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Fit cities : my quest to improve the world's health and wellness-- including yours / by Lee, Karen K.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In the arena of public health, this Canadian woman is an international superstar. In the early 2000s, she went to the US to join a team of "health detectives" for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Smoking was in decline, and so the US CDC's attention had turned to the next biggest causes of premature death: over-eating and under-exercising. Dr. Lee's zeal in seeking out the root causes-- in schools, restaurants, and environments that encourage a sedentary, calorie-packed way of life-- was matched by her inspired approach to finding solutions. She was next recruited by the City of New York, where she was instrumental in introducing Active Design, an initiative for creating opportunities for healthy living in everyday life that has helped reverse childhood obesity and lengthen life expectancies. Her influence has since spread around the world. Dr. Lee has always known that health education, public service announcements, and our individual struggles are not enough. The world around us needs to change to support us in taking steps (literally and figuratively) to save our own lives. Working with civic leaders, city planners, and architects, she has been a pioneer in addressing today's leading health problems, such as obesity, heart disease, strokes, cancers, and diabetes. Fit Cities is a riveting memoir of that work-- the story of how Dr. Lee and her many teams of brilliant collaborators uncovered, and set about eradicating, the causes of a pandemic of unhealthy living. And every step of the way, it offers invaluable advice on how we can all help ourselves to live healthier lives.
Subjects: Lee, Karen K.; Public health.; Health.; Medicine, Preventive.;
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Listen to your body : optimum health / by Guy, Lisa.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.LSC
Subjects: Self-care, Health.; Nutrition.; Diet therapy.; Medicine, Preventive.; Alternative medicine.;
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Live to 100 and love it! : an easy road map to longevity / by Colino, Stacey,author.; Prevention (Firm : Emmaus, Pa.);
Add healthy years to your life with practical, science-backed strategies that work from the editors at experts at Prevention. Featuring 100+ photos, this user-friendly guide -- which includes strategies for disease prevention and long-lasting brain health -- makes aging well both realistic and rewarding. Here's good news: People are living longer and better than ever before ... and now you can, too. This empowering longevity book with easy-to-understand text and 100+ photos and illustrations offers immediate benefits to extend your lifespan. Live to 100 and Love It celebrates healthy aging, showing how living a long and healthy life is possible for everyone.
Subjects: Aging; Longevity.; Medicine, Preventive.; Older people;
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Mayo Clinic on healthy aging : an easy and comprehensive guide to keeping your body young, your mind sharp and your spirit fulfilled. by LeBrasseur, Nathan K.;
Healthy aging isn't simply a roll of the dice. But it also doesn't happen by accident. How people age is a choice. Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging, 2nd Edition, discusses the biology of aging -- why we age and how to slow the aging process. It delves into common health and lifestyle concerns and outlines steps that readers can take to enjoy longer and more purposeful lives. Researchers are finding that genes play a smaller role in overall health than most individuals realize. More often, the life people lead in their later years is a culmination of personal attitudes, decisions made, and actions taken beginning in young adulthood. The book covers a variety of topics including responding to personal risks, how to challenge the brain and body, healthy diet, physical activity, resiliency, retirement planning and living a fulfilling life. Readers also will find practical tips to keep their minds, bodies and spirits in top shape. Think of this book as an instruction manual that provides the tools needed to live life to its maximum -- ensuring that the later years are some of the best years. The advice comes from a wide range of Mayo Clinic specialists, including staff of Mayo Clinic's Kogod Center on Aging. Discoveries being made by scientists at the Kogod Center suggest that aging may be a modifiable risk factor -- a process that can be controlled. The Center's efforts are focused on the goal of increasing human "health span" -- the number of years individuals spend living independently and remaining free of age-related diseases and disabilities.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS / General; HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living; HEALTH & FITNESS / Longevity; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine;
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Younger : a breakthrough program to reset your genes, reverse aging, and turn back the clock 10 years / by Gottfried, Sara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Aging; Longevity.; Medicine, Preventive.; Older people; Self-care, Health.;
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Ageless Aging : A Woman's Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan. by Dychtwald, Maddy.;
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Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS / General; HEALTH & FITNESS / Longevity; HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health; MEDICAL / Geriatrics; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine; SELF-HELP / General;
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Super agers : an evidence-based approach to longevity / by Topol, Eric J.,1954-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."One of the most respected, celebrated, and influential medical researchers in the world gives a guided tour of the revolution in longevity science that is exploding now. This is an evidence-based approach to longevity in a market drenched in snake oil-Eric Topol doesn't promise a silver bullet to magically stop the aging process, he shows how preventing the development of killer chronic diseases like obesity, heart disease, cancer and neurodegeneration is completely changing what "old age" can be. And we can start long before middle age-or long after. Dr. Topol shows how and why you can deal with chronic problems now instead of waiting until it is too late. Breakthrough treatments have been developed from new tools, new understanding of how our personal genomes work, and what AI can see in our health data. We can now engineer cells, build proteins and find drugs that make us live longer, better. Many of these treatments are on the shelf now-or soon will be-and improving fast. Our author is the ultimate guide because he participated in developing and testing many of them. The first part of the book "The New Age of Healthspan" describes inspiring patients aged 90+, sets out the dimensions of the new advances in the treatments of age related diseases, and details an expanded definition of what a healthy lifestyle means now-good sleep, diet, exercise, sure, but much beyond. He calls it Lifestyle+. He then turns to the "Chronic Killers"-Obesity/Diabetes, Heart Disease, Cancer, and Neurodegeneration. Parts on the "Big Collateral Implications" and "Thinking Ahead" follow and include ways we might eventually come to reverse the aging process itself"--
Subjects: Aging; Artificial intelligence; Longevity.; Medicine, Preventive.; Older people;
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A comprehensive handbook of traditional Chinese medicine : prevention & natural healing / by Zhang, Yifang,1959-author.;
For thousands of years, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has helped countless people with their health, and is still widely sought after today--especially by those all over the world who are intrigued by natural healing and healthcare. The culture underlying TCM is broad and the information incredibly extensive, which means it can be difficult to know where to start for those who are interested in learning. This book does just that, providing both an encyclopedia of knowledge in the field, while also acting as a practical manual to guide readers to greater health. It offers an effective, easy-to-learn set of daily TCM skills and expert advice on how to use them."--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Medicine, Chinese.;
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River / by Hunter, Erin.;
"The dawn of a new age is upon the warrior Clans, but when tragedy strikes RiverClan, one young medicine cat must use her gift to prevent the Clans' newfound peace from descending into chaos"--
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Animal fiction.; Cats; Clans;
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The whole heart solution : halt heart disease now with the best alternative and traditional medicine / by Kahn, Joel,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Discusses holistic strategies for treating and preventing heart diseases, including toxin-reducing cooking methods, plans for lowering blood pressure, heart-bolstering supplements, and beneficial mind-body practices.
Subjects: Heart; Holistic medicine.;
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