435 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💔 Repressed Emotions 🧘 Somatic Psychology ⚡ Stress And Health

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches

by William B. Young • 2018

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

3.63

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches Summary

Navigating Life with Migraine and Other Headaches 93%

A neurologist's guide to stopping migraines: early treatment matters more than the drug you choose.

by William B. Young 2018

3.63

54 ratings

🧠 Headache Disorders 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 📋 Evidence-Based Health

True to Form

by Eric Goodman • 2016

Sitting compresses your spine and causes chronic pain; a ten-minute daily practice reverses it.

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299

🧍 Posture Correction 🩹 Back Pain Relief 🏃 Movement Therapy 🏋 Functional Fitness 🌬 Breathwork

True to Form 93%

Sitting compresses your spine and causes chronic pain; a ten-minute daily practice reverses it.

by Eric Goodman 2016

3.85

299 ratings

🧍 Posture Correction 🩹 Back Pain Relief 🏃 Movement Therapy 🏋 Functional Fitness 🌬 Breathwork

Overcoming Poor Posture

by Steven Low • 2017

A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.

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249

🧍 Posture Correction 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🩺 Pain Science 🔁 Habit Design 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

Overcoming Poor Posture 93%

A systematic plan for fixing your posture that trains your brain as much as your body.

by Steven Low 2017

3.91

249 ratings

🧍 Posture Correction 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🩺 Pain Science 🔁 Habit Design 🧘 Mind-Body Connection

The Mindfulness Solution to Pain

by Jackie Gardner-Nix • 2007

Why chronic pain is not just physical, and the mindfulness practices that can finally quiet it.

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166

🤕 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mindfulness For Pain 🔗 Mind-Body Medicine 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌄 Guided Imagery

The Mindfulness Solution to Pain Summary

The Mindfulness Solution to Pain 93%

Why chronic pain is not just physical, and the mindfulness practices that can finally quiet it.

by Jackie Gardner-Nix 2007

3.92

166 ratings

🤕 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mindfulness For Pain 🔗 Mind-Body Medicine 🧘 Mindfulness Meditation 🌄 Guided Imagery

The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion

by Pete Egoscue • 1992

Chronic pain usually signals misalignment, not injury. Fix your movement patterns and it fades.

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458

🧍 Postural Alignment 🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🏃 Functional Movement ⚙️ Body Mechanics 🪑 Sedentary Lifestyle

The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion Summary

The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion 93%

Chronic pain usually signals misalignment, not injury. Fix your movement patterns and it fades.

by Pete Egoscue 1992

4.22

458 ratings

🧍 Postural Alignment 🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🏃 Functional Movement ⚙️ Body Mechanics 🪑 Sedentary Lifestyle

Cannabis Is Medicine

by Bonni Goldstein MD • 2020

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

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135

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

Cannabis Is Medicine 93%

Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.

by Bonni Goldstein MD 2020

4.44

135 ratings

🏥 Medical Cannabis 🌿 Plant Medicine 💊 Chronic Pain Management 💉 Opioid Alternatives ⚕️ Integrative Medicine

Treat Your Own Knees

by Jim Johnson • 2003

Most knee pain isn't structural damage. Four trainable functions restore it, starting with a pillow.

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243

🦵 Joint Health 🩺 Chronic Pain 🏋️ Physical Therapy 📊 Evidence-Based Exercise 🩹 Self-Treatment

Treat Your Own Knees 93%

Most knee pain isn't structural damage. Four trainable functions restore it, starting with a pillow.

by Jim Johnson 2003

4.01

243 ratings

🦵 Joint Health 🩺 Chronic Pain 🏋️ Physical Therapy 📊 Evidence-Based Exercise 🩹 Self-Treatment

Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology

by Joseph H. Pilates • 1945

Modern life is stiffening your body. The 1945 antidote: controlled breath and a spine that bends.

