🩻 Improvised Medicine

Healing without proper tools or facilities — stories of medical ingenuity in war zones, wilderness, or disaster, where resourcefulness can mean the difference between life and death.

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide

by Joseph Alton • 2015

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

4.11

131

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🪓 Survivalism

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide Summary

The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide 91%

When the ambulance never shows: wound care, infections, and medical improvisation for any disaster.

by Joseph Alton 2015

4.11

131 ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Medicine 🚨 Disaster Preparedness 🩹 First Aid 🌿 Herbal Remedies 🪓 Survivalism

Forbidden Health

by Andreas Kalcker • 2019

A single dose cured 154 malaria patients; the protocol, why it works, and why it's banned.

4.29

206

🌿 Alternative Medicine 🫧 Oxygen Therapy 🪱 Parasite Cleansing 💊 Big Pharma Critique 🤫 Medical Cover-Ups

Forbidden Health 89%

A single dose cured 154 malaria patients; the protocol, why it works, and why it's banned.

by Andreas Kalcker 2019

4.29

206 ratings

🌿 Alternative Medicine 🫧 Oxygen Therapy 🪱 Parasite Cleansing 💊 Big Pharma Critique 🤫 Medical Cover-Ups

Bushcraft First Aid

by Dave Canterbury • 2017

When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.

4.32

262

🏥 Wilderness First Aid 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🩹 Improvised Treatment 🎒 Emergency Preparedness 🌿 Herbal First Aid

Bushcraft First Aid 89%

When the nearest hospital is a two-day hike away, bushcraft skills double as emergency medicine.

by Dave Canterbury 2017

4.32

262 ratings

🏥 Wilderness First Aid 🪓 Bushcraft Skills 🩹 Improvised Treatment 🎒 Emergency Preparedness 🌿 Herbal First Aid

World Without Cancer

by G. Edward Griffin • 1974

Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.

4.31

495

🎗️ Cancer Treatment 🍽️ Dietary Deficiency 🕵️ Medical Conspiracy 💊 Pharmaceutical Corruption 🏥 Alternative Medicine

World Without Cancer 88%

Cancer as a nutritional deficiency, cured by apricot seeds, and the cartel that buried the science.

by G. Edward Griffin 1974

4.31

495 ratings

🎗️ Cancer Treatment 🍽️ Dietary Deficiency 🕵️ Medical Conspiracy 💊 Pharmaceutical Corruption 🏥 Alternative Medicine

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

by Ian Harris • 2016

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

4.16

196

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

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 88%

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

Healing with DMSO

by Amandha Dawn Vollmer • 2020

A tree extract that outdoes painkillers: the safe protocols for using nature's suppressed medicine.

4.49

433

🏥 Alternative Medicine 🌿 Natural Remedies 💧 DMSO Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🔥 Inflammation

Healing with DMSO 88%

A tree extract that outdoes painkillers: the safe protocols for using nature's suppressed medicine.

by Amandha Dawn Vollmer 2020

4.49

433 ratings

🏥 Alternative Medicine 🌿 Natural Remedies 💧 DMSO Therapy 🩹 Pain Management 🔥 Inflammation

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 88%

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

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies

by Nicole Apelian • 2021

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

4.58

827

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations 🍄 Foraging 📜 Folk Medicine

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies Summary

The Lost Book of Herbal Remedies 88%

Your backyard is a pharmacy. Identify, harvest, and prepare the plants that treat almost anything.

by Nicole Apelian 2021

4.58

827 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔍 Plant Identification 🧪 Herbal Preparations 🍄 Foraging 📜 Folk Medicine

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory

by Thomas Easley • 2016

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

4.54

998

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations ⚗️ Herbal Formulations 🍲 Kitchen Medicine

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory 88%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy. A field guide to making potent herbal medicines at home.

by Thomas Easley 2016

4.54

998 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🔬 Herbal Energetics 🧪 Herbal Preparations ⚗️ Herbal Formulations 🍲 Kitchen Medicine

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 88%

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

Curing the Incurable

by Thomas E. Levy • 2002

A vitamin cured sixty straight polio cases. The world forgot. The dosing that erases infections.

