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Book SynopsisAuthor, activist, and TED speaker Ashton Applewhite has written a rousing manifesto calling for an end to discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age.In our youth obsessed culture, we're bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Beauty and pharmaceutical companies work overtime to convince people to purchase products that will retain their youthful appearance and vitality. Wrinkles are embarrassing. Gray hair should be colored and bald heads covered with implants. Older minds and bodies are too frail to keep up with the pace of the modern working world and olders should just step aside for the new generation. Ashton Applewhite once held these beliefs too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces her journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about lat

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Book SynopsisAuthor, activist, and TED speaker Ashton Applewhite has written a rousing manifesto calling for an end to discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age.In our youth obsessed culture, we're bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Beauty and pharmaceutical companies work overtime to convince people to purchase products that will retain their youthful appearance and vitality. Wrinkles are embarrassing. Gray hair should be colored and bald heads covered with implants. Older minds and bodies are too frail to keep up with the pace of the modern working world and olders should just step aside for the new generation. Ashton Applewhite once held these beliefs too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces her journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about lat

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Dr. Joseph Mercola has been a shining beacon of health wisdom and freedom for decades. His latest book, Fat for Fuel, is a masterpiece of cutting-edge research and practical application. This information, if applied, holds the key to sustainable weight loss and enhanced energy. More than that, this lifestyle plan can help reverse chronic illness such as heart disease, diabetes, and even cancer."— Christiane Northrup, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and Goddesses Never Age"I truly believe that the concept of Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy will have significant impact on health. As I mentioned in my book, cancer is not likely to occur in people with healthy mitochondria. Dr. Mercola has expanded this concept to a broad range of chronic diseases that involve mitochondrial dysfunction. He provides a clear rationale as well as guidelines for implementation of MMT. This book should be read by anyone interested in maintaining their health without toxic pharmaceuticals."— Thomas Seyfried, Ph.D., author of Cancer as a Metabolic Disease and professor of biology at Boston College"Dr. Mercola’s Fat for Fuel eloquently presents the leading edge of science, exploring how best to power your body. This is a life-changing text that not only provides a deep dive into why choosing fat as our primary fuel source powerfully correlates with health and disease resistance, but also delivers in terms of how the reader can easily bring about this fundamentally important change. Health, on a global scale, has suffered profoundly as a consequence of commercially influenced dietary recommendations. Mercola’s science-based refutation of this status quo provides a welcome and compassionate response, allowing readers to regain and maintain optimal health."— David Perlmutter, M.D., F.A.C.N., board-certified neurologist and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grain Brain and The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan"This remarkable book presents a truly revolutionary program that can help millions of people achieve optimal health. Dr. Mercola clearly explains the importance of mitochondria for metabolic function and carefully guides his readers with detailed practical advice for enhancing their activity. Fat for Fuel will change the way you think about nutrition and your health."— Leo Galland, M.D., author of The Allergy Solution"In Fat for Fuel, Dr. Mercola beautifully lays out the history—and the myths—behind the high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet that has been at the root of so much illness and death in the last half-century. Dr. Mercola is one of the few who have properly understood and embraced my long-standing belief that one’s health and lifespan is mostly determined by the proportion of fat versus sugar one burns over a lifetime. He also understands that excess protein creates another whole set of health-eroding issues. Anyone who values their health should read this book."— Ron Rosedale, M.D. "The world of nutrition is more confusing than ever. But one thing has become increasingly evident over the past decade: teaching our bodies to use fat instead of glucose as the main fuel source has immense potential to support patients suffering from some of the most devastating chronic diseases. Dr. Mercola’s Fat for Fuel will be an invaluable resource for me in two ways: personally, because I’m a cancer patient myself striving to create an environment that will keep my disease at bay, but also professionally as a nutritional therapist. Fat for Fuel will help me inform, educate, and guide my clients."