Articles & Books From General Physical Health & Well-Being

Breathing Exercises For Dummies
Take control of your breath, take control of your life. Breathing Exercises For Dummies teaches you more than 50 ways to reduce stress, practice mindfulness, improve your sleep and beyond. Breathing exercises help you feel and perform at your best. These strategies have been in use since ancient times, and modern research shows how effective they can be.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 10-09-2025
Your breath is like your body's built-in Swiss Army knife—simple, always available, yet incredibly powerful. Most of us take around 20,000 breaths per day without giving it a second thought, but what if those breaths could do so much more than just keep you alive?Breathing exercises aren't just trendy wellness practices; they're scientifically-backed tools that can transform multiple aspects of your health and happiness.
Patient Advocacy For Dummies
Don't let the medical system push you around—empower yourself to take the lead Feel more in control of your medical care and learn how to be your own advocate with Patient Advocacy For Dummies! Managing your own health care—or a loved one's—can be daunting, especially if you are diagnosed with a serious illness.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-21-2025
Being a participant in your care isn’t about pushing your doctor around or being demanding — it’s about understanding that you have a right to safe, accurate, and effective care. Whether you’re paying with insurance or out-of-pocket, you’re investing in a service, and like any consumer, you have the right to expect a standard of quality.
Somatic Exercises For Dummies
Reduce stress, relieve pain, and improve your overall health with somatic exercise Are you ready to relax, feel, and move better? Do you want to reduce anxiety, eliminate stress, and release tension in a healthy and natural way? Then grab a copy of Somatic Exercise For Dummies and start healing yourself from within!
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Sleep For Dummies
Improve your health, your productivity, and your relationships—with sleep!In a world constantly on the move, it's not surprising that more and more people aren't sleeping as much as they'd like. Sleep For Dummies helps you understand the foundations of sleep and how it impacts our everyday lives. With easy-to-understand explanations and simple strategies you can start using today, this book will help you get the most out of your sleep hours.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-11-2025
The Sleep For Dummies book offers the tools to understand the science of sleep, tackle common sleep disorders, and build better sleep habits to improve nights — and feel refreshed during the day. This handy Sleep For Dummies Cheat Sheet provides quick, essential information for reference anytime, whether troubleshooting sleep issues or looking for ways to optimize sleep habits.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 03-03-2025
Mindfulness meditation, gut-friendly diets, and diabetes management are key areas for improving women's health. This guide offers practical steps and principles to enhance well-being through mental focus, nutrition, and proactive disease control.Trying a Short Mindfulness MeditationYour capacity to be mindful is most powerfully developed through mindfulness meditation.
Women's Health All-In-One For Dummies
A complete guide to total wellness, for women of all ages Women's Health All-in-One For Dummies is a guide to health, healing, balance, and prevention at every age. Improve your own health and help close the gender health gap by learning everything you need to navigate bias in the healthcare system and advocate for your own wellness.
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Cheat Sheet / Updated 02-11-2025
Hormone imbalances occur when your body’s delicate chemical messengers — responsible for regulating everything from mood and metabolism to energy and reproductive health — are out of sync. Left untreated, these imbalances can lead to serious health issues and affect your overall quality of life.This Cheat Sheet offers quick, practical tools and essential tips to help you identify symptoms, make informed choices, and develop habits that support your hormones.