4.39

158

🧬 Orthomolecular Medicine 💊 Vitamin Therapy ⚡ High-Dose Nutrients ✨ Antioxidant Therapy 🦠 Infectious Disease

Curing the Incurable 88%

A vitamin cured sixty straight polio cases. The world forgot. The dosing that erases infections.

by Thomas E. Levy 2002

4.39

158 ratings

🧬 Orthomolecular Medicine 💊 Vitamin Therapy ⚡ High-Dose Nutrients ✨ Antioxidant Therapy 🦠 Infectious Disease

Replaceable You

by Mary Roach • 2025

Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

4.06

13k+

🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine

Replaceable You 88%

Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

by Mary Roach 2025

4.06

13k+ ratings

🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook

by James Green • 2000

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

4.40

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting ⚡ Herbal Energetics 👵 Folk Herbalism

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook Summary

The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook 88%

Turn your kitchen into a pharmacy: making your own herbal medicine, from harvest to bottle.

by James Green 2000

4.40

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine ⚗️ Medicine Making 🌾 Wildcrafting ⚡ Herbal Energetics 👵 Folk Herbalism

Herbal Healing for Women

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1993

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

4.39

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Herbal Healing for Women 88%

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1993

4.39

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Better

by Atul Gawande • 2007

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

4.25

37k+

🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine 🤰 Childbirth Practices 📈 Improvement Science

Better 88%

Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.

by Atul Gawande 2007

4.25

37k+ ratings

🩺 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🪖 Battlefield Medicine 🤰 Childbirth Practices 📈 Improvement Science

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 88%

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

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 88%

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

Essential Oils Natural Remedies

by Althea Press • 2015

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

4.31

892

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies 🧘 Holistic Health 🏺 Home Apothecary

Essential Oils Natural Remedies 88%

From migraines to mold: an A-Z guide for swapping synthetic products with essential oil remedies.

by Althea Press 2015

4.31

892 ratings

🌿 Aromatherapy 🌱 Herbal Medicine 💧 Natural Remedies 🧘 Holistic Health 🏺 Home Apothecary

The Way of Herbs

by Michael Tierra • 1980

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

4.28

816

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health 🍲 Dietary Therapy 🧪 Formula Crafting

The Way of Herbs 88%

Home diagnosis, custom formulas, and safe herbal treatment using a system drawn from East and West.

by Michael Tierra 1980

4.28

816 ratings

🍵 Herbal Medicine 🏮 Traditional Chinese Medicine 🌸 Holistic Health 🍲 Dietary Therapy 🧪 Formula Crafting

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine

by Andrew Chevallier • 2000

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

4.53

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine 88%

550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.

by Andrew Chevallier 2000

4.53

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🪴 Medicinal Plants 🏡 Home Remedies 🫖 Herbal Preparations 🌍 Global Traditions

Ancient Remedies

by Josh Axe • 2021

The ancient medicine cabinet: herbs, oils, and food protocols that treat root causes, not symptoms.

4.34

939

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 💧 Essential Oils 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

Ancient Remedies 88%

The ancient medicine cabinet: herbs, oils, and food protocols that treat root causes, not symptoms.

by Josh Axe 2021

4.34

939 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Holistic Health 🥗 Food As Medicine 💧 Essential Oils 🧠 Mind-Body Healing

The Primal Prescription

by Doug McGuff • 2015

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

4.24

131

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Consumers

The Primal Prescription 88%

Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.

by Doug McGuff 2015

4.24

131 ratings

📊 Healthcare Economics 🦴 Ancestral Health 💊 Drug Regulation 🗽 Libertarian Economics 🧑‍⚕️ Healthcare Consumers

Trick or Treatment

by Simon Singh • 2008

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

4.11

5k+

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

Trick or Treatment 88%

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

by Simon Singh 2008

4.11

5k+ ratings

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

Sauna Therapy for Detoxification and Healing

by Lawrence Wilson • 2004

Infrared lamp saunas reach three inches into tissue, pulling out toxins no other method touches.