— Patricia Daly, dipNT, mNTOI, mBANT"Fat for Fuel is another fact-based, insightful book by the visionary Joseph Mercola that will not just change your life, but could literally save it. Dr. Mercola understands how food can preserve wellness or destroy it. Boldly challenging old myths about fat, diet, and healing, he gives practical, step-by-step instructions that will empower you to take control of your health whether you are sick and want to get well, or are healthy and want to stay well."— Barbara Loe Fisher, co-founder, National Vaccine Information Center"Fat for Fuel is required reading for anyone wishing to radically and expeditiously address a current health crisis and also for those of us seeking to ameliorate genetic predispositions as we age."— Karen Becker, D.V.M."Dr. Mercola’s lifetime of research reaches a crescendo with Fat for Fuel. Every page is a distillation of his genuine passion to optimize human health through diet."— Travis Christofferson, author of Tripping over the Truth: How the Metabolic Theory of Cancer Is Overturning One of Medicine’s Most Entrenched Paradigms"Fat for Fuel is a powerhouse of practical, evidence-based information for the clinician and consumer alike. With so much conflicting information in the nutrition world, this book serves as a critical resource for every physician in training or in practice, and for every person eager to avoid the need for those doctors."— Zach Bush, M.D., endocrinologist"Fat for Fuel is a powerful manifesto reexamining the fat-phobic paradigm that has long dominated the thinking about health and nutrition. This is an extremely valuable guidebook for those seeking to understand and implement transformational dietary changes to boost their metabolic and cellular function. By shifting away from the idea of glucose as the optimal source of energy, Dr. Mercola shows how we can harness the benefits of fat and ketones for clean-burning fuel in the quest for optimal health."— Michael Stroka, J.D., M.B.A., M.S., C.N.S., L.D.N., executive director, Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists"In 2017, we have many chronic illness epidemics in the USA. At the center of most of those epidemics is the toxic, nutrient-depleted, dysfunctional human cell. And research is now showing us that the most important organelle in that cell contributing to most of these diseases is the mitochondria. In his book Fat for Fuel, Joe Mercola has given us a practical blueprint for how to revive our mitochondria using diet as a powerful foundation, with a few other added simple tools, such as intermittent fasting, exercise, light therapy, and some supplemental nutrients. Dr. Mercola tested the Mitochondrial Metabolic Therapy recommendations he makes in this book on himself, with many months of trials and errors and continuous glucose monitoring. He also amassed impressive scientific research from the literature to prove what he recommends on these pages. I highly endorse Fat for Fuel as the most practical do-it-yourself guide available today for people to take back control of their health and resolve chronic illnesses."— W. Lee Cowden, M.D., M.D.(H), chairman of scientific advisory board, Academy of Comprehensive Integrative Medicine"Science has already shown that eating fat can make you thin. In this pathbreaking book, Dr. Joseph Mercola goes a critical step further, revealing that using fat as your main fuel source can heal your body at a mitochondrial level, restoring energy and well-being and even helping fight cancer and other diseases. Impeccably researched and passionately argued, Fat for Fuel dispels dangerous myths about ‘healthful’ diets, reveals truths the food industry won’t tell you about the food you eat, and starts you on a path to radically transforming your health."— Mark Hyman, M.D., #1 New York Times best-selling author of Eat Fat Get Thin and Director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine"Fat for Fuel is a landmark contribution from Dr. Joe Mercola. . . . Metabolism at its core consists of how our mitochondria utilize nutrients, and Dr. Mercola educates his readers on how to choose the nutrients that optimize mitochondrial function. This book will contribute greatly toward our health goals for our entire population as more and more health-care professionals wake up to this understanding of the importance of optimizing mitochondrial metabolism. Fat for Fuel brings mitochondrial function into the mainstream for the healthy benefit of everyone. Bravo!"— J. William (Will) LaValley, M.D."Dr. Mercola is a deep thinker with a passion for seeking knowledge about the inner workings of the human body and an open mind about the role of successful alternative treatments that have hard evidence behind them. Dr. Mercola has a knack for describing difficult scientific concepts in simple and entertaining terms that a non-expert can understand. The information he provides is priceless: the result of decades of searching for, and finding, the truths that will keep you on the path to healthy living. You can’t afford not to read this book!"— Stephanie Seneff, Ph.D., senior research scientist, MIT"Dr. Mercola proves once again that he is at the very forefront of natural healing and wellness. With medical science understanding more and more how mitochondrial dysfunction leads to chronic disease, Dr. Mercola provides a simple, natural healing plan with this important new book."