If laughter is the best medicine, then "You're Only Old Once! "is a delightful new defense against aging. Anyone who has ever submitted to a battery of medical tests will empathize with Dr. Seuss's Everyman as we follow him through his checkup with the experts at the Golden Years Clinic. From the initial Eyesight and Solvency Test through all the ...
This best-selling book is the "bible" for families caring for people with Alzheimer disease, offering comfort and support to millions worldwide. In addition to the practical and compassionate guidance that have made "The 36-Hour Day" invaluable to caregivers, the fourth edition includes new information on medical research and the delivery of care. ...
Renowned sociologist Dr. Lawrence-Lightfoot challenges the still-prevailing and anachronistic images of aging by documenting and revealing the ways in which the years between 50 and 75--the third chapter--may, in fact, be the most transformative and generative time in a person's life.
Dr. Braverman, a leading figure in the practice of brain-body health care, reveals the dramatic impact that proper brain nourishment can have on the quality of lives. His key to longevity and well-being is balancing the brain's four important neurotransmitters.
Not only accepting but celebrating getting old, this inspirational and illuminating work looks at the many facets of the aging process, from purposes and challenges to struggles and surprises.
This compilation of 28 original essays by noted journalists, novelists, and essayists--each one a grandmother--delves into what it means to be a grandmother today.
When someone in your family suffers from Alzheimer's disease or other related memory loss diseases, both you and your loved one face immense challenges. For over 20 years this book has been the trusted bible for families affected by dementia disorders. This authoritative guie provides all the practical and specific advice you need to make care ...
In this work, clinical psychologist Mary Pipher, best know for her bestselling book REVIVING OPHELIA, draws on her case studies, interviews, and personal anecdotes to document the emotional transitions people may experience as they approach their senior years.
After overhearing his parents say that his elderly friend, Miss Nancy, has lost her memory, a young boy named Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge tries to find out what a memory is so that he can get Miss Nancy's back for her. Will Wilfrid be able to discover the true meaning of what a memory is? Illustrated with watercolor paintings.
This book on the positive aspects of aging comes with a pretty high pedigree. It's author served as director for an extensive 50-year-plus study run by Harvard University, which followed 824 individuals from their teenage years into old age. These candidates were from three different groups: disenfranchised inner city males, Harvard professors, ...
Founder of the Endocrinology Institute of Santa Barbara, Schwarzbein offers ways to stop accelerated aging. The author claims that aging is not genetic, but acquired, and examines the latest research on the matter.
In ancient times older women were the keepers of primal mysteries and were revered for their special wisdom. Today our culture is reawakening to the power of our elders and there is a new interest in this important part of the life cycle. For this book, Joyce Tenneson travelled throughout America to photograph and interview women aged 65 to 100. ...
Barbara Russell Chesser Ph.D., Amy Seeger and Paul J. Meyer join Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen in compiling "Chicken Soup for the Golden Soul." This collection offers readers loving insights and wisdom--all centering on the prime of life. Contributors to this volume include Erma Bombeck, Ruth Stafford Peale, Tom Landry, Florence Littauer, ...
The internationally bestselling author of "Tales of the City" revisits his gay Everyman from the series, allowing the 55-year-old Michael Tolliver to tell his story in his own voice. Brimming with gentle insights about the human condition, this is a novel about the act of growing older joyfully.
Virginia Morris cared for her own father during a terminal illness. In this book, she covers what is normal in old age and what is not, and how to redefine your relationship with your parents, as well as medical issues such as how to handle Alzheimer's in a parent, how to provide home care, and how to get professional help such as cleaning ...
This report, based on research funded by the MacArthur Foundation, points the way toward a healthier, more active senior citizenship and blasts many traditionally held myths about aging. The research conducted by John W. Rowe, M.D., and Robert L. Kahn, Ph.D., indicates that a healthy manner of living--and not genetics--most influences the quality ...
Bursting with wit and wisdom, these lighthearted, real-life stories, insightful Scriptures, and heartfelt prayers will make you chuckle and confess, "That sounds just like me!" Popular speaker and author Karen O'Connor invites you to celebrate the joys and misadventures of getting older. Are you ready to trade in your wimp status for a more ...
A proven program to reverse and prevent aging that will be a must-have for all "baby boomers," by a leading figure in the medical field This could be as close to a fountain of youth as mankind will ever come, the truly scientific answer to how to reverse or prevent the debilitating effects of aging, including memory loss, weight gain, sexual ...
In the tradition of Jane Smiley and Sue Miller, author Maloy has crafted a wise and gratifying novel about a woman who finds the most rewarding role of her life just when she thought the best years were over.
Hillman is a scholar and Jungian analyst who has set his sharp focus on aging. THE FORCE OF CHARACTER affirms the necessary and character-building aspects of maturing, and asks readers to reassess their attitudes to life development. Hillman is the author of the bestselling book THE SOUL'S CODE.
When his next-door neighbors in a quaint New England town suddenly pick up and move to a gated retirement community in Florida, Andrew D. Blechman is astonished by their stories. Larger than Manhattan, with a golf course for every day of the month, two downtowns, its own newspaper, radio, and TV stations, The Villages is a city of nearly one ...
Sue Ellen Cooper is the founder of the Red Hat Society, which seeks to restore the self-esteem of women over 50 who she feels are unfairly overlooked. Beginning in California as a lighthearted movement that involved the wearing of a red hat--a symbol of boldness and the desire to be noticed instead of neglected--the club now has thousands of ...
From the bestselling author of "Forever Fifty" comes a new collection of poems that tickles, consoles, and offers the pleasure of instant recognition--the perfect gift for any woman anywhere in the vicinity of 60. 36 two-color illustrations.
A renowned medical researcher offers scientific proof that the mind actually improves with age, creating tremendous potential for growth and satisfaction in the later years. "The Golden Years" are being redefined. The fastest-growing segments of the population - those beyond the age of fifty - are no longer content to simply cope with the losses ...
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