The best Aging Medical Conditions & Diseases books: crowd reviews

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didn't know what the word 'psychosocial' meant, so had to look it up. I suppose social pressures could be part of what he refers to, but I feel like what Sarno talks about is more about the pressure you put on yourself. I think 'psychsomatic' would be the more appropriate term here.

The whole idea is that an injury that doesn't get better, and injuries that can't be found by doctors using x-rays, MRIs, etc.....he discovered that these type of injuries are caused by repressed emotions, usually anger. or by childhood trauma, or by self-imposed, perfectionist-type pressure, or other things of that nature.

I recommend his first book Healing Back Pain. It's a short read and where he first introduces these concepts that he later expands on in The Mindbody Prescription.

I actually bought this book a long time ago when I was struggling with back pain, and after reading about him saying my pain is caused by emotions, I scoffed and put it down.

years later someone highly recommended I read his books and was literally cured within days. I couldn't believe it. still can't really. Ive told other people about this throughout the years and they too have been cured. it's really bizarre, something about even just LEARNING about what's going on usually causes the brain to give up its game and the pain goes away.

Howard Stern was also cured of back pain in this way. Stern apparently used to have to lay on the ground during commercial breaks because he was in so much pain. but after meeting and working with Sarno was cured. and Stern would then have Sarno on his show as a guest from time to time, to try to get the word out. here's one clip of him

Pain is very complex. It's not always tied to damage. Pain can create a memory in your brain that you keep recalling even after the damage is repaired. Physical pain can be a stand-in for negative emotions or mental distress.

I recommend reading/listening to "Healing Back Pain" by Dr. Sarno. It's not just about back pain, it's about the mind-body connection and how pain can be triggered by environmental stressors/emotions.

If diagnosis of Alzheimer's is behavioral, how is it possible to differentiate between Alzheimer's and other similar types of dementia?

Question sparked because I read in this book called <em>Aging with Grace</em> that they did cognitive testing on older nuns who donated their brains to science later, and that they were unable to predict who had plaques and tangles based on the MMSE scores.

Book- 'In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto" by Michael Pollan 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001PQPHBU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_J9G8XP21QJA5VACKYHCT

Book- 'Lost Connections: Uncovering the real causes of depression- and the unexpected solutions' by Johann Hari

https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Connections-Uncovering-Depression-Unexpected/dp/163286830X?ref_=d6k_applink_bb_dls_failed&amp;dplnkId=ccfdbd00-d8a0-47f1-894e-645cd9442b75#

>Anyone here who has had that problem with OHP causing neck pain, I’ll take any extra advice I can get.

I always recommend this book for several reasons. After you read/listen, you'll see how it relates to many things beyond your pain.

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"Nice Guys are controlling. A major priority for Nice Guys is keeping their world smooth. This creates a constant need to try to control the people and things around them."

Something to think about.

Ok if he is non-surgical that is good news. Yeah he needs physical therapy and possibly some psychiatric treatment. I recommend that you check out a book called "Healing Back Pain; The Mind Body Connection" It is available free as an audio book on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Back-Pain-audiobook/dp/B00005NRA7/ref=sr_1_3?crid=BWI2BOUZS5CG&amp;keywords=the+mind+body+connection+by+dr.+john+sarno&amp;qid=1640732410&amp;sprefix=the+mind+body+connection%2Caps%2C410&amp;sr=8-3

This has worked wonders for many things in life and I've seen it help people with back pain. You both are too young to be dealing with this.

There's research that movement is instrumental in overcoming depression. Exercise on the other hand can make things worse but movement, as in, wide varieties of comforting, comfortable, and/or exploratory movement, has been shown to be a massive help.

https://www.amazon.com/Move-Your-DNA-Movement-Expanded/dp/1943370109

i have fibromyalgia. (It's the cause of my insomnia). And it has taught me that normal doctors know very little about a lot of things. Alternative therapies have helped a lot. Researching their ideas, I consider working with the health model exposed in this book to be more fruitful: https://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Health-Hoax-Disease-Free/dp/0757318495

(Disease are cells working innapropiately or toxins. Making cells work properly and exliminating toxins cures disease).

there must be something in our bodies making us not be able to sleep. I'm wating to remove my root canals. I think that ccould be the hidden cause of my fibromyalgia and insomnia.

It sounds like Memory's Last Breath, but your author description doesn't match at all.

In the tradition of Brain on Fire and When Breath Becomes Air, Gerda Saunders' Memory's Last Breath is an unsparing, beautifully written memoir--a true-life Still Alice that captures Saunders' experience as a fiercely intellectual person living with the knowledge that her brain is betraying her. Saunders' book is uncharted territory in the writing on dementia, a diagnosis one in nine Americans will receive.

I'm a dancer so a foam roller is a necessity for not bulking up and staying mobile. I would look up "MELT method" and consider buying their book (https://www.amazon.com/MELT-Method-Breakthrough-Self-Treatment-Eliminate/dp/0062065351). This has helped so many people I know and is much gentler and deeper than just rolling about.

I can't provide you with any references off the top of my head but I did this book recently and it might just be what you're looking for - http://smile.amazon.com/Neurogenesis-Diet-Lifestyle-Upgrade-Brain/dp/0986149209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1460717018&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+neurogenesis+diet+and+lifestyle