— Jason Fung, M.D., nephrologist and author of The Complete Guide to Fasting"A revolution is growing in medicine, one that revolves around a change from seeing the cell as a membrane-bound bag of water controlled by the all-powerful DNA to a more fluid conception of the cell centered on the central role of the mitochondria. Dr. Mercola is at the forefront of this exciting revolution, and this book gives you both the theoretical basis and practical suggestions for supporting your mitochondria and regaining better health. I would encourage everyone to read this book and strongly consider following Dr. Mercola’s many helpful suggestions and guidelines."— Thomas Cowan, M.D."A book like Fat for Fuel has been a long time coming. Backed by a wealth of research, Dr. Mercola makes the definitive case that fat, not sugar, is the power source on which our bodies are meant to run, and he outlines what changes we can make in our daily lives to use fat as fuel. KU Integrative Medicine has been waiting for this book!"— Jeanne A. Drisko, M.D., C.N.S, F.A.C.N., Director, KU Integrative Medicine, and Riordan endowed professor of orthomolecular medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center"Dr. Mercola is one of the most brilliant minds in modern medicine, and he has achieved a true masterpiece with Fat for Fuel. Why? The book defies the status quo and reveals the truth behind everything from why fasting is a healthy habit to why you need to become a fat-burning machine. He even shocks us with the details on how iron can negatively impact mitochondrial health (you’ll be surprised). This book is a must-read if you want to optimize your body and brain while systematically eliminating a host of risk factors for chronic disease."— Ben Greenfield, BenGreenfieldFitness.com (Dr. Mercola’s favorite fitness podcast)"In a bold voice and in plain language, Dr. Mercola continues his role as nutrition pioneer for America and the world. This book will educate, embolden, and empower consumers to take charge of their health destiny. Dr. Mercola, pro-health instead of pro-industry, shows us how we can bring in healthy fats and take a number of other key steps to right our own ships. This book should be a wake-up call to spur the medical and dental professions to take nutrition counseling seriously."— Charlie Brown, J.D., Consumers for Dental Choice"Fat for Fuel consolidates the latest cutting-edge metabolic discoveries into an easy-to-follow system for optimizing your health at the cellular level. It gives people the tools and the knowledge to empower themselves and customize their own dietary therapy."— Aaron Davidson, founder of Cronometer "Fat for Fuel goes well beyond a book on the health benefits of eating the right types of fat to offer tremendous insights on how to power up your health by ramping up metabolism and boosting cellular energy. It is an incredible book written by a truly insightful thought leader. My hope is that this book will produce the tipping point leading to needed changes in our collective thinking about the power of nutrition as medicine. I highly recommend this book!"— Michael T. Murray, N.D., co-author of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine"Dr. Mercola presents a well-thought-out, well-written case for a healthy diet that is surprisingly high in fats. Over the years I taught many a student about mitochondrial function, and it is a pleasure to see proper emphasis on this all-important cellular powerhouse. Fat for Fuel deserves serious consideration by anyone looking for practical, powerful ways to improve their health."— Andrew W. Saul, Ph.D., editor, Orthomolecular Medicine News Service"Fat for Fuel is a crucial read to obtain and maintain health, especially in the modern pandemic of inflammation-driven chronic diseases. This important book teaches principles most people have not yet heard and extends its reach beyond the small group of practitioners around the world who are already utilizing these methods. Implementing the principles outlined in this book has proved life-changing for thousands and I now expect that this information will transform millions. These tools and strategies are ‘the real deal,’ and a proven answer to our current state of dis-ease. The science presented here is clear and well-documented and will change the way you think about what really brings you health and healing."— Daniel Pompa, D.C."Fat for Fuel comes at the perfect time. With the cost of health care soaring, we have to take responsibility for protecting our health instead of simply treating disease. Understanding the mechanisms of how we function is essential to a healthy body and brain, and modern-day revolutionary Dr. Mercola has relentlessly dug through the research to bring this latest and greatest knowledge of our bodies to the bookshelf. Not only does this page-turner highlight the need for fat in our diet, it shows us how to prepare our bodies to process and utilize it most efficiently—a key ingredient in the overall strategy to attain optimal health."— Erin Elizabeth, investigative journalist, author of In the Lymelight, and founder of HealthNutNews.com"I had been playing around with low-carb and keto cooking on and off for a year but not making much progress toward my weight-loss goals. After reading Fat for Fuel I understand that I was limited by a kindergarten-level understanding of the ketogenic diet compared to what I needed to know and do in order to be successful. My father’s recent death due to Alzheimer’s has motivated me to be deadly serious about doing whatever I can to avoid this and other chronic diseases. I’ve read hundreds of nutrition books over my lifetime but this one is my favorite and the one I know will make the biggest impact on your health if you have the commitment to follow it to the letter. Once again, an outstanding contribution from Dr. Mercola!"— Dr. Kendra Pearsall, N.M.D., founder of Enlita.com"Clear the brain fog, build up your energy, prevent disease, be happy! Dr. Mercola shatters the fat myth and shows us the way to ultimate health and healing."— Dr. Alberto Villoldo, co-author of Power Up Your Brain