4.06

♨️ Heat Therapy 🫧 Detoxification 🌿 Natural Healing 🧠 Nervous System Healing 🧂 Mineral Balancing

Sauna Therapy for Detoxification and Healing Summary

Sauna Therapy for Detoxification and Healing 88%

Infrared lamp saunas reach three inches into tissue, pulling out toxins no other method touches.

by Lawrence Wilson 2004

4.06

34 ratings

♨️ Heat Therapy 🫧 Detoxification 🌿 Natural Healing 🧠 Nervous System Healing 🧂 Mineral Balancing

99 Ways to Die

by Ashely Alker • 2026

An ER doctor reveals what is most likely to kill you, and how to prevent it.

4.04

1k+

🚑 Emergency Medicine 🌍 Public Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 🚫 Medical Misinformation 🦠 Infectious Disease

99 Ways to Die 88%

An ER doctor reveals what is most likely to kill you, and how to prevent it.

by Ashely Alker 2026

4.04

1k+ ratings

🚑 Emergency Medicine 🌍 Public Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 🚫 Medical Misinformation 🦠 Infectious Disease

Do You Believe in Magic?

by Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

4.11

3k+

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

Do You Believe in Magic? 88%

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

by Paul A. Offit 2013

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual

by American Heart Association • 2016

The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.

4.16

140

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🫀 Resuscitation ⛑️ First Aid 📋 Medical Training 🤝 Team-Based Care

BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual Summary

BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual 88%

The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.

by American Heart Association 2016

4.16

140 ratings

🏥 Emergency Medicine 🫀 Resuscitation ⛑️ First Aid 📋 Medical Training 🤝 Team-Based Care

The Ozone Miracle

by Frank Shallenberger • 2017

Oxygen use predicts disease risk with striking accuracy. The home ozone protocols that restore it.

4.28

123

🌿 Alternative Medicine 🧬 Functional Medicine 🔬 Cellular Health 🛡️ Disease Prevention 🏠 Home Remedies

The Ozone Miracle 88%

Oxygen use predicts disease risk with striking accuracy. The home ozone protocols that restore it.

by Frank Shallenberger 2017

4.28

123 ratings

🌿 Alternative Medicine 🧬 Functional Medicine 🔬 Cellular Health 🛡️ Disease Prevention 🏠 Home Remedies

An American Sickness

by Elisabeth Rosenthal • 2017

American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.

4.29

8k+

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏢 Corporate Medicine 🛡️ Health Insurance 💪 Patient Advocacy

An American Sickness 88%

American healthcare eats nearly a fifth of the economy, and the money isn't buying better health.

by Elisabeth Rosenthal 2017

4.29

8k+ ratings

🏥 American Healthcare 💰 Healthcare Economics 🏢 Corporate Medicine 🛡️ Health Insurance 💪 Patient Advocacy

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear

by Lori Arviso Alvord • 2000

Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.

4.03

1k+

📖 Medical Memoir 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🔥 Traditional Healing 🌍 Cross-Cultural Medicine 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear 88%

Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.

by Lori Arviso Alvord 2000

4.03

1k+ ratings

📖 Medical Memoir 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🔥 Traditional Healing 🌍 Cross-Cultural Medicine 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine

What Seems to Be the Problem?

by Laura Marshall-Andrews • 2022

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

4.18

299

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

What Seems to Be the Problem? 88%

She treated the life behind the symptoms, and the NHS put her on trial for it.

by Laura Marshall-Andrews 2022

4.18

299 ratings

🏥 General Practice 📋 Nhs Memoirs 🌿 Holistic Medicine 🔄 Integrative Medicine 💔 Trauma And Healing

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 88%

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

Undoctored

by William Davis • 2017

The system profits from your illness. A cardiologist hands you the keys to bypass it.