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🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌬️ Breath Work 🦴 Spinal Health 🌿 Natural Movement 🧘 Somatic Education

Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology Summary

Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology 93%

Modern life is stiffening your body. The 1945 antidote: controlled breath and a spine that bends.

by Joseph H. Pilates 1945

4.22

703 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌬️ Breath Work 🦴 Spinal Health 🌿 Natural Movement 🧘 Somatic Education

The Fibro Fix

by David M. Brady • 2016

Your fibromyalgia diagnosis may be wrong. A 21-day plan to target what's really causing the pain.

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🤕 Fibromyalgia 💥 Chronic Pain 😴 Chronic Fatigue 🧬 Functional Medicine 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

The Fibro Fix 93%

Your fibromyalgia diagnosis may be wrong. A 21-day plan to target what's really causing the pain.

by David M. Brady 2016

3.50

115 ratings

🤕 Fibromyalgia 💥 Chronic Pain 😴 Chronic Fatigue 🧬 Functional Medicine 🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

The Brain's Way of Healing

by Norman Doidge • 2015

Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.

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6k+

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Neurological Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Chronic Pain 🏥 Brain Rehabilitation

The Brain's Way of Healing 93%

Chronic pain, Parkinson's, brain trauma: the brain can heal itself. The methods don't require drugs.

by Norman Doidge 2015

4.20

6k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroplasticity 🩹 Neurological Healing 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🔥 Chronic Pain 🏥 Brain Rehabilitation

The Price We Pay

by Marty Makary • 2019

A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.

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4k+

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics ⚕️ Overtreatment 💊 Opioid Crisis 💸 Healthcare Pricing

The Price We Pay 93%

A CT scan costs $487 here, $13,000 there. A surgeon follows the money.

by Marty Makary 2019

4.45

4k+ ratings

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics ⚕️ Overtreatment 💊 Opioid Crisis 💸 Healthcare Pricing

Que tu vida no sea un dolor de cabeza

by Carolina Novoa Arias • 2023

Your body stores what your mind ignores: a guide to breaking the migraine cycle for good.

4.07

🤕 Migraine Relief 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 🌪️ Emotional Roots Of Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine

Que tu vida no sea un dolor de cabeza Summary

Que tu vida no sea un dolor de cabeza 93%

Your body stores what your mind ignores: a guide to breaking the migraine cycle for good.

by Carolina Novoa Arias 2023

4.07

15 ratings

🤕 Migraine Relief 💊 Chronic Pain Management 🦠 Gut-Brain Connection 🌪️ Emotional Roots Of Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine

Facing the Unseen

by Damon Tweedy • 2024

Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.

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🩺 Medical Education 😵 Physician Burnout 🧠 Mind-Body Dualism 🏥 Stigma In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality

Facing the Unseen 93%

Psychiatry is exiled from mainstream medicine by design. A doctor's memoir of the human cost.

by Damon Tweedy 2024

4.23

192 ratings

🩺 Medical Education 😵 Physician Burnout 🧠 Mind-Body Dualism 🏥 Stigma In Medicine ⚖️ Health Inequality

The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief

by Nick Ortner • 2015

Fingertip tapping that calms the brain's fear center and releases the emotions behind chronic pain.

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250

🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🤸 Somatic Therapy 👉 Acupressure 💔 Trauma Healing

The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief Summary

The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief 93%

Fingertip tapping that calms the brain's fear center and releases the emotions behind chronic pain.

by Nick Ortner 2015

4.14

250 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain Relief 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🤸 Somatic Therapy 👉 Acupressure 💔 Trauma Healing

The Gift of Pain

by Paul W. Brand • 1995

Painless bodies destroy themselves. A surgeon on why the signal everyone silences saves us.

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2k+

🔬 Pain Science 🧠 Sensory Biology ⚡ Neurology Of Pain 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌍 Cultural Views Of Pain

The Gift of Pain 93%

Painless bodies destroy themselves. A surgeon on why the signal everyone silences saves us.

by Paul W. Brand 1995

4.48

2k+ ratings

🔬 Pain Science 🧠 Sensory Biology ⚡ Neurology Of Pain 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🌍 Cultural Views Of Pain

Mindbody Prescription (Oeb)Healing the Body Healing

by John E. Sarno • 1998

Your back pain may be emotional, not structural. See the mind's defense and symptoms dissolve.

