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Ce livre raconte l'histoire de Catherine Maranzana, infirmière diplômée qui a initié l'entrée de l'aromathérapie dans les structures médicales des Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar, en France, et ce, sur des bases scientifiques et sous le contrôle des autorités médicales hospitalières et universitaires.

Pour prendre soin de soi avec amour et bienveillance Nous sommes tous conscients que la santé est au coeur de notre rayonnement et de notre épanouissement. Aujourd'hui, nous avons les connaissances et les technologies pour mieux comprendre les besoins du corps. Pourtant, vivre en santé semble de plus en plus compliqué. Dans un contexte où nous sommes inondés par un flot d'information, aurions-nous oublié les piliers essentiels nous permettant de prendre soin de notre santé en toute simplicité ?

Ce volume est le deuxième d'une série qui a débuté avec La Science de l'Enrichissement. Si le premier livre est destiné à ceux qui veulent améliorer leur situation financière, celui-ci rejoint ceux qui désirent jouir d'une bonne santé et souhaitent recourir à un guide et un manuel pratique plutôt qu'un traité de philosophie. Cet ouvrage explique comment utiliser le Principe de Vie universel, et ce, de manière si claire et si simple que tout lecteur pourra aisément l'appliquer pour obtenir une santé parfaite.

In this vital and incisive work, bestselling and award-winning author Tanya Talaga explores the alarming rise of youth suicide in Indigenous communities in Canada and beyond. From Northern Ontario to Nunavut, Norway, Brazil, Australia, and the United States, the Indigenous experience in colonized nations is startlingly similar and deeply disturbing.

In its fusion of essays and artwork, Art-Medicine Collaborative Practice helps readers understand the lived realities of individuals with head and neck cancer. Featuring compelling original art from Ingrid Bachmann, Sean Caulfield, Jude Griebel, Jill Ho-You, Heather Huston, and Bradley Necyk, this collaborative interdisciplinary exploration draws together the voices of patients, health care practitioners, and researchers with artists' empathic visualizations to offer a more holistic--more human--understanding of cancer treatment and its aftermath.

An explosive book that exposes the abuses of institutionalization."How many brothers and sisters do you have?" It was one of the first questions kids asked each other when Catherine McKercher was a child. She never knew how to answer it.Three of the McKercher children lived at home. The fourth, her youngest brother, Bill, did not. Bill was born with Down syndrome. When he was two and a half, his parents took him to the Ontario Hospital School in Smiths Falls and left him there.

With many jurisdictions considering whether or not to implement new assisted-death legislation, Choosing to Live, Choosing to Die is a timely look at the subject for teen readers who may not yet have had much experience with death and dying. Readers are introduced to the topic of assisted dying through the author's own story. The issue continues to be hotly debated in families, communities and countries around the world, and there are no easy answers.

Dementia is on the rise around the world, and health organizations in Canada, the United States, and New Zealand are responding to the urgent need - voiced by communities and practitioners - for guidance on how best to address memory loss in Indigenous communities. This innovative volume responds to the call by bringing together, for the first time, studies and Indigenous teaching stories that address three key areas of concern: prevalence, causes, and public discourse; Indigenous perspectives on care and prevention; and culturally safe application of research to Elder care.

Medical professionals are expected to act in the interest of patients, the public, and the pursuit of medical knowledge. But what happens when doctors' supposed impartiality comes under fire? Helen Kang examines three moments in the history of the medical profession in Canada, spanning more than 150 years, when doctors' moral and scientific authority was questioned. She shows that the profession was compelled to re-examine its priorities, strategize in order to regain credibility, and redefine what it means to be a good doctor.

When Allison Watson awoke that day, she knew she was in a hospital bed. That's all. She had no idea how much time had passed since she had seen her family. When she tried to focus, her vision was blurry, and when she tried to wave someone down, she became so exhausted she thought she was dying. Hours later, when Watson was able to communicate, she asked a nurse if the news was good or bad. "It's good news," the nurse replied.