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The path to longevity : how to reach 100 with the health and stamina of a 40-year-old / by Fontana, Luigi,1960-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.This easy-to-follow, comprehensive book outlines a lifestyle plan that integrates the principles of nutrition, diet, exercise, brain health and relationships that can help you not only live a long life but also a healthier more fulfilling life. The Path to Longevity is a summary of more than 20 years of research, clinical practice and Luigi Fontana's accumulated knowledge on healthy longevity, using an evidence-based approach. Rather than trying to treat sick people with medicine, Professor Luigi Fontana set out to discover how we can avoid the chronic illnesses in our society, and live long, healthy and happier lives.
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Longevity.; Holistic medicine.;
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Forks over knives : flavor! : delicious, whole-food, plant-based recipes to cook every day / by Thacker, Darshana,author.; Carreño, Carolynn,author.;
The 2011 documentary 'Forks Over Knives' ignited a revolution, empowering people to live healthier and happier lives. The film revealed the indisputable link between the average American diet - heavy in meat, dairy, and refined foods - and heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes. It also showed how, by focusing on a whole-food, plant-based diet, these chronic illnesses could not only be prevented, but sometimes even reversed. Now comes the first four-colour 'Forks Over Knives' cookbook: head chef Darshana Thacker offers 150 delicious, all-new, easy-to-prepare whole-food, plant-based recipes for internationally inspired meals.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Vegetarian cooking.; Cooking (Natural foods);
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American breakdown : our ailing nation, my body's revolt, and the nineteenth-century woman who brought me back to life / by Lunden, Jennifer(Jennifer L.),1967-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A Silent Spring for the human body, this wide-ranging, genre-crossing literary mystery interweaves the author's quest to understand the source of her own condition with her telling of the story of the chronically ill 19th-century diarist Alice James--ultimately uncovering the many hidden health hazards of life in America. When Jennifer Lunden became chronically ill after moving from Canada to Maine, her case was a medical mystery. Just 21, unable to hold a book or stand for a shower, she lost her job and consigned herself to her bed. The doctor she went to for help told her she was "just depressed." After suffering from this enigmatic illness for five years, she discovered an unlikely source of hope and healing: a biography of Alice James, the bright, witty, and often bedridden sibling of brothers Henry James, the novelist, and William James, the father of psychology. Alice suffered from a life-shattering illness known as neurasthenia, now often dismissed as a "fashionable illness." In this meticulously researched and illuminating debut, Lunden interweaves her own experience with Alice's, exploring the history of medicine and the effects of the industrial revolution and late-stage capitalism to tell a riveting story of how we are a nation struggling--and failing--to be healthy. Although science--and the politics behind its funding--has in many ways let Lunden and millions like her down, in the end science offers a revelation that will change how readers think about the ecosystems of their bodies, their communities, the country, and the planet."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Lunden, Jennifer (Jennifer L.), 1967-; James, Alice, 1848-1892; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Diagnosis; Discrimination in medical care; Women authors, American; Women; Women's health services;
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Kinesiology taping : the essential step-by-step guide : taping for sports, fitness & daily life : 160 conditions & ailments / by Langendoen, John,1954-; Sertel, Karin,1956-;
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Subjects: Acutaping.; Sports injuries; Chronic pain;
© c2014., Robert Rose Inc.,
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The Food Matters cookbook : a simple gluten-free guide to transforming your health one meal at a time / by Colquhoun, James,author.; Bosch, Laurentine ten,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Are you seeking a more plant-based diet that is full of flavor and made of ingredients that are natural and easy to find? Have you been dealing with chronic illness or obesity, where you need clear, basic guidelines and delectable recipes to make a long-term lifestyle shift? In this well-rounded cookbook, James and Laurentine Colquhoun share the principles behind the popular Food Matters documentary and lifestyle brand, helping you to achieve optimal health with easy-to-make recipes realistic to limited time and energy. Complete with meal plans and shopping lists, a 21-day jumpstart program will provide you with the tools and motivation you need to make your new healthy lifestyle one that will last a lifetime"--
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Gluten-free diet;
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Beings : a novel / by Masad, Ilana,author.;
In 1961, an interracial couple drove through the dark mountains of New Hampshire when a mysterious light began to follow them. Years later, through hypnosis, they recalled an unbelievable brush with extraterrestrial life. Unintentionally, a genre was born: the alien abduction narrative. In Ilana Masad's Beings, the couple's experience serves as one part of a trio of intertwined threads: Known only by their roles as husband and wife, Masad explores the pair's trauma and its aftermath and questions what it means to accept the impossible. In the second thread, letters penned by a budding science-fiction writer, Phyllis, to her beloved, Rosa, expose the raw ache of queer yearning, loneliness, and alienation in the repressive 1960s-as well as the joy of finding community. In the present day, a reclusive and chronically ill Archivist attempts to understand a strange forgotten childhood encounter while descending into obsession over both Phyllis's letters and the testimony of the first alien abductees. Over the course of a decade, Phyllis wrestles with her desires and ambitions as a lesbian writer, while the abducted couple grapple with how to maintain control of their narrative. All the while, the archive shatters and reforms, redefining fact and fiction via the stories left behind by the abductees, Phyllis, and the Archivist themself. Masad makes human what is alien and makes tangible what is hidden - sometimes by chance and sometimes intentionally - in the archive.