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIntentional Health offers a clear road map for self-regulating our biology for optimal health and longevity. What was once considered alternative medicine is now supported by advances in epigenetics and neuroplasticity. Our conscious choices and habits of thinking, feeling, and behavior can restore healing and make chronic illness optional. This book is an excellent guide for anyone seeking a joyful, energetic body, healthy emotions, clear mind, and lightness of being. - Deepak Chopra

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAs the guy who started the biohacking movement for humans, I’m so excited about Dr. Richter’s book, Longevity for Cats. Of course, we can also use biohacking to improve—and extend—the lives of our furry companions. In his book, Dr. Richter shares his vast knowledge and expertise on pet nutrition, exercise, and environmental enrichment. The strategies he outlines are not only effective, but they’re also practical and easy to implement. So, if you’re a pet owner who’s interested in giving your furry friend the best possible life, then I highly recommend checking out Longevity for Cats by Dr. Richter. Your pets will thank you for it! — Dave Asprey, father of biohacking, four-time New York Times best-selling author, host of The Human Upgrade Podcast, CEO of Upgrade LabsMy cat may as well be my child; I love her with every ounce of my being! That’s why I’m excited to now have a manual for how to keep her alive and healthy for as long as possible. Longevity for Cats is a must-have book for anyone with a cat in the family. Don’t wait, start meow!— Max Lugavere, author of the New York Times best-seller Genius Foods, The Genius Life, and Genius KitchenI have personally experienced how Dr. Gary Richter’s approach to pet care has enhanced the longevity and vitality of my fur babies, and I am forever grateful! His new book, Longevity for Cats, empowers pet parents through science-backed nutrition, supplementation, exercise, and lifestyle recommendations to help their four-legged family members live long and happy lives. I highly recommend this book as a resource and look forward to a fast-approaching world where humans and pets are aging well, together. — Serena Poon, C.N., C.H.C., C.H.N., CEO and founder of Serena Loves LLC and Just Add Water; co-founder of Fully Aligned Co LLCGary Richter is a gift to the veterinary world. He understands not only pet health but has now elegantly translated insights from human longevity medicine into the pet world with clarity and practicality. If you want more great years with your cat, you’ll love this book! — Jeffrey Gladden, M.D. F.A.C.C., founder and CEO of Gladden LongevityIf you love your cat then you need this book. Death comes too soon to our four-legged friends, but now it doesn’t have to. Dr. Richter has written a groundbreaking book providing a step-by-step guide to giving your loving companion not only more years but also a higher quality of life. Dr. Richter is a thoughtful, kind, and brilliant medical professional who is a veterinary’s vet that everybody wishes they had as their own personal physician. His book Longevity for Cats provides not only a clear explanation of the science of longevity but is also a practical guide to the steps you can take now to ensure your pets will have the longest, healthiest life possible. Buy this book for your best friend. Buy this book for yourself, because keeping your best friend healthy helps keep you healthy.— Dr. Gary Kaplan, medical director, Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine, clinical associate professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine, author of Why You Are Still Sick: How Infections Can Break Your Immune System and How You Can RecoverDr. Richter is one the leading experts on pet health, biohacking, and nutrition. This book is a groundbreaking resource that’s taking tough (and brilliant) concepts and making them super simple. — Shawn Wells, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.N., C.I.S.S.N., biochemist, formulator, and international best-selling author of The ENERGY FormulaWe are on the threshold of a whole new age of how medical science views and upholds proper healthcare and longevity. This book nails it on the head. While being extremely comprehensive, Dr. Richter has kept a potentially boring and confusing subject easy to understand, while being a fascinating and enjoyable read. He welcomes us to the necessary future of medicine and healthcare for our companion animals and even us too. — Marty Goldstein, D.V.M., author of The Nature of Animal Healing and The Spirit of Animal HealingHe’s done it again—twice this time. My good friend and holistic veterinary colleague, Dr. Gary Richter, wrote his book The Ultimate Pet Health Guide: Breakthrough Nutrition and Integrative Care for Dogs and Cats published by Hay House in 2017. Now he has two new books from Hay House, Longevity for Cats and Longevity for Dogs. They are both factually impressive, thorough, practical, and entertaining—does this man ever sleep?! I’m honored to be mentioned briefly within each of them. — W. Jean Dodds, D.V.M.