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4k+

🩻 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💢 Psychosomatic Illness 🗜️ Repressed Emotions 🧬 Somatic Psychology

Mindbody Prescription (Oeb)Healing the Body Healing Summary

Mindbody Prescription (Oeb)Healing the Body Healing 93%

Your back pain may be emotional, not structural. See the mind's defense and symptoms dissolve.

by John E. Sarno 1998

4.03

4k+ ratings

🩻 Chronic Pain 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💢 Psychosomatic Illness 🗜️ Repressed Emotions 🧬 Somatic Psychology

Healing Is Possible

by Neil Nathan • 2013

Single-fix medicine fails chronic illness. A clinician's guide to untangling the hidden layers.

4.06

🩺 Chronic Illness Recovery 🧬 Functional Medicine 🌿 Integrative Health ⚖️ Hormonal Imbalances 🦠 Gut Health

Healing Is Possible 92%

Single-fix medicine fails chronic illness. A clinician's guide to untangling the hidden layers.

by Neil Nathan 2013

4.06

31 ratings

🩺 Chronic Illness Recovery 🧬 Functional Medicine 🌿 Integrative Health ⚖️ Hormonal Imbalances 🦠 Gut Health

Limits to Medicine

by Ivan Illich • 1974

Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.

4.04

612

🩺 Medical Criticism 💊 Medicalization 🏗️ Social Construction Of Illness ⚠️ Medical Harm 💀 Death And Medicine

Limits to Medicine 92%

Modern medicine has itself become an epidemic. The cure is not more treatment but less.

by Ivan Illich 1974

4.04

612 ratings

🩺 Medical Criticism 💊 Medicalization 🏗️ Social Construction Of Illness ⚠️ Medical Harm 💀 Death And Medicine

Follow the Science

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2024

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

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569

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

Follow the Science 92%

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2024

4.25

569 ratings

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

Get Rid of Bad Posture

by Michael Morris • 2019

Your desk, phone, and chair are wrecking your spine. Fifteen minutes a day reverses the damage.

4.43

🧍 Posture Correction 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🔙 Back Pain 🖥️ Desk Workers 🪞 Self-Assessment

Get Rid of Bad Posture 92%

Your desk, phone, and chair are wrecking your spine. Fifteen minutes a day reverses the damage.

by Michael Morris 2019

4.43

7 ratings

🧍 Posture Correction 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🔙 Back Pain 🖥️ Desk Workers 🪞 Self-Assessment

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

by Sandra Blakeslee • 2007

Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.

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796

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Body Awareness

The Body Has a Mind of Its Own 92%

Your brain's body maps extend into tools and space; remapping them can ease pain, deepen empathy.

by Sandra Blakeslee 2007

3.98

796 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔄 Neuroplasticity 🪞 Mirror Neurons 🤕 Pain Science 🧘 Body Awareness

The Divided Mind

by John E. Sarno • 2006

Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.

4.04

2k+

🧠 Mindbody Medicine 💢 Chronic Pain 🫀 Psychosomatic Disorders 🔇 Repressed Emotion 🪞 Emotional Awareness

The Divided Mind 92%

Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.

by John E. Sarno 2006

4.04

2k+ ratings

🧠 Mindbody Medicine 💢 Chronic Pain 🫀 Psychosomatic Disorders 🔇 Repressed Emotion 🪞 Emotional Awareness

The MELT Method

by Sue Hitzmann • 2013

A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.

