Aging category: 2173 books

Packed with detailed information and practices for infusing caregiving with spirituality and hope, this book provides simple tools for the practice of mindfulness amidst the stress of the caregiving environment. Straightforward and practical methods are provided for dealing with crisis situations...

When her alcoholic and emotionally abusive mother’s health declines, Joan Rough invites her to move in with her. Rough longs to be the “good daughter,” helping her narcissistic mother face the reality of her coming death. But when repressed memories of childhood abuse by her mother arise, Rough...

Welcome to a gathering of extraordinary old women. Let me be clear, to us old isn't a dirty word. Old is ripe, self-aware, experienced and accomplished. The youngest you'll meet here is sixty-seven years and the eldest is thirty years her senior. If you saw any of us in the market, you'd probably...

In 1991, when my father was 81, the nature of our relationship changed in ways I wasn't prepared for. His doctor diagnosed an advanced case of arteriosclerosis. (We wondered if it was Alzheimer's disease.) Over four years, my father progressively lost his memory. Our roles reversed as daughter became...

Looking toward the "golden years," most people hope to fulfill dreams they never had time for. Yet upon reaching that stage of life, many find that the longed-for leisure is impeded by bills that just never stop coming or occupied by elderly parents who need care. But one aspect of life that does seem...

A complete failure. This is how you can expect to feel as you watch your loved one sliding below their incoming tide of confusion.Alzheimer's is probably worse to watch than it is to suffer. If it were a physical affliction, like a broken leg or a heart attack, it would be easier to accept and...

The progression of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is a factsheet from Alzheimer's Society. This factsheet outlines the characteristics of early-, middle- and late-stage Alzheimer's disease and briefly looks at how other forms of dementia progress. It will be helpful to people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Health and social care professionals may also find it useful.

The Promise I Kept is a poignant, funny, and often heartbreaking story of a daughter's journey to live up to a vow that she never put her father, Jack, into a nursing home; his greatest fear for his final days. Thirteen years later, now a single mother, the marker would be called in after her mother's...

Discover the power of antioxidants with this easy to read manual by learning about antioxidant weight loss, antioxidant foods, natural antioxidants, and much more.

Scientists have proved that everything around us is in constant state of vibration. Basic form of vibration is Sound. Science states that one can tune oneself to the perfect rhythm by opening our inner ear to the healing frequency and attuned vibrations. This book is a great place to start...

Winner of the Family/Parenting - Nonfiction category of the Global eBook Awards. You have become the caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. You may have been dreading this for some time, or you may have been surprised when this responsibility was thrust upon you. Maybe you know...

It gets extremely difficult to decide whether or not to rely on cosmetic and chemical products to manage a good and fit body Similarly, managing long, strong and voluminous hair is dream of every woman and with the increasing workload and lack of time; now-a-days even men are finding it hard...

Jo Henderson's idyllic life on a remote, family-operated resort is shattered one April day by a killer snow storm. A happy marriage spanning more than three decades hasn't prepared her for the road ahead - one with seemingly impassable roadblocks painted with the names love, uncertainty, ecstasy and...

This compilation of notes is just what the title says - "A Glimpse of the Human Body". This fascinating subject has been discussed in simple language so that it can be understood by persons with no earlier knowledge of biology.  Students of yoga therapy in...