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAs the guy who started the biohacking movement for humans, I’m so excited about Dr. Richter’s book, Longevity for Dogs. Of course, we can also use biohacking to improve—and extend—the lives of our furry companions. In his book, Dr. Richter shares his vast knowledge and expertise on pet nutrition, exercise, and environmental enrichment. The strategies he outlines are not only effective, but they’re also practical and easy to implement. So, if you’re a pet owner who’s interested in giving your furry friend the best possible life, then I highly recommend checking out Longevity for Dogs by Dr. Richter. Your pets will thank you for it! — Dave Asprey, father of biohacking, four-time New York Times best-selling author, host of The Human Upgrade Podcast, CEO of Upgrade LabsWe all want to live longer healthier lives, but if we were realistic, we’d like the same and more for our dogs! Well, now you can! Dr. Richter, using much of the same knowledge, supplements, and eating tricks that I speak about for human longevity, has applied this to our canine companions and it’s all here in this book! Now we can all grow old (younger?) together for longer and better! — Steven R. Gundry, M.D., multiple New York Times best-selling author of The Plant Paradox series and founder of GundryMD.comI have personally experienced how Dr. Gary Richter’s approach to pet care has enhanced the longevity and vitality of my fur babies, and I am forever grateful! His new book, Longevity for Dogs, empowers pet parents through science-backed nutrition, supplementation, exercise, and lifestyle recommendations to help their four-legged family members live long and happy lives. I highly recommend this book as a resource and look forward to a fast-approaching world where humans and pets are aging well, together. — Serena Poon, C.N., C.H.C., C.H.N., CEO and founder of Serena Loves LLC and Just Add Water; co-founder of Fully Aligned Co LLCGary Richter is a gift to the veterinary world. He understands not only pet health but has now elegantly translated insights from human longevity medicine into the pet world with clarity and practicality. If you want more great years with your dog, you’ll love this book! — Jeffrey Gladden, M.D., F.A.C.C., founder and CEO of Gladden LongevityIf you love your dog then you need this book. Death comes too soon to our four-legged friends, but now it doesn’t have to. Dr. Richter has written a groundbreaking book providing a step-by-step guide to giving your loving companion not only more years but also a higher quality of life. Dr. Richter is a thoughtful, kind, and brilliant medical professional who is a veterinary’s vet that everybody wishes they had as their own personal physician. His book Longevity for Dogs provides not only a clear explanation of the science of longevity but is also a practical guide to the steps you can take now to ensure your pets will have the longest, healthiest life possible. Buy this book for your best friend. Buy this book for yourself, because keeping your best friend healthy helps keep you healthy. — Dr. Gary Kaplan, medical director, Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine, clinical associate professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine, author of Why You Are Still Sick: How Infections Can Break Your Immune System and How You Can RecoverDr. Richter is one the leading experts on pet health, biohacking, and nutrition. This book is a groundbreaking resource that’s taking tough (and brilliant) concepts and making them super simple. — Shawn Wells, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.N., C.I.S.S.N., biochemist, formulator, and international best-selling author of The ENERGY FormulaWe are on the threshold of a whole new age of how medical science views and upholds proper healthcare and longevity. This book nails it on the head. While being extremely comprehensive, Dr. Richter has kept a potentially boring and confusing subject easy to understand, while being a fascinating and enjoyable read. He welcomes us to the necessary future of medicine and healthcare for our companion animals and even us too. — Marty Goldstein, D.V.M., author of The Nature of Animal Healing and The Spirit of Animal Healing

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Book SynopsisThe ultimateand fun!guide to maintaining vibrant sexual health with aging. In Never Too Late, Shannon Dowler, MD, a family physician who is also an expert on sexually transmitted diseases (STD), provides a refreshing overview of sexual education for people over 55. With the advent of dating apps, vibrant 55+ retirement communities, and sexual enhancement drugs, adults are sexually active well into their golden years. Unfortunately, the rates of STDs are dramatically increasing in older adults. In entertaining, accessible language, Dr. Dowler presents relatable patient stories and hilarious rhymes that make for an easy and fun way to learn about safe sex. This guide covers important topics, including: How to identify the signs and symptoms of different STDs, including newer infections The importance of regular screening Best sexual practices, including guidance on medications Preventative measures, tests, and treatments Guidance on how to broach difficult conversations with romantic Table of ContentsIntroduction: You May Be Wondering Why I Have Called You Together Today1. Sex in the Twenty-First Century2. The Biology of Aging and Sexually Transmitted Diseases3. