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Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xviii. 248 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
We have been told that the key to longevity involves obsessing over what we eat, how much we stress, and how fast we run. Based on the most extensive study of longevity ever conducted, "The Longevity Project" exposes what really impacts our lifespan--including friends, family, personality, and work.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xxiv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
National Geographic explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. Here he discloses the recipe, blending this unique lifestyle formula with the latest scientific findings to inspire easy, lasting change that may add years to your life. Buettner's research effort, funded in part by the National...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The China Study" revealed what we should eat and provided the powerful empirical support for this answer. "Whole" answers the question of why. Why does a whole-food, plant-based diet provide optimal nutrition? "Whole" demonstrates how far the scientific reductionism of the nutrition orthodoxy has gotten offtrack and reveals the elegant wonders of the true holistic workings of nutrition, from the cellular level to the operation of the entire organism....
Author
Publisher
Harmony
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
482 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease,...
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations, charts ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Cliff Notes to living well, the Scandinavian way. Diet and lifestyle guides are all the rage, but they tend to be too prescriptive and difficult to follow. And most self-help books are too long. Who has time to read 300+ pages or the discipline for a total lifestyle change overnight? Cue The Nordic Guide to Living 10 Years Longer. With this pragmatic little book that channels the healthy lifestyle of Scandinavia, 10 easy tips will add 10 healthy...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Palgrave Macmillan pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xii, 254 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
It is a universal fact that men die before women. But, the causes of this have long remained unexplored. In this trailblazing book, Dr. Marianne Legato-an expert in gender specific health, examines the reasons behind men's fragility and explains what they need to do to live longer.
A bestselling author and Professor of Medicine at Columbia University, Dr. Legato shows how the forces of culture and biology conspire against male mortality. Drawing...
12) Medical technics
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
A personal account of the aging body and advanced technologies by a preeminent philosopher of technology. Medical Technics is a rigorous examination of how medical progress has modified our worlds and contributed to a virtual revolution in longevity. Don Ihde offers a unique autobiographical tour of medical events experienced in a decade, beginning in his 70s. Ihde offers experiential and postphenomenological analyses of technologies such as sonography...
Author
Language
English
Description
"After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have all the trimmings of a happy life and marriage; they have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. However, a trip to the doctor projects they will live another 68 years together and panic sets in. They never expected "until death do us part" to mean seven decades. In the name of marriage survival, they quickly...
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 234 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ehrenreich's core philosophy holds that aging people have the right to determine their quality of life and may choose to forgo painful and generally ineffective treatments. She presents evidence that such tests as annual physicals and Pap smears have little effect in prolonging life; investigates wellness trends, including mindfulness meditation; and questions the doctrine of a harmonious "mindbody" and its supposed natural tendency to prolong life....
17) The Swedish art of aging exuberantly: life wisdom from someone who will (probably) die before you
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shows readers how to prepare for and understand the aging process, and the joys and sorrows it can bring, with the ultimate message that people should all be less afraid of the idea of death.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown Spark, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 295 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The certified personal trainer challenges myths and misunderstandings associated with aging, drawing on insights from cutting-edge geroscientists to share recommendations for targeting six major inciters of aging.
Author
Series
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xxviii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Henry Lodge provides the science. Chris Crowley provides the motivation. And through their New York Times bestselling program, you'll discover how to put off 70 percent of the normal problems of aging--weakness, sore joints, bad balance--and eliminate 50 percent of serious illness and injury. Plus, prominent neurologist Allan Hamilton now explains how following "Harry's Rules" for diet, exercise, and staying emotionally connected directly affects...
Author
Publisher
Walker and Co
Pub. Date
©1999
Physical Desc
1 online resource (x, 118 pages)
Language
English
Description
A collection of vital tips on how to promote a longer, healthier lifestyle offers helpful advice on how to select foods that boost immunity, assess and minimize individual health risks, accident-proof one's home, avoid food poisoning, and utilize mind/body techniques to enhance physical and mental wellness. -- Provided by publisher.
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