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Drawing on the latest science and challenging mainstream medicine, a visionary physician and leading longevity expert presents a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving physical, cognitive, and emotional health.
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An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the "oldest old"--Those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America's fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of...
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In this groundbreaking book, Sue Brightman beckons us into timely and promising news about women over 50: it's not about aging, it's about becoming more of who we really are and doing what we're called to do. Based on 100 interviews with women age 50-70+, Brightman discovers emerging themes of burgeoning creativity, spiritual growth, and a zesty freedom to experiment with new roles, new businesses, and new priorities. Blasting out of the water the...
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts that the leading cause for death in 2030 will be cancer, followed by hepatitis and Alzheimer's disease. But in seven years, you'll have a whole new body. How can you make it a good one?
In Your Journey to Aging Well, you'll learn the four major components of good health: water, exercise, quality food, and sleep-and you'll learn how to maximize these components to take control of your health...
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The Baby Boom Generation is reaching Retirement age in massive numbers, and thanks to increases in longevity, most are likely to live 30 years or longer in retirement.
The other stages of life have established blueprints which have been handed down through the generations. However, no prior generation has ever experienced a 30 year period of 'retirement', so we have no established road map for navigating the challenges and opportunities of this...
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"Caring for our Parents and Other Loved Ones" is a 21st century guide covering the countless details in caring for an elderly, ill, or dying loved one. It addresses many vital issues, such as shifts in physical prowess, senior driving skills, discerning mental skills, along with holistic approaches. And with the utmost respect and love, the author includes his own intimate journey in caring for his mother. Whether you are the patient, a loved one,...
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How would you like to die? Only you can answer this. Whatever your age, cultural identity, ethnic background, or beliefs, read this book if you want to talk about dying but don't know what you want to say. Each of us has our own special feelings, hopes, fears, and desires about this universal issue. These days, dying can happen in many different ways because of high-intensity therapies that prolong living and postpone dying. The proliferation of choices,...
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Este libro trata de reflexionar sobre la vejez para identificar cuál es su lugar en la sociedad actual, ya que el siglo XXI, que tanto idolatra las bonanzas de la juventud, va a ser testigo de una inversión casi total de la pirámide poblacional. El autor, que se incluye ya dentro del grupo de los «viejos», aunque asume que el deterioro físico y mental puede mermar las fuerzas, afirma de forma tajante que es un verdadero don haber llegado a la...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 The book We Will Not Be Silenced examines every cultural issue we are facing, and explains why they are happening. It exhorts us to respond to what is happening, and walk toward the fire rather than run away from it.
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How should we prepare for later life? And how should we all, as societies, prepare for our rapidly ageing populations? What are the secrets – personal and national – of growing older happily and well? Award-winning British travel writer Brian Schofield sets off on a deeply personal mission in search of the answers, visiting and interviewing elders in Afghanistan, Tobago, Japan, The Cook Islands, Calabria, Kenya, Tanzania and Florida, to uncover...
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Discover the extraordinary power of Positive Aging to prepare you for the greatest challenge of your life—growing old. Americans now live longer than ever—a full 30 years longer than they did in the early 20th century. Our forever-young culture and personal expectations have not yet adapted to that change. These extra years can be a burden or an adventure, depending on your mental attitude. You can't fight the inevitable changes to your aging...
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CAREGIVING CONFIDENTIAL: Path of Meaning provides some answers to common challenges encountered by caregivers of older adults. The book is organized around specific themes encountered along the caregiving journey and represents a compilation of the experiences of actual persons (whose names have been changed to protect privacy). The narrative follows a typical timeline in the process of caregiving and reflects a range of both financial and custodial...
13) Superaliments
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SUPERALIMENTS est un guide concis portant sur une série d'aliments qui se trouvent facilement en supermarché et dont la consommation aide à maintenir un style de vie et un esprit sains. Vous trouverez dans ce livre quelques suggestions pour accompagner les aliments qui y sont présentés, que ce soit à travers des recettes simples ou des combinaisons avec d'autres produits bons pour la santé. Les aliments que nous choisissons d'intégrer à notre...
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Are you thinking about retiring? If so, you probably have a financial plan that will provide you with a source of continuous income when you retire. It is important to know how much income you can expect when you retire. What about your life when you retire? Do you know what to expect? YOU CAN EXPECT CHANGE! Financial information is available to ensure your financial security in retirement and information is available about how to live your life in...
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Your height your weight your body shape your age the colour of your eyes - do not matter when you want to learn to belly dance. You will feel healthier, more energetic and happier, than you have ever felt. You will feel you are a beautiful woman. You will feel self-assured. You will feel JOY! Zada first started to belly dance at the age of 60 and has felt healthier and happier in the past 5 years than she ever did in the previous 6 decades. This book...
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ZENior CitiZEN: Mastering the Art of Aging explores the possibility of strengthening the human spirit, while the physical body weakens piecemeal. It is as though the two elements of an individual's life (physical and non-physical) moved in opposite directions.
Thus, since old age is an inevitable circumstance of the human experience that cannot be avoided- except by an untimely death- then the way to overcome it is by incapacitating its ability to...
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Does your memory change as you get older? It's common to be concerned about memory lapses, but how do you know if memory difficulties are normal or the beginnings of something more serious? Can dementia be prevented?
Memory-wise explains how memory works and the changes that can occur as we age. It explains the sort of health, attitude and lifestyle factors that can lead to fluctuation in memory and provides practical tips to minimise their effects....
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This short book is, before anything else, a celebration of the Seasoned Woman. She is a treasure of wisdom and grace who needs to be observed for her beauty and for the abundance of sagacity and benevolence she has quietly demonstrated to those willing to open their eyes and observe. It is she and her students who have kept humanity's careening ship, often manned by drunken sailors, afloat. It is she who has historically been most responsible for...
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