Aging category: 2173 books
The Wonder of Aging
A New Approach to Embracing Life After Fifty
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2013
Bestselling author and renowned family counselor Michael Gurian teaches you how to embrace aging and life after fifty through this spiritual and comprehensive guide.
The topic of aging after fifty is frequently only discussed in terms of health—what are the physical symptoms that come with...
Ten Years Younger
The Amazing Ten Week Plan to Look Better, Feel Better, and Turn Back the Clock
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2007
How would you like to look and feel ten years younger in just ten weeks time?
Studies show that Americans on the whole are aging faster than ever with conditions like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease occurring increasingly earlier on in life—along with everyday age indicators like wrinkles...
Eat To Cheat Aging
what you eat helps make '60 the new 50' and '80 the new 70'
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2016
Eat To Cheat Aging is a book by professional dietitian Ngaire Hobbins who specializes in aging wellness and gerontology. In it she skilfully presents the science of nutrition and aging in everyday language, making this a rewarding and informative read for anyone heading towards or who has already...
Population Aging
The Transformation of Societies
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
Population Aging: The Transformation of Societies presents an overview and international comparison of the causes, consequences and policy implications of one of the major processes of change in contemporary societies. It provides a foundation for understanding and reflecting on keydemographic and...
Aging in China
Implications to Social Policy of a Changing Economic State
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
China, which is fast on its way to becoming the most powerful economic force in the world, has four unique characteristics that distinguish it from other countries in Asia: (1) The proportion of aging population is growing faster than that of Japan (the country previously recognized as having the...
Enlightened Aging
Building Resilience for a Long, Active Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
A leading expert in the science of healthy aging, Dr. Eric B. Larson offers practical advice for growing old with resilience and foresight. More than just canned advice, Enlightened Aging proposes a path to resilience—one that’s proven to help many stave off disability until very old age. The...
Recovering The Self
A Journal of Hope and Healing (Vol. IV, No. 3) -- Aging and the Elderly
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Recovering the Self: A Journal of Hope and Healing (Vol. IV, No. 3) July 2012
Recovering The Self is a quarterly journal which explores the themes of recovery and healing through the lenses of poetry, memoir, opinion, essays, fiction, humor, art, media reviews and psychoeducation. Contributors...
Holding the Net
Caring for My Mother on the Tightrope of Aging
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
A Caregiving.com choice for Best Caregiving Book of 2017, this poignant and timely memoir was also named American Book Fest’s 2017 Best Book Award Winner for Autobiography/Memoir. Even with her professional background as former hospice consultant who studied aging, illness, and the intricacies of...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
Population aging is a matter of global concern. It often occurs in tandem with changes in the health profile of the population. In Africa, many countries are already facing a high burden of communicable diseases. However, as more and more children survive childhood and move on to adult years and old...
Health Care, Anti-aging, Every Year Young,
Keeping younger that your real age, by nutrition and daily rituals
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016
When we talk about aging, aging is natural, we can’t avoid it, because that is what nature give, aging is inevitable to everyone, which we know, and it is something that we can’t avoid at all in our lives, but we can trick it to some extent, and this is where I will come in. Anyway when we talk...
Take On Aging as a Sport
The Athletic Approach to Aging
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Take On Aging as a Sport offers a refreshing new paradigm for aging; taking it on as a sport. This athletic approach to aging will motivate, inspire and educate readers to take charge of their lives at any age. Written by a a former world class athlete to any other athlete or sport's fan who is entering...
by Edward C. Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Approximately 100 years ago, the average life expectancy for people living in developed nations was only a little over 50 years. Today, living into our 80's is certainly not unusual. By changing some unhealthy habits and making conscious decisions regarding how we live, it is possible to slow the...
The Art of Aging
A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2007
In his landmark book How We Die, Sherwin B. Nuland profoundly altered our perception of the end of life. Now in The Art of Aging, Dr. Nuland steps back to explore the impact of aging on our minds and bodies, strivings and relationships. Melding a scientist’s passion for truth with a humanist’s...
by Bruce A. Carnes, Ph.D., S. Jay Olshansky
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2002
"This is by far the best book I've read on the science of aging."—Andrew Weil, M.D.
"Life-span Truth Will Set You Free from Age-old Worries," announced the Chicago Tribune upon the first publication of this book. The New England Journal of Medicine confirmed, "For...