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Publisher
Penguin Random House Canada Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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From the day her daughter was born, science journalist Marta Zaraska fretted about what she and her family were eating. She fasted, considered adopting the keto diet, and ran a half-marathon. She bought goji berries and chia seeds and ate organic food. But then her research brought her to read countless scientific papers and to interview dozens of experts in various fields of study, including molecular biochemistry, epidemiology and neuroscience....
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Ever wondered what's going on in your body as you age? Can you really eat to beat cancer or prevent heart disease? These questions and more are answered in this food-led approach to future-proofing your life."--Publisher's description.
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Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
Description
"We all seem to be searching for the fountain of youth--whether it's sleep more, eat less, go keto, go vegan, or intermittently fast--but the truth is there's no single thing that will keep the diseases of aging at bay. If you want to age well, you have to think outside the box--and that's where health and nutrition pioneer Ann Louise Gittleman comes in. For four decades, Ann Louise has been the go-to expert for answers to our most urgent health questions;...
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Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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A Couple's Guide to Happy Retirement is the most comprehensive book devoted entirely to relationship issues in retirement. Not a treatise on money management, this is a much-needed guide to the psychological aspects of retirement and how to make your retirement relationship happy, fruitful, loving, and successful. The updated edition also includes sections about substance abuse and technology. It is crucial that couples prepare themselves, and their...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Elder Project follows seven diverse seniors over two years and records their experiences through a series of short and candid episodic stories. As they face the possibility of increasing frailty and transitioning into more dependent-living scenarios, the elders talk of their concerns and eloquently express their desire to grow older with dignity and some control over their future.
Author
Publisher
Ghost Mountain Books
Pub. Date
[2016].
Language
English
Description
"Anti-aging has become a multi-billion dollar industry, but do you know which products, procedures or treatments are really going to help you look (and feel!) younger? Rest assured, the days of painful procedures that promised you the fountain of youth, cost a fortune, and then-surprise!--didn't work, are gone. There are treatments available that can halt, and in some cases, even reverse the aging process. But how do you know what treatments are best...
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English
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"When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himself--an unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cook--in a head-on collision with his aging mother Betty, a woman of wit and will. Will George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He can't bring himself to force her from the home both treasure--the place where his father's voice lingers, the scene of shared jokes, skirmishes, and, behind the dusty...
Author
Publisher
Hearst Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
We know that eating well can make us slimmer and healthier-but it profoundly affects our health and longevity, too!. This life-changing book, written by top nutritionist Karen Ansel RD, is an anti-aging plan made easy. Fast moving and filled with fun nuggets of easy-to-follow advice, Healing Superfoods for Anti-Aging is divided into two sections: the first hones in on nourishing our bodies from the inside to prevent chronic disease and maximize health,...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
"A revolutionary examination of why we age, what it means for our health, and how we just might be able to fight it. In Cracking the Aging Code, theoretical biologist Josh Mitteldorf and award-winning writer and ecological philosopher Dorion Sagan reveal that evolution and aging are even more complex and breathtaking than we originally thought. Using meticulous multidisciplinary science, as well as reviewing the history of our understanding about...
77) As we grow
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Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"No one knows what lies ahead or who they'll grow to be, It's all a part of growing up - the journey to be me..."--Publisher.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Language
English
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Discover the inspiring national bestseller about aging and health that "will help us all live each year to the fullest" (Sheryl Sandberg).
We've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines-"50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but CEO of AARP Jo Ann Jenkins disagrees. 50 is 50, and she, for one, likes the look of it.
In Disrupt Aging, Jenkins focuses on three core areas-health, wealth, and self-to...
We've all seen the ads on TV and in magazines-"50 is the new 30!" or "60 is the new 40!" A nice sentiment to be sure, but CEO of AARP Jo Ann Jenkins disagrees. 50 is 50, and she, for one, likes the look of it.
In Disrupt Aging, Jenkins focuses on three core areas-health, wealth, and self-to...
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English
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"In my Foundation's health iniative...and in my own life...I've seen again and again how even small measures to improve your health can make a big difference. Living the Good Long Life is full of simple ideas that can be incorporated into daily routines to help you feel better and keep on doing what you love." -- back cover, [former USA] President Bill Clinton.
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English
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"How do some people avoid the slowing down, deteriorating, and weakening that plagues many of their peers decades earlier? Are they just lucky? Or do they know something the rest of us don't? Is it possible to grow older without getting sicker? What if you could look and feel fifty through your eighties and nineties? Founder of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and one of the leading pioneers of longevity...
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