4.14

1k+

🏃 Ancestral Health 🏥 Healthcare Critique 🌾 Grain-Free Diets 🦠 Gut Microbiome 📉 Low-Carb Diets

Undoctored 87%

The system profits from your illness. A cardiologist hands you the keys to bypass it.

by William Davis 2017

4.14

1k+ ratings

🏃 Ancestral Health 🏥 Healthcare Critique 🌾 Grain-Free Diets 🦠 Gut Microbiome 📉 Low-Carb Diets

Snake Oil Science

by R. Barker Bausell • 2007

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

4.01

346

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design 🩺 Science-Based Medicine 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Snake Oil Science 87%

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

by R. Barker Bausell 2007

4.01

346 ratings

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design 🩺 Science-Based Medicine 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies

by Anne Kennedy • 2017

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

4.25

278

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌱 Medicinal Plants 📖 Herbal Recipes 🍳 Kitchen Medicine 🧪 Home Apothecary

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies Summary

Herbal Medicine Natural Remedies 87%

150 kitchen-ready recipes that swap pills for plants: the beginner's roadmap to a home apothecary.

by Anne Kennedy 2017

4.25

278 ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌱 Medicinal Plants 📖 Herbal Recipes 🍳 Kitchen Medicine 🧪 Home Apothecary

Cannabis Is Medicine

by Bonni Goldstein MD • 2020

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

4.44

135

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

Cannabis Is Medicine 87%

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

Impossible Cure

by Amy L. Lansky • 2003

Using what makes you sick to heal you: the guide to a 200-year-old medical system.

4.29

259

🧪 Homeopathic Medicine 🌿 Alternative Medicine ⚡ Energy Medicine 📜 Classical Homeopathy 🔄 Chronic Disease Reversal

Impossible Cure 87%

Using what makes you sick to heal you: the guide to a 200-year-old medical system.

by Amy L. Lansky 2003

4.29

259 ratings

🧪 Homeopathic Medicine 🌿 Alternative Medicine ⚡ Energy Medicine 📜 Classical Homeopathy 🔄 Chronic Disease Reversal

The Herbalist's Way

by Nancy Phillips • 2005

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

4.37

183

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

The Herbalist's Way 87%

Become a community herbalist: befriend the plants, craft the medicine, and heal yourself first.

by Nancy Phillips 2005

4.37

183 ratings

🪴 Herbal Medicine 🌿 Plant Spirituality 🌀 Holistic Healing 🍄 Wildcrafting 🌍 Sustainable Living

The Lyme Solution

by Darin Ingels • 2018

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

4.14

119

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

The Lyme Solution 87%

Antibiotics failed your Lyme. Recovery starts in the gut, with a five-part immune reset.

by Darin Ingels 2018

4.14

119 ratings

🏥 Chronic Illness 🔄 Integrative Medicine 🛡️ Autoimmune Disorders 🦠 Gut Health 🌿 Herbal Medicine

Deep Medicine

by Eric J. Topol • 2019

AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.

4.01

3k+

🤖 Medical Ai 🖥️ Digital Health 🏥 Healthcare Reform 🧬 Personalized Medicine 📊 Data-Driven Medicine

Deep Medicine 87%

AI reads scans better than radiologists. The surprise: your doctor finally has time to listen.

by Eric J. Topol 2019

4.01

3k+ ratings

🤖 Medical Ai 🖥️ Digital Health 🏥 Healthcare Reform 🧬 Personalized Medicine 📊 Data-Driven Medicine

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis

by Nikki Furrer • 2018

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

4.07

1k+

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women's Health 🌱 Plant Medicine 🧪 Cannabinoid Science 🍫 Edibles And Infusions

A Woman's Guide to Cannabis 87%

Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.

by Nikki Furrer 2018

4.07

1k+ ratings

🌿 Medical Cannabis ♀️ Women's Health 🌱 Plant Medicine 🧪 Cannabinoid Science 🍫 Edibles And Infusions

Relaxation Revolution

by Herbert Benson • 2010

A 12-minute practice can alter gene activity. Mind-body medicine belongs beside drugs and surgery.