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly4. Treatable, Curable STDs5. Treatable, Not Curable STDs6. Treatable, Incurable, Potentially Life-Limiting STDs7. The Great Mimics: Things That Are Probably Not STDs8. Staying on Top of Things (So to Speak)9. Playing It Safe: An Ounce of Prevention10. Ready, Set, SexAcknowledgmentsAppendixReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisInspiring lessons on growing older with grace and laughter, from a Zen teacher and writer who is ?like a Buddhist Anne Lamott? (New York Journal of Books) Being a woman over sixty can sometimes be confusing, sometimes poignant, and sometimes hilarious. In this intimate and funny collection of essays, Zen Buddhist and writer Susan Moon maintains her sense of humor as she provides thoughtful insights on getting older. In This Is Getting Old, Moon touches on both the ups and downs of aging: Her bones are weakening, but she still feels her inner tomboy. She finds herself both an orphan and a matriarch following the death of her mother. She admits to sometimes regretting pieces of her past and to being afraid of loneliness. These musings, written with Moon?s signature wit and grace, are a touching exploration and celebration of life, age, and our ?senior moments??plus a powerful reminder to be in the here and now.

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Book SynopsisMillions of baby boomers are approaching the golden years. While it's a marker worth celebrating, it can also be a reminder of uncertain times ahead. How will I manage? Can I stay in my home? "The Accessible Home" goes beyond ramps and grab-bars to help ageing boomers, or those faced with disabilities, accomplish home accessibility on a deeper level. With a focus on closing the gap between home and homeowner, architect Deborah Pierce leads readers through the steps of universal design, from hiring the right architect to creating a pleasing space with the final details. Plus, an insider's look at 25 case studies shows that the best design is built in, not tacked on, and that accessible can be both beautiful and functional. "The Accessible Home" empowers people of all ages and challenges them to create homes that restore independence and the grace of daily living.

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Book SynopsisThe state of the economy has pushed back retirement for many in the job market. After working one job for many years, renewing the search may make a job seeker feel like a duck out of water. According to government statistics, job seekers over 50 encounter notably longer unemployment than their younger counterparts, but these statistics do not have to apply to you! There are employers out there that not only will hire you, they are looking for you. The key is to find them and sell them on your skills. In Over 50 and Motivated, Brian Howard offers a systematic approach for conducting a job search based on years of frontline recruiting experience, offering tips for combating age bias, getting job offers, and landing your next fulfilling position.

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Book SynopsisEXPRESS YOURSELF, OWN YOUR STRUGGLES, PURSUE YOUR DREAMS! Get empowered with The Just Girl Project's tips for living your best life.The Just Girl Project is an online movement to take back #girlpower! In this delightful gift book, founder Ilana Harkavy shares The Just Girl Project's authentic tips and tricks for self-love and radical self-acceptance, touching on everything from mental health to body image to relationships. It's the must-have support system for every young woman bravely putting her best self out into the world. Every page shares a charming, humorous, and relatable illustration offering motivation for making healthy choices, sharing everyday triumphs and struggles, expressing yourself creatively, and celebrating the power of friendship.Trade Review"Empower her with this book by Ilana Harkavy that shares The Just Girl Project's tips for self-love and self-acceptance in the realms of creativity, mental health, body image, friendships and relationships."—Seattle Times

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Book SynopsisWhat exactly does it mean to be 'wise?' And is it possible to grow - and even accelerate - its unfolding? The modern epidemics of suicides, opioid abuse, loneliness, and internet addiction are damaging people’s health and destroying the social fabric. This book shows how you can take control of your life by increasing your wisdom. For over two decades, Dilip Jeste, MD, has led the search for the biological and cognitive roots of wisdom. What's emerged from his work is that wisdom is a very real and deeply multi-layered set of traits. Across many cultures and centuries, he's found that wise people are: Compassionate and empathetic; aware of their gifts and blind spots; open-minded; resolute and calm amid uncertainty; altruistic decision-makers who learn from their experiences; able to see from many perspectives and 'altitudes'; and often blessed with a sense of adventure and humour. If you seek to be a wiser person - with your family, at work, and in your community - here's the place to start, with the researcher who's launched and advanced this exciting new path to our highest human potential.