3.67

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🧽 Self-Myofascial Release 🕸️ Fascia Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🧠 Nervous System Reset 👵 Aging Gracefully

The MELT Method 92%

A 10-minute fascia technique that releases chronic pain and restores youthful movement.

by Sue Hitzmann 2013

3.67

851 ratings

🧽 Self-Myofascial Release 🕸️ Fascia Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🧠 Nervous System Reset 👵 Aging Gracefully

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

by Ian Harris • 2016

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

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🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 92%

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

by Ian Harris 2016

4.16

196 ratings

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

A Guide to Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type)

by Isobel Knight • 2011

Bendy joints are just the start: the full-body guide to EDS hypermobility type.

4.04

251

🏥 Chronic Illness Guides 🧬 Connective Tissue Disorders 👁️ Invisible Disabilities 🔬 Pain Science 💪 Physical Therapy

A Guide to Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type) Summary

A Guide to Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Hypermobility Type) 92%

Bendy joints are just the start: the full-body guide to EDS hypermobility type.

by Isobel Knight 2011

4.04

251 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness Guides 🧬 Connective Tissue Disorders 👁️ Invisible Disabilities 🔬 Pain Science 💪 Physical Therapy

Rebuilding Milo

by Aaron Horschig • 2021

Your MRI is probably wrong. Find what movement triggers your pain, then rebuild from there.

4.56

749

🏋️ Strength Training 🩹 Injury Rehabilitation 🔍 Movement Screening 🧠 Pain Science 🦴 Spinal Health

Rebuilding Milo 92%

Your MRI is probably wrong. Find what movement triggers your pain, then rebuild from there.

by Aaron Horschig 2021

4.56

749 ratings

🏋️ Strength Training 🩹 Injury Rehabilitation 🔍 Movement Screening 🧠 Pain Science 🦴 Spinal Health

The New Rules of Posture

by Mary Bond • 2006

Posture starts with breath and ground sense, not shoulder position. Here is how to rebuild yours.

4.20

270

🧍 Postural Alignment ⚙️ Body Mechanics 🕸️ Fascia And Movement 🌬️ Breath Work 💪 Core Stability

The New Rules of Posture 92%

Posture starts with breath and ground sense, not shoulder position. Here is how to rebuild yours.

by Mary Bond 2006

4.20

270 ratings

🧍 Postural Alignment ⚙️ Body Mechanics 🕸️ Fascia And Movement 🌬️ Breath Work 💪 Core Stability

The Whole Health Life

by Shannon Harvey • 2016

When specialists gave up, one journalist found recovery in the biology of everyday choices.

4.29

🍃 Holistic Health 🩺 Chronic Illness Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🦠 Gut Microbiome

The Whole Health Life 92%

When specialists gave up, one journalist found recovery in the biology of everyday choices.

by Shannon Harvey 2016

4.29

62 ratings

🍃 Holistic Health 🩺 Chronic Illness Recovery 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🦠 Gut Microbiome

Thinking Outside the Pill Box

by Ty Vincent MD • 2012

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

3.71

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing ☠️ Environmental Toxins ⚖️ Hormonal Balance

Thinking Outside the Pill Box 92%

Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.

by Ty Vincent MD 2012

3.71

7 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🏥 Healthcare System Critique 🥗 Nutritional Healing ☠️ Environmental Toxins ⚖️ Hormonal Balance

Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine

by Brent A. Bauer • 2021

Standard care plus acupuncture, meditation, herbs: a Mayo Clinic guide to what actually works.

3.67

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🌿 Complementary Therapies 😮‍💨 Stress Management 🩹 Pain Management

Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine Summary

Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative Medicine 92%

Standard care plus acupuncture, meditation, herbs: a Mayo Clinic guide to what actually works.

by Brent A. Bauer 2021

3.67

21 ratings

🩺 Integrative Medicine 🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🌿 Complementary Therapies 😮‍💨 Stress Management 🩹 Pain Management

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi

by Peter M. Wayne • 2013

A Harvard researcher's 12-week protocol for reducing fall risk 45% and sharpening the aging mind.