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Alien abduction; Archivists; Alienation (Social psychology); Human-alien encounters; Love-letters; Lesbians; Women authors;
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Tidying the abyss : a practical guide to cleaning and organizing while exhausted and overwhelmed / by Dodson, Amanda Stuckey,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."When we see people in desperate situations, we are quick to sympathize but also quick to explain to ourselves why that couldn't be us. We could never live in squalor -- we're just too responsible! We could never get a disabling illness that prevents us from easily enacting life skills-we're always so good about exercising and taking our supplements! And we certainly couldn't spend our lives in endless, menial suffering -- we plan to be blessed! But the truth is, desperation and chaos are just a few unfortunate events away for any of us. Keeping your life clean, orderly, and peaceful involves skill, but it also involves privilege, luck, and having access to a responsible adult with the bandwidth to teach you. Even then, responsibility does not save us from chaos. And when our lives are upended, our dishes, our laundry, and our bills mercilessly persist, piling around us, an oppressive burden. In Tidying the Abyss one-time clinical social worker and current professional organizer Amanda Dodson provides a gentle, step-by-step guide to keeping house even when one's life is turned upside-down by an unexpected and permanent change to their, or a loved-one's, ability. Dodson advocates for the abandoning of perfection to make room for creative, livable solutions, no matter where one falls on the spectrum of being chronically ill, neurodivergent, or hopeless at home maintenance"--
Subjects: House cleaning.; Housekeeping.; Orderliness.;
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Stronger seniors workout program. [videorecording] / by Pringle Burnell, Anne.; Funny Action Films.;
Disc 1: Strength ; Disc 2: Stretch.Instructor: Anne Pringle Burnell.Why do Seniors choose this Anne Pringle Burnell's Stronger Seniors Stretch and Strength Program? Many say it is Anne's vibrant personality on the screen, making exercise fun and easy to follow. Others say that having other seniors in the video make them feel more confident and able to do the exercises. If you want to get started with a chair exercise program, YOU will feel confident ordering this program, knowing that you will benefit from Anne's instruction. The 'Stretch' program will gently guide you through movements that will loosen up your joints and muscles, while increasing your flexibiltity and mobility. Stretching is so important! The 'Stregth' program has 3 parts-Chair Aerobics, Weight Training in a chair, and exercises that will specifically improve your balance. Stretch and Strength covers all the bases. By following this carefully designed chair exercise program, you will meet the recommendations of doctors and health professionals to improve health and help prevent chronic illness. Stay strong!E.DVD.
Subjects: Chair exercises.; Exercise for older people.; Instructional films.; Stretching exercises.;
© c2012., Funny Action Films,
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The wishing game : a novel / by Shaffer, Meg,author.;
"A retired bestselling author hosts a one-of-a-kind competition, with high risks and high rewards-- giving the winner a chance to change lives. Lucy Hart has come a long way since feeling the cold neglect of her parents, whose attention always centered around her chronically ill sister's needs. Now a twenty-six-year-old teacher's aide, Lucy is able to share her love of books with bright, young students, and one in particular, a seven-year-old orphan named Christopher, has her yearning for a family of her own. The Clock Island books were Lucy's passion and refuge as a child, and now she shares them with Christopher, who's become as big of a fan as she ever was. No matter how badly Lucy wants him in her life, even the idea of adopting him seems out of reach without proper funds and stability. Then a blue envelope arrives at her school, inviting Lucy to compete for the one and only copy of Jack Masterson's final novel in the iconic Clock Island series. No one has seen or heard from Jack Masterson in years, but now four diehard Clock Island fans have received the invitation of a lifetime to stay on his private island and compete for the final installment, and un-published manuscript, of the well-loved series. For Lucy, a chance to read the last-ever Clock Island book is a prize worth playing for, but the possibility of winning and securing a better future for her and Christopher means everything. But first, she must contend with opportunists, cheaters, and, perhaps most distressingly, Jack's illustrator and companion on the island, Hugo Reese, whom Lucy has admired since first reading the books as a girl. All the while, the master of ceremonies, the prolific author himself, has his own secrets to keep-- and a larger plan in the works that will change everything for all of them"--
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Contests; Man-woman relationships; Orphans; Single women;
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Detoxify : the everyday toxins harming your immune system and how to defend against them / by Cohen, Aly,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Immune conditions and autoimmune diseases are on a meteoric rise in our modern-day world with the biggest triggers existing all around us. With an environment laden with untested and unregulated chemicals, radiation, and light and noise pollution, these immune disrupting chemicals (IDCs) trigger our bodies to go haywire and develop chronic conditions. And while variables like age, medication use, and overall health status factor into the performance of one's immune system, doctors are struggling to help their patients find livable solutions for their chronic illness. In Detoxify, integrative rheumatologist Dr. Aly Cohen, with over twenty years practicing on the front lines of clinical medicine, proposes a life-saving solution to minimizing disrupting immune system triggers and activating the body's natural detoxification systems. Using clear and accessible language, Dr. Cohen demonstrates the surprising ways in which environmental toxins impact our bodies, linking specific symptoms and illnesses to everyday exposures. You'll uncover what's lurking in our water, food, personal care products, and household goods. More importantly, you'll discover simple and affordable steps to lead a more toxin-free life. Dr. Cohen empowers us no matter our lifestyle or budget, to make small, practical shifts that can substantially increase our quality of life and help to thwart future health risks. Featuring Dr. Cohen's 4A's of environmental health navigation, full-body survey to assess toxin risk, as well as a 21-day plan to significantly reduce environmental exposure and enhance your detoxification process, this book is packed with valuable resources, including lab test recommendations, DIY household cleaner and personal care recipes, Dr. Cohen's Detoxify Food Pyramid©, and over two dozen delicious, detoxifying recipes. Detoxify is your ultimate guide for making easy and practical lifestyle changes that can alleviate chronic illness, strengthen your immune system, and ultimately extend your lifespan"--
Subjects: Recipes.; Detoxification (Health); Environmental health.; Environmental toxicology.; Immune system.;
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