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Book SynopsisAuthor Bob Murphy offers many startling propositions in his revolutionary new book, such as: The basic molecules necessary for life to begin on Earth came from somewhere other than this planet; and, the main cause of chronic disease related to aging is the inability of human cells to efficiently deal with oxygen. The basic premise of this revolutionary new book is that the original animal cells evolved in an atmosphere largely deficient in oxygen and thus, our ability to deal with this very reactive element is flawed. In order to survive in an atmosphere that gradually acquired more and more oxygen, our human ancestral cells enlisted the help of the mitochrondion, which to this day, live within our cells. However, in the process of metabolizing oxygen the mitochrondion are easily damaged. This damage, known as oxidant stress, (along with atherosclerosis) can lead to depression of cellular function and even cellular death, which in turn can lead to degenerative disease. Written for the Baby Boomers, because of that generation's characterization as a youth culture, but also for anyone with an interest in the problems associated with aging, Baby Boomers' Guide to Healthy Aging explains the principal factors leading to the development of degenerative diseases such as heart disease, osteoporosis, cancer, and dementia. The book encourages the reader to take preventative lifestyle and dietary measures and offers practical suggestions on how to maintain good health, as one gets older. Baby Boomers' Guide to Healthy Aging is supported by articles from approximately 5,000 scientific journals. This interesting and important health book is a must for the average reader, the clinician, and the scientist alike. Bob Murphy is a physiologist and psychologist. He lives with his family in Sydney, Australia, where he is currently writing a second book that explores the spiritual and psychological aspects of good health and well-being.

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Book SynopsisWhile there are plenty of books offering advice about how to age, none takes the crucial step back to challenge how people think about ageing -- until now. The Aging Syndrome, the core idea in this book, explains the ageing process by using three pillars: intrinsic ageing, the ageing process that no one understands; disuse, both physical and mental; and chronic disease processes, which begin in childhood or sometimes in the womb. Using practical steps and plain language, this volume is the only guide needed for developing a plan for growing older. By presenting a better way to think about ageing, it reveals what everyone can do to live a longer life.

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Book SynopsisFor the past 34 years, best-selling author Cal Samra, age 87, has been the editor of a national humor newsletter called The Joyful Noiseletter directed mainly to churches and health professionals. Health, physical fitness, and longevity have been the author's longstanding interests during his years as an Associated Press and newspaper reporter, and as the lay executive director of the Huxley Institute for Biosocial Research, a medical research foundation. But he says he owes his health and longevity to the teachings of the many health pioneers, from long-ago centuries to the present, who are featured in this book. For the book, this award-winning health and humor historian researched and treaded into the history and teachings of many health pioneers down through the centuries: religious figures of all faith traditions, medical doctors, nurses, health professionals, counselors, agnostic philosophers, bodybuilders, professional athletes, dietitians, and nutritionists, and rediscovered their admonitions on health and longevity which have long since been forgotten or ignored. Starting with the Hebrew prophet Daniel (circa 620 B.C.), he then proceeded down through the centuries to Jesus, the third-century Greek physicians, the Franciscans, John Wesley, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ellen White, Sojourner Truth, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, the Hindu Swami Vivekanada, Teddy Roosevelt, George Bernard Shaw, Catherine Doherty, Linus Pauling, Jack LaLanne, Dr. Donald L. Cooper, M.D., Dr. Rex Russell, M.D., Patch Adams, M.D., Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D., Etta Dale Hornsteiner, professional athletes like Tom Brady, and Serena and Venus Williams, Bob Hope, and many others. All of them were extraordinary men and women from numerous faith and philosophical traditions. They were Jewish, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Hindu, Buddhist, Moslem, and agnostic, African-Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans. Many were immigrants or the children of immigrants. Some were conservatives and some were liberals, but they all had a zest for life and a meeting of minds on living a healthy lifestyle. It is amazing how much they agreed upon. Many of these men and women regarded themselves, or were regarded, as health reformers. Their basic advice on living