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Everything you need to know to plan for your own safe, financially secure, healthy, and happy old age For those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. Whether you have friends and family ready and able to help you or not...

An updated edition of the eye-opening guide to anti-aging, with a new chapter on fascia, which will publish in time for Miranda Esmonde-White’s PBS pledge drive in June 2018 focusing on the topic. ""Every day, we have a very clear choice: We can grow older or we can grow younger."" In recent...

With a fun and folksy way of addressing its audience, Keep Moving serves as an instruction audiobook on how to embrace old age with a positive attitude. The chapters are filled with exclusive personal anecdotes that explore various themes on aging: how to adapt to the physical and social changes, deal with loss of friends and loved ones, stay current, fall in love again, and "keep moving" every day like there's no tomorrow.

Em Deve Ser da Idade, a atriz e escritora Maria Ribeiro lança uma audiossérie autobiográfica que parte da chegada da menopausa aos 47 para refletir sobre a passagem do tempo. Entre histórias da juventude, da vida em família, dos primeiros amores, dos casamentos desfeitos e das transformações do corpo ao longo dos anos, a autora constrói uma narrativa íntima e bem-humorada. Um relato pessoal que se reconhece coletivo, sobre o que muda e o que permanece.

Brot, Gebäck, Pizza, Pasta–Weizen ist in unserer Nahrung allgegenwärtig. Doch kaum jemand weiß, was für ein gesundheitsschädigender Dickmacher das goldgelbe Korn ist. Denn in der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts wurde das Getreide genetisch so verändert, dass es mit dem »Urweizen« nicht mehr viel gemein hat. Der »neue Weizen« macht dick, fördert Diabetes sowie den Alterungsprozess, schädigt Herz und Hirn und ist schlecht für die Haut. Dr. med. William Davis zeigt glutenfreie Ernährungsalternativen auf, und wie man gesund und schlank ohne Weizen leben kann. 

In Women Waking Up, Wendy Valentine doesn’t just challenge the outdated narrative of decline and invisibility at midlife—she blows it up and replaces it with a bold, bada-s manifesto for reinvention. With raw honesty, a wicked sense of humor, and hard-won wisdom, Wendy invites women everywhere to toss aside society’s limiting scripts and step into the most powerful, playful, and purposeful chapter of their lives.

Boticaria García, la prescriptora de salud número 1, aborda con rigor científico los temas que interesan a las mujeres de 40 y más. Si estás en la perimenopausia o en la menopausia, quizá te estés preguntando: «¿por qué la grasa se ha instalado en mi abdomen sin avisar? ¿De dónde...

Le corps humain est une grande merveille. Pourtant, il y a des moments où cette merveille se détraque. La fatigue normale qui s’effaçait après une bonne nuit de sommeil se transforme en fatigue chronique. Des petits malaises apparaissent ici et là. L’effort physique devient plus pénible et l’activité mentale, plus lente. Que nous arrive-t-il ? Est-ce possible alors de retrouver notre vitalité d’avant?

Bloomsbury presents Our Later Years by the Women of New Ground, read by Sahera Chohan with the Women of New Ground It’s time to stand up to ageist stereotypes. This is a book full of wisdom, tips and truths that will inspire anyone who wants their later years to be fulfilling and stress-free...

Bloomsbury presents Running Through Sand: An Ageing Comedian’s Ill-Thought-Out Ultra in the Sahara, written and read by Paul Tonkinson *This audiobook features a bonus conversation between the author and fellow ultra-runner and comedian Rob Deering* 'I loved every page' TIM VINE 'Hilarious and...

Bloomsbury presents The Little Book of HRT written and read by Dr Ellie Cannon ‘This is the book I’ve been waiting for!’ Lauren Laverne The go-to manual for anybody considering starting HRT and navigating the perimenopause journey Most GP visits are 10-15 minutes long – never enough time...

“Offers a useful reminder of the role of modern science in fundamentally transforming all of our lives.” —President Barack Obama (on Twitter) “An important book.” —Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review The surprising and important story of how humans gained what amounts to an...

We have lost the war on cancer. We spend $150 billion each year treating it, yet - a few innovations notwithstanding - a patient with cancer is as likely to die of it as one was 50 years ago. Most new drugs add mere months to one's life at agonizing physical and financial cost. In The First Cell, Azra Raza offers a searing account of how both medicine and our society (mis)treats cancer, how we can do better, and why we must. 

Dr. R. Paul St. Amand is a renowned endocrinologist and has taught at UCLA for over 43 years. He is currently assistant clinical professor at the UCLA School of Medicine, where he has developed a remarkable treatment for a painful disease that affects millions of people.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'AMAZING.' NANA AKUA, GB NEWS 'A perfect combination of candid personal insight and scientific research, this highly readable guide covers it all, from cigarettes to jumping jacks...' Dr Flaminia Ronca When journalist Sandra Parsons suffered a serious back injury in...

Whether it's sexual pleasure, midlife reinvention, menopause, friendship, redefining style at a certain age, dating after divorce, feeling invisible, or simply being in the last place you ever thought you'd be, you'll feel seen in these essays that acknowledge the changes and challenges but capture the power, freedom, and confidence that comes with age. Told through the eyes of contemporary women writers, authors, and creatives, each shares a story of coming to terms with aging and confronting the unexpected moments that define midlife.

Staying well, and increasing your health and energy when you aren’t well, can be straightforward and simple—when you know that true wellness begins at the cellular level. This easy to use guide breaks down what “health” really means for every cell in your body.

Can refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients lead to better health? Despite modern medicine’s infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover the lion’s share of illnesses. However, what...

The prospect of living to 200 years old isn’t science fiction anymore. A leader in the emerging field of longevity offers his perspective on what cutting-edge breakthroughs are on the horizon, as well as the practical steps we can take now to live healthily to 100 and beyond.

Ten protocols to counteract the “chronic ease” that creates our modern epidemic of dis-ease, from a wellness industry leader who can prove they work—because he’s tested them on himself. Exclusive Bonus: Guided Meditations designed specifically for this audiobook experience. Jeff Krasno...