Aging category: 2173 books

Nato da un’idea del manager Michele Montereali con l’obiettivo di supportare amministrazioni pubbliche ed associazioni di consumatori nella lotta contro le truffe ai danni dei cittadini più anziani, l’eBook descrive, attraverso un linguaggio semplice e di facile lettura, le più classiche truffe...

Renowned writing coach Alan Gelb shows baby boomers how to create “last says”—short personal narratives that serve as a powerful form of life review. As the baby-boomer generation ages, its members are looking ahead to the biggest challenge of all: making sense of life in its third act....

What happens when a lifelong caregiver needs caring for? As Baby Boomers become elders, this heart-wrenching question is one that many North American families are grappling with every day. This timely volume is part memoir, part roadmap, written by a daughter thrust into a role as her headstrong mother...

As the drive towards creating age-friendly cities grows, this important book provides a comprehensive survey of theories and policies aimed at improving the quality of life of older people living in urban areas. In this book, part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, leading international researchers...

From Diane Rehm, renowned radio host--one of the most trusted voices in the nation--and best-selling author: a book of candor and compassion, addressing the urgent, hotly contested cause of the right-to-die movement, of which she is one of our most inspiring champions. What do you want when...

The idea of entering Hospice Care at the end of one’s life can be intimidating and even frightening, especially to those who don’t understand what Hospice is and how it should work for patients and families. If you or a loved one are facing an “End of Life” experience, Seven Keys to a Peaceful...

On average, one third of adults age 65 and older fall each year. Not only are falls common for seniors, their consequences can be catastrophic. Falls injuries make it hard for a person to get around, and they make it hard for a person to live independently. Falls injuries can lead to an early death. This...

Breathe and Grow Rich is the result of over 30 years of research and results in private practice, workshops and seminars. It is about your health, wealth and joy. It offers new ideas, approaches and techniques to enrich your life.

"Ten Thousand Sorrows & Ten Thousand Joys offers a vision of lives well-led, and of love in the thick of crisis and loss. Beyond inspiring."-Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence "This beautiful book is unlike any other personal account of living with Alzheimer's disease that I have...

Your search for improving your health is saying something to you today. The Need for Heat is the only researched and current guide to far-infrared saunas ever written. Take the journey with Dr. Black through the history of saunas, understandable description of the science behind far-infrared technology,...

The Nordic have a different perspective on living. They may be our north-eastern cousins yet it seems at times the way we live is a world apart. Therefore, this e-book will explore the context of Nordic living and how it operates.Ideally, I hope this e-book will become a primer for how to live...

If you think this book is about a battered woman who broke free and escaped torment, this book is not quite that. This is a story about a woman and her struggles while alone in the mist of traditional life events. Graduating high school, dating, getting married, staying married, and divorce all happen...

as the baby boomers reach their seventh decade of life, more people are retiring in the developed countries than at any previous time in history. many of these people will have prepared well financially, and with recent increases in life expectancy can look forward to two or three decades of healthy...

There has been much controversy of the past few years about vitamin E and whether or not it should be used as a supplement. Several studies have actually shown that vitamin E can increase your risk of having a heart attack or even cancer. As a result of these studies, your doctor may have recommended...