a healthy lifestyle was generally the same: eat fresh, natural, nutritional foods in moderation, exercise your body regularly, get sufficient sleep, keep your faith and your sense of humor, and strive to be a loving, caring, giving and forgiving person. The focus of all these health reformers was living a healthy lifestyle. Many of these health pioneers were ignorant of the work and views of their predecessors, or chose to ignore them. It is altogether human to be reluctant to give credit to individuals outside one's own faith or philosophical tradition. But ironically, some of the research of modern science is confirming the views of these prophetic health pioneers. This book is the first book to attempt to trace the history of health pioneers, both religious and secular, down through the centuries, and to introduce them to readers. It is indexed and designed to be a resource book for medical doctors, nurses, chaplains, pastors, counselors, nutritionists, physical therapists, body-buildings, editors, comedians, clowns and anyone wishing to live a healthier and longer life. Samra pleads with religious organizations to pay more attention to the pollution of our air, water, and food supply, which is eroding the health of people and congregations. "While you are teaching people how to get to Heaven, how about teaching them healthy lifestyles to survive on this earth?" he asks. Several of the cartoons from The Joyful Noiseletter have been reprinted in this book.Table of ContentsAuthorâs Note Chapter 1 Daniel â of Lentils and Lions Chapter 2 The Physically Fit Christ Chapter 3 The âUnmercenary Greek Physiciansâ Chapter 4 The Merry Franciscans Chapter 5 Martin Luther â âYou have as much laughter as you have faithâ Chapter 6 John Wesley and Ben Franklin â Two Warriors for Good Health Chapter 7 The 19th-Century Health Reformation Chapter 8 Teddy Roosevelt, George Bernard Shaw and Other 20th-Century Health Reformers Chapter 9 The Modern Prevention-Minded Doctors Chapter 10 The Healthy Centenarians Chapter 11 Overdosing on Sugar Chapter 12 The Physiology of Madness Chapter 13 How to Avoid Alzheimer's Chapter 14 The Genetically Engineered 'Frankenfoods' and Environmental Pollution Chapter 15 The Mothers' Reformation - a Meeting of Minds Chapter 16 Medicinal Herbs for Your Mind and Body Chapter 17 The Loneliness of the Dining Room Table Chapter 18 The Ten Commandments for Health Chapter 19 The Enlightened Athletes Chapter 20 In Pursuit of Health and Happiness Chapter 21 God Made the Body to Be Used â So Use it! Chapter 22 The Healing Power of Prayer and Loving Care Chapter 23 The Dietary Healings of a Baptist Doctor and a Baptist Pastor Chapter 24 The Healing Power of a Siesta Chapter 25 atch Adams Chapter 26 The Healing Power of Humor Chapter 27 The Longevity of Comedians Chapter 28 The Joyful Noiseletter's Favorite Jokes Chapter 29 The Healing Power of Pets Chapter 30 The Doctor Who Avoided Malpractice Suits Chapter 31 Healing Prayers for Hard Times Recommended Reading and Viewing Index

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Book SynopsisThe Last Things We Talk About gives readers and their loved ones the opportunity as death approaches to affirm, celebrate, and remember the people and experiences they cherish in life. The author guides readers step-by-step through the process of making aging and death-related decisions. This includes defining personal values and wishes as well as planning for practical medical, financial, and legal considerations. This book will help readers: - Identify the people, experiences, and things that are important to them and help define and celebrate what gives life meaning and purpose - Discover and define their goals and wishes regarding transitions, support, and the legacy they wish to leave behind - Understand important topics such as legal, financial, and medical documents, the continuum of care, and end-of-life decisions - Find professionals to help them put together inventories for financial, legal, and practical matters - Explore options and plan for culturally and spiritually sensitive end-of-life rituals and celebrations - Learn what needs to be done after death and how survivors can begin to piece their lives back togetherTrade Review"Thank you for this wake up call." David M. Gilfoil, Ph.D. VP, Strategic Planning & Professor of Business, DeSales University"Kudos to Boatwright for making the overwhelming experience for the end of life process manageable." Kim Engelmann, MDiv., DMin., Board Certified Chaplain SCA, Provisional Board Certified Chaplain APC"A stunning resource that will become indispensable to individuals, institutions, health-care professionals and religious bodies." Leonard Sweet, Best-selling author, professor"I would recommend this book both for pre-planning and 'what do we do now?' situations." Robyn Ledwith Mar, author of Grief Recovery: A Workbook for Widows and Widowers"This book will put you miles ahead of most people, and in a position to call your own shots, leaving a legacy of care, love, and meaning for your loved ones and for you." Peter W. Johnson, Jr., Wealth Manager

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