3.88

385

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🥋 Tai Chi 🔬 Evidence-Based Wellness 🩹 Chronic Pain Management 🚶 Active Aging

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi Summary

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi 92%

A Harvard researcher's 12-week protocol for reducing fall risk 45% and sharpening the aging mind.

by Peter M. Wayne 2013

3.88

385 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 🥋 Tai Chi 🔬 Evidence-Based Wellness 🩹 Chronic Pain Management 🚶 Active Aging

Doctored

by Sandeep Jauhar • 2014

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

3.61

1k+

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

Doctored 92%

Fee-for-service broke the healers. A cardiologist's personal account of what American medicine lost.

by Sandeep Jauhar 2014

3.61

1k+ ratings

🇺🇸 American Healthcare 🩺 Medical Memoir 😞 Physician Burnout ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Economics

The Anatomy of Hope

by Jerome Groopman • 2003

Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.

4.03

2k+

📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌟 Psychology Of Hope 💊 Placebo Response

The Anatomy of Hope 92%

Hope blocks pain through its own neurochemistry. A physician on why doctors must stop crushing it.

by Jerome Groopman 2003

4.03

2k+ ratings

📖 Narrative Medicine 🩺 Doctor-Patient Bond 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌟 Psychology Of Hope 💊 Placebo Response

A Statin Nation

by Malcolm Kendrick • 2019

Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.

4.61

282

🩺 Medical Skepticism 🫀 Cholesterol Controversy 💊 Pharma Criticism 🥩 Dietary Fat Defense ☀️ Vitamin D Deficiency

A Statin Nation 92%

Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.

by Malcolm Kendrick 2019

4.61

282 ratings

🩺 Medical Skepticism 🫀 Cholesterol Controversy 💊 Pharma Criticism 🥩 Dietary Fat Defense ☀️ Vitamin D Deficiency

The Mindful Body

by Ellen J. Langer • 2023

What you believe about your health changes your body more than what is objectively true.

3.80

2k+

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Placebo Effect 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤒 Chronic Illness 👵 Aging And Health

The Mindful Body 92%

What you believe about your health changes your body more than what is objectively true.

by Ellen J. Langer 2023

3.80

2k+ ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 💊 Placebo Effect 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🤒 Chronic Illness 👵 Aging And Health

Rethink Your Position

by Katy Bowman • 2023

The gym can't fix what your daily posture breaks. A biomechanist shows what can.

4.25

286

🧍 Body Alignment ⚙️ Biomechanics 🚶 Everyday Mobility 🌬️ Breath Mechanics 👣 Foot Health

Rethink Your Position 92%

The gym can't fix what your daily posture breaks. A biomechanist shows what can.

by Katy Bowman 2023

4.25

286 ratings

🧍 Body Alignment ⚙️ Biomechanics 🚶 Everyday Mobility 🌬️ Breath Mechanics 👣 Foot Health

Ending Medical Reversal

by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

4.36

407

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis 💊 Pharma Influence 🩺 Patient Empowerment

Ending Medical Reversal 92%

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015

4.36

407 ratings

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis 💊 Pharma Influence 🩺 Patient Empowerment

The Wellness Trap

by Christy Harrison • 2023

Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.

3.76

2k+

💸 Wellness Critique 🍽️ Diet Culture 🦠 Health Misinformation 💊 Alternative Medicine 🔬 Scientific Literacy

The Wellness Trap 92%

Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.

by Christy Harrison 2023

3.76

2k+ ratings

💸 Wellness Critique 🍽️ Diet Culture 🦠 Health Misinformation 💊 Alternative Medicine 🔬 Scientific Literacy

The Balance Within

by Esther M. Sternberg • 2000

Brain and immune system talk nonstop. When stress breaks the connection, the body attacks itself.

3.80

315

🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🛡️ Stress And Immunity 💊 Mind-Body Medicine 🏥 Chronic Illness 💭 Placebo Effect

The Balance Within 92%

Brain and immune system talk nonstop. When stress breaks the connection, the body attacks itself.

by Esther M. Sternberg 2000

3.80

315 ratings

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An American Sickness 92%

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