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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our mind sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globe trotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age. Keep Sharp debunks common myths about aging and cognitive decline, explores whether there's a "best" diet or exercise regimen for the brain,...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In Embrace Aging: Conquer Your Fears and Enjoy Added Years, Dr. Jeannette Guerrasio empowers people over 50 by guiding them with practical advice for happy, healthy, and independent aging. She focuses on the everyday aspects of aging to help readers understand how their bodies change with age and how best to overcome and adapt to these changes"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Ave you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory could be an early sign of Alzheimer's or dementia. In reality, for the vast majority of us, these examples of forgetting are...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Sanjay Gupta helped countless readers keep their brains sharp and effortlessly productive with Keep sharp : build a better brain at any age. In 12 Weeks to a Sharper You, he now provides a step-by-step 12-week program to help you put his transformational ideas into daily practice. He writes, "Change is a challenge, and changing long-established habits takes effort." But this workbook makes it easy to apply Gupta's groundbreaking tips and research...
Author
Publisher
Editorial Kairos
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Cada vez hay más pruebas de que podemos disfrutar de un cerebro en pleno funcionamiento durante toda la vida. En The Fit Brain, el Dr. Sanjay Gupta se basa en los estudios más recientes para revelar los secretos de la longevidad cognitiva. Primero evita las trampas y los mitos que existen sobre la salud del cerebro, luego brinda ejercicios prácticos en un programa innovador y accesible de 12 semanas para desarrollar nuestro cerebro. Antes de que...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A candid assessment of the pros and cons of delayed motherhood. Biology does not bend to feminist ideals and science does not work miracles. That is the message of this eye-opening discussion of the consequences of delayed motherhood. Part personal account, part manifesto, Selvaratnam recounts her emotional journey through multiple miscarriages after the age of 37. Her doctor told her she still "had time," but Selvaratnam found little reliable and...
Author
Publisher
Harmony
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"In an unprecedented collaboration between three of today's most powerful minds, Deepak Chopra, M.D., teams up with physicist Jack Tuszynski, Ph.D., and endocrinologist Brian Fertig, M.D., to bring readers a visionary work that delves into the innovative world of quantum science and shows how unlocking its secrets can revolutionize how we live and age--and, ultimately, how we can eradicate disease. The key is the quantum body. Unlike our physical...
Author
Publisher
Melbourne University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Secrets of Women's Healthy Ageing draws on the findings of a unique clinical study that has focused on the health of more than four hundred women in their mid-to-late lives. Over the past thirty years a team of international investigators has compiled a remarkable amount of data, aiming to raise awareness of modifiable risk factors in women's health. Their findings cover brain, heart and gut health, diet, sleep, exercise, and the benefits of socialising....
Publisher
Rodale Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"It's normal for the brain to short-circuit every now and then--you put your keys in the fridge, or can't find the pair of glasses on top of your head. But what if there was away to eat, exercise, and live that could eliminate these 'senior moments'? [This book] offers a plan to sharpen your memory and mind so that at 60, you have the quick, agile brain you had at 50"--Back cover.
11) Design the long life you love: a step-by-step guide to love, purpose, well-being, and friendship
Author
Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"What does it mean to craft the life you want, as you grow older? For industrial designer and author Ayse Birsel, the answer draws on key principles of design--like optimism, empathy, collaboration, open-mindedness, and holistic thinking--as well as the experiences of older people on the pioneering frontiers of long life. Longer life is a thrilling, modern opportunity, and like so many parts of life it needs to be thoughtfully designed. Thinking about...
Author
Publisher
BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From Dr. Marc Milstein, known for his engaging talks on brain science, The Age-Proof Brain is a practical and accessible guide that turns cutting-edge medical research into easy-to-follow advice to help you fire on all cylinders-no matter your age"--
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