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Drawing on the latest science and challenging mainstream medicine, a visionary physician and leading longevity expert presents a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving physical, cognitive, and emotional health.
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Pub. Date
2018
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English
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Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? These nine perfect strangers are about to find out. Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can't even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just...
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Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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English
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Presents facts about the lack of sanitation, personal hygiene, dental care, antibiotics, and insecticides in eighteenth-century America and the unfortunate results this had on everyday living conditions.
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Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
2018
Edition
First edition.
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xii, 272 pages ; 25 cm.
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English
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For any woman who has experienced illness, chronic pain, or endometriosis comes an inspiring memoir advocating for recognition of women's health issues. In the fall of 2010, Abby Norman's strong dancer's body dropped forty pounds and gray hairs began to sprout from her temples. She was repeatedly hospitalized in excruciating pain, but the doctors insisted it was a urinary tract infection and sent her home with antibiotics. Unable to get out of bed,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
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English
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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things returns with a powerful and provocative new novel about ordinary lives that intersect during a heart-stopping crisis. The warm fall day starts like any other at the Center a women's reproductive health services clinic its staff offering care to anyone who passes through its doors. Then, in late morning, a desperate and distraught gunman bursts in and opens fire, taking all inside hostage....
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Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
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64 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
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English
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This book presents tips on lifestyle habits teens can develop to improve their heart health and avoid certain diseases and conditions that can occur when healthy choices are not made.
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BenBella Books
Pub. Date
c2016
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xvi, 173 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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With updated material and new visuals that illustrate exactly how to target problem areas, Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief will show you how to prevent pain, how to heal your feet, and how to halt damage to the rest of your body.
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Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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"What is a habit? How do we make habits that are good for us? With help from their Sesame Street friends, young readers learn about the good choices they can make every day"-- Provided by publisher.
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Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"The highly anticipated new novel by acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Haigh-"a gifted chronicler of the human condition" (Washington Post Book World)-is a tense, riveting story about the disparate lives that intersect at a woman's clinic in Boston"--
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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"A wry, witty account of what it is like to face death--and be restored to life. After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma--a "rapidly fatal" form of cancer--journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly,...
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Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2020].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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"Most of us are constantly plugged in and stressed out—tethered to our phones and e-mail, overworked and inactive at our desk jobs, and out of touch with what our bodies and our brains really need. Clean Mind, Clean Body is the ultimate reset button, an immersive experience in mental and physical self-care that will transform your daily routine and your habits." -- Amazon.com.
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English
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"For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living? At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and...
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Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
x, 245 p. ; 24 cm.
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English
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When Bill Baroni was just twenty years old, he was convinced he was dying. He thought he was having a heart attack because it felt like he had an elephant sitting on his chest. It turned out to be only indigestion, but more than that, it was the wakeup call he needed to save his life. Bill weighed 320 pounds and was hooked on junk food. He set about to change his life forever, and now, in “Fat Kid Gets Fit”, he tells you everything you need to...
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Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
178 pages. : illustration, ; 24 cm
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English
Description
Cancer affects 1 in 2 persons, and nearly everyone has an autoimmune-related disease or allergy. We live in a world where the incidence of illness grows as fast as the GDP. Industrialization has created a world that puts products before human and environmental health. Exercise and eating right is not enough. In this rapidly growing world, our resources are depleting along with our health and the public sees and feels this daily.
Health and Wellness...
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Publisher
Clancy Lane Publishing
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
165 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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Adrenaline Dominance explains how adrenaline is possibly a major underlying cause of many conditions currently considered incurable. It presents a natural protocol for rapidly reducing excess adrenaline.
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Publisher
Forefront Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In her most candid and revealing book yet, acclaimed broadcast journalist and Baby Boomer Joan Lunden delves into the various phases of aging that leave many feeling uncomfortable, confused, and on edge. In her hilarious book, Lunden takes the dull and depressing out of aging, replacing it with wit and humor. After all, laughing is better than crying--unless it makes you pee! Whether you're in your 40s, 50s, 60s, or more, this book is full of helpful...
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The vast majority of premature deaths can be prevented through simple changes in diet and lifestyle. Greger examines the fifteen top causes of premature death in America -- heart disease, various cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's, high blood pressure, and more -- and explains how nutritional and lifestyle interventions can sometimes trump prescription pills and other pharmaceutical and surgical approaches, freeing us to live healthier lives. The simple...
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xiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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The only thing predictable about menopause is its unpredictability. Factor in widespread misinformation, a lack of research, and the culture of shame around women's bodies, and it's no wonder women are unsure what to expect during the menopause transition and beyond. Menopause is not a disease--it's a planned change, like puberty. And just like puberty, we should be educated on what's to come years in advance, rather than the current practice of leaving...