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Author Meadows, Susannah, author.

Title The other side of impossible : ordinary people who faced daunting medical challenges and refused to give up / Susannah Meadows.

Publisher New York : Random House, 2017.

ISBN 9780812996470 (hardback)
081299647X (hardback)



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 King Road Adult  610.1 Mea    AVAILABLE  ---
 Waterville Branch Adult  610.1 Mea    AVAILABLE  ---

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Description 302 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Shepherd's story, part 1: the leap -- Instead of an introduction: a community of the defiant -- Shepherd's story, part 2: the science of our guts -- Terry Wahls: how far can Moxie take you? -- Diet and inflammation: Terry looks for proof -- The science of success: what makes us try and try again -- Amanda Hanson: love and sacrifice -- Kamie Stelter: the raw fuel of optimism -- The science of the mind and body: "Things shift toward wellness" -- Annie Salafasky: saying no to no -- The science of hope: agency vs. learned helplessness -- Trusting her son: Amy and Jaxon Chan take on ADHD with diet -- Amy Thieringer: evolution of a healer -- Shepherd's story, part 3: the surprise -- Afterword: the landing -- Diary of a gut: Terry Wahl's menu on August 26, 2016 -- The evidence for Omega-3s and probiotics -- Bang for your broccoli -- The work left to be done.
Summary "True stories about people who triumphed over seemingly impossible medical diagnoses using untraditional, inventive therapies and perseverance--and about what scientists are discovering on the psychology of healing and the mind-body connection--from the author of the New York TimesMagazinearticle about her own son, "The Boy with the Thorn in his Joints," which led to this book about other families"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject(S) Medicine -- Philosophy.
Alternative medicine -- Philosophy.
Mind and body.
Added Title Ordinary people who faced daunting medical challenges and refused to give up
ISBN 9780812996470 (hardback)
081299647X (hardback)