3.66

188

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Placebo Effect 🌿 Stress Reduction 🧘 Relaxation Techniques 🏥 Integrative Medicine

Relaxation Revolution 87%

A 12-minute practice can alter gene activity. Mind-body medicine belongs beside drugs and surgery.

by Herbert Benson 2010

3.66

188 ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Placebo Effect 🌿 Stress Reduction 🧘 Relaxation Techniques 🏥 Integrative Medicine

Spontaneous Healing

by Andrew Weil • 2011

Your body was built to self-repair. Modern life keeps jamming the signal.

4.07

6k+

🏥 Integrative Medicine 🌿 Natural Healing ✨ Spontaneous Remission 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🛡️ Immune Support

Spontaneous Healing 87%

Your body was built to self-repair. Modern life keeps jamming the signal.

by Andrew Weil 2011

4.07

6k+ ratings

🏥 Integrative Medicine 🌿 Natural Healing ✨ Spontaneous Remission 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🛡️ Immune Support

How to Be a Patient

by Sana Goldberg • 2019

How to question doctors, prevent errors, and fight unfair bills: a nurse's guide for every patient.

4.10

203

🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🧭 Healthcare Navigation 💬 Talking To Doctors 📖 Health Literacy 🛡️ Preventive Healthcare

How to Be a Patient 87%

How to question doctors, prevent errors, and fight unfair bills: a nurse's guide for every patient.

by Sana Goldberg 2019

4.10

203 ratings

🗣️ Patient Advocacy 🧭 Healthcare Navigation 💬 Talking To Doctors 📖 Health Literacy 🛡️ Preventive Healthcare

God's Hotel

by Victoria Sweet • 2012

Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.

4.11

6k+

🏥 Hospital Memoir 🕰️ Long-Term Care 👩‍⚕️ Doctor-Patient Relationship 🙏 Spiritual Healing 📋 Healthcare Bureaucracy

God's Hotel 87%

Time and observation healed patients at America’s last almshouse in ways modern medicine can’t.

by Victoria Sweet 2012

4.11

6k+ ratings

🏥 Hospital Memoir 🕰️ Long-Term Care 👩‍⚕️ Doctor-Patient Relationship 🙏 Spiritual Healing 📋 Healthcare Bureaucracy

Crooked

by Forrest Maready • 2018

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

4.38

178

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism ☠️ Environmental Toxins 🦠 Stealth Infections

Crooked 87%

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

by Forrest Maready 2018

4.38

178 ratings

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism ☠️ Environmental Toxins 🦠 Stealth Infections

War on Ivermectin

by Pierre Kory • 2023

A Nobel Prize-winning drug could have ended COVID. The agencies that buried it, from the inside.

4.68

304

🏭 Pharmaceutical Corruption 🦠 Early Covid Treatment 🔇 Scientific Censorship 🏛️ Institutional Capture 📢 Medical Whistleblowing

War on Ivermectin 87%

A Nobel Prize-winning drug could have ended COVID. The agencies that buried it, from the inside.

by Pierre Kory 2023

4.68

304 ratings

🏭 Pharmaceutical Corruption 🦠 Early Covid Treatment 🔇 Scientific Censorship 🏛️ Institutional Capture 📢 Medical Whistleblowing

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster

by Peggy Huddleston • 2012

Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.

4.06

206

🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 🌄 Guided Imagery 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 💊 Placebo Effect 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster Summary

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster 87%

Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.

by Peggy Huddleston 2012

4.06

206 ratings

🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 🌄 Guided Imagery 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 💊 Placebo Effect 🌌 Transpersonal Psychology

The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care

by Sally C. Pipes • 2008

The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.

3.54

🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

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The Top Ten Myths of American Health Care 87%

The 46 million uninsured is a mirage; government is the real problem.

by Sally C. Pipes 2008

3.54

24 ratings

🏥 Healthcare Policy 📉 Free-Market Economics 🇨🇦 Single-Payer Critique 💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🏛️ Government Failure

Complications

by Atul Gawande • 2002

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

4.28

53k+

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

Complications 87%

Guesswork, uncertainty, and routine error: a surgeon's casebook from inside the operating room.

by Atul Gawande 2002

4.28

53k+ ratings

🏥 Surgical Memoir ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📖 Narrative Medicine ❓ Medical Uncertainty ⚙️ Systemic Error

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