Designed to Heal


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“A rare combination of vivid science, compassionate storytelling, and lasting spiritual lessons. A delight to read.” –Philip Yancey Our bodies are designed to heal. We fall off our bikes and skin our knees—and without effort on our part, the skin looks like new in a few days. But while our skinned knees easily heal, it can sometimes feel like our emotional and relational wounds are left gaping open, broken beyond repair. If our bodies instinctively know how to heal physical injuries, could they also help us understand how to restore painful emotional and relational ruptures? In their groundbreaking debut book, physician Jennie McLaurin and scientist Cymbeline T. Culiat write Designed to Heal: a fascinating look at how the restorative processes of the body can model patterns we may adapt to heal the acute and chronic wounds of our social bodies. Through engaging patient stories, imaginative travels through the body’s microcellular landscapes, accessible references to current research, and reflections on the image of God, Designed to Heal offers a new perspective for healing our social divisions. By learning how the body is created with mechanisms that optimize a flourishing recovery from life’s inevitable wounds, we are given a model for hopeful, faithful, and enduring healing in all other aspects of our lives. Our wounds don’t have to have the last word.




Schools That Heal


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What would a school look like if it was designed with mental health in mind? Too many public schools look and feel like prisons, designed out of fear of vandalism and truancy. But we know that nurturing environments are better for learning. Access to nature, big classroom windows, and open campuses consistently reduce stress, anxiety, disorderly conduct, and crime, and improve academic performance. Backed by decades of research, Schools That Heal showcases clear and compelling ways--from furniture to classroom improvements to whole campus renovations--to make supportive learning environments for our children and teenagers. With invaluable advice for school administrators, public health experts, teachers, and parents Schools That Heal is a call to action and a practical resource to create nurturing and inspiring schools for all children.




Designed to Heal


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There's no greater healing than the one God designed you to have. After reading this book, you will have the understanding of what healing really is, who it is meant for and why you can trust that God created you to live a whole, full and healed life. God still heals--and we are divinely designed to heal. The Scriptures address healing from the beginning to the end! God created us with divine purpose and continues to provide everything we need for health and wholeness. However, the enemy desires to destroy this truth. Using fear, lies, and propaganda, Satan attempts to trick us into believe we are not designed to heal. In Designed to Heal, Dr. Ben Rall refutes these lies and provides daily inspiration, revelation, and action steps that will guide and encourage readers along their healing and wellness journey. Readers will discover: What the Bible has to say regarding wellness Amazing and encouraging facts and statistics about healing Daily action steps and questions for deeper reflection Testimonials from patients who have experienced health victories God designed our bodies to heal. With all the confusion surrounding health, this book offers readers insight and real-world action steps to break free of fear and discouragement and improve their health today!




Self Heal by Design


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The body can self heal by its very design, and you can design a program that will enable the body to do the very thing it was made to do--heal itself.




Designing to Heal


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Designing to Heal explores what happens to communities that have suffered disasters, either natural or man-made, and what planners and urban designers can do to give the affected communities the best possible chance of recovery. It examines the relationship that people have with their surroundings and the profound disruption to people's lives that can occur when that relationship is violently changed; when the familiar settings for their lives are destroyed and family, friends and neighbours are displaced, incapacitated or killed. The book offers a model of the healing process, outlining the emotional journey that people go on as they struggle to rebuild their lives. It outlines the characteristics of the built environment that may facilitate people to travel as smoothly as possible down this road to recovery and suggests elements of the design process that can help achieve this goal. Designing to Heal highlights the importance of thinking about urban design as a way of nurturing hope and creating the optimal conditions to achieve social objectives.




Healing By Design


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DIVLearn how to restore your body's balance by tapping into its built-in healing mechanisms./div




Heal


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Go on a fascinating scientific and spiritual journey in this eye-opening book that explores the body's incredible ability to heal itself--perfect for fans of Deepak Chopra and Anita Moorjani.jani.




Created to Heal Strong


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Have you or someone you love recently been diagnosed with cancer? Are you considering conventional treatment? Are fear and uncertainty consuming you? This book will take you on a journey with Suzy Griswold and other Cancer Conquerors as they seek answers for alternative methods to heal cancer. Created to Heal Strong is a quick read that examines 5 critical areas to help you ask more questions to make an informed decision on treatment. Hear from patients with Stage 3 and 4 pancreatic and colon cancers like Chris Wark, and others with lymphoma, breast cancer, and leukemia who share their stories of hope and healing. If you are unfamiliar with holistic and alternative therapies, this book is a great starting point to learn the basics. This book is filled with hope and encouragement, and makes a great gift! It will help you or loved ones who are skeptics, open their minds and hearts to holistic strategies. For more resources, to learn more about our mission or to find a support group near you, please visit healingstrong.org




Stop the Pain


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Millions of people suffer from debilitating pain and inflammation each and every day. Most treatments focus on relieving or managing the pain instead of locating the cause and eliminating it. This book helps the reader understand what pain is, where it comes from, and most importantly, how to get rid of it. There are six things to fix and...




Healing Spaces


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“Esther Sternberg is a rare writer—a physician who healed herself...With her scientific expertise and crystal clear prose, she illuminates how intimately the brain and the immune system talk to each other, and how we can use place and space, sunlight and music, to reboot our brains and move from illness to health.”—Gail Sheehy, author of Passages Does the world make you sick? If the distractions and distortions around you, the jarring colors and sounds, could shake up the healing chemistry of your mind, might your surroundings also have the power to heal you? This is the question Esther Sternberg explores in Healing Spaces, a look at the marvelously rich nexus of mind and body, perception and place. Sternberg immerses us in the discoveries that have revealed a complicated working relationship between the senses, the emotions, and the immune system. First among these is the story of the researcher who, in the 1980s, found that hospital patients with a view of nature healed faster than those without. How could a pleasant view speed healing? The author pursues this question through a series of places and situations that explore the neurobiology of the senses. The book shows how a Disney theme park or a Frank Gehry concert hall, a labyrinth or a garden can trigger or reduce stress, induce anxiety or instill peace. If our senses can lead us to a “place of healing,” it is no surprise that our place in nature is of critical importance in Sternberg’s account. The health of the environment is closely linked to personal health. The discoveries this book describes point to possibilities for designing hospitals, communities, and neighborhoods that promote healing and health for all.