Bartlit, Fred
Summary: Sarcopenia, a muscle-wasting and frailty disease, impacts all of us as we age-- unless we proactively prevent it. Bartlit and Droullard, along with muscle physiology expert Boppart, want to share a little known fact with the world: You don't have to fall apart as you get older. Through carefully calibrated progressive strength training and supporting nutrition, you can stave off sarcopenia,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenleaf Book Group Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 BARGreger, Michael
Summary: "Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestselling author of the How Not to Die series When Dr. Michael Greger, founder of NutritionFacts.org, dove into the top peer-reviewed anti-aging medical research, he realized that diet could regulate every one of the most promising strategies for combating the effects of aging. We don't need Big...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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Summary: "Shows why and how the body deteriorates as life goes on and offers an easy-read overview of new solutions coming out of current studies of aging. Wrinkles and gray hairs and misplaced keys--the obvious signs of getting older. Surprisingly, all of the miniscule events in our cells and organs that are responsible for aging begin their deterioration in our third decade. This book explains what is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.0438 BENLyon, Gabrielle
Summary: "Learn how to reboot your metabolism, build strength, and extend your life with this accessible new guidebook that demonstrates the importance of muscle for health and longevity from the founder of the Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine®. After years of watching patients cycle through her practice, Dr. Gabrielle Lyon noticed a pattern. While her patients struggled with a wide range of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2023
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Summary: Combines brain-tuning exercises with results from current research and advice on sleep and nutrition to demonstrate how to get the brain to work more effectively.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.82 RESMcClain, Rand
Summary: "In Cheating Death, McClain shares the best drugs and supplements, treatment methods, and devices-approaches that are backed by extensive research as well as Dr. McClain's own work with his patients"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books, Inc. 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 MCCSteele, Andrew
Summary: "A startling chronicle by a brilliant young scientist takes us onto the frontiers of the science of aging, and reveals how close we are to an astonishing extension of our life spans and a vastly improved quality of life in our later years. Aging--not cancer, not heart disease--is the true underlying cause of most human death and suffering. We accept as inevitable that as we advance in years our...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 STERestak, Richard M.
Summary: As an expert on the brain, Dr. Restak knows that in the last five years there have been exciting new scientific discoveries about the brain and its performance. Restak has asked his colleagues: What can I do to help my brain work more efficiently? He combines advice culled from cutting-edge research with brain-tuning exercises to show how individuals of any age can make their brains work more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 612.8 RESGundry, Steven R
Summary: From the moment we are born, our cells begin to age. But aging does not have to mean decline. World-renowned surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry has been treating mature patients for most of his career. He knows that everyone thinks they want to live forever, until they hit middle age and witness the suffering of their parents and even their peers. So how do we solve the paradox of wanting to live to a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 GunFonda, Jane
Summary: Oscar and Emmy-winning actress Jane Fonda offers a guide on living happily. Here she highlights stories from her own life and covers a variety of topics, including sex, food, and spirituality.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House/Books on Tape 2011
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 612.3 FONFonda, Jane
Summary: The Oscar-winning actress, fitness expert, and political activist outlines a roadmap for seniors who are experiencing unprecedented rates of longevity, sharing practical advice on everything from fitness and sexuality to coming to terms with past mistakes and embracing a spiritual life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.04 FONYoun, Anthony
Summary: Growing older is a blessing. But the slow decline and the loss of functionality associated with aging has led us to treat the process like a disease. These negative effects of aging, however, are not inevitable. Rather, they're largely the result of environmental and lifestyle factors that, when properly addressed, can be reversed through a process called Autojuvenation. Packed with accessible,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2024
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Summary: "Staying strong and flexible becomes even more important as we age. This guide to exercise for seniors makes it easy to stay in motion with short and simple exercises you can do anytime and anywhere. With clear illustrations alongside step-by-step instructions from licensed physical therapist Ed Deboo, you'll learn how to build muscle mass, improve bone density, and feel great in only 10...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Callisto Publishing, an imprint of Sourcebooks 2024
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Summary: "A groundbreaking exploration of the science of why and how we age and die-from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Presents a 7-week, science-based program with a holistic approach to looking and feeling younger. Its 7 age erasers cover every base with special regimens for skin care, makeup, hair care, nutrition and diet, fitness, brain fitness, and emotional health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hearst Magazines 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 SEVFitzgerald, Kara N.
Summary: "Healthspan is the period in life that we spend in good health, yet most of us are going to be staring at a 16-year decline that predicts disease, pain, and discomfort-an unavoidable accumulation of indignities and infirmities. But what if aging didn't look that way? What if you could stave off the diseases of aging by slowing your aging process? What if there was a simple formula to keep you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 FITSummary: Penn and Teller debunk a number of dubious enterprises, including PETA, the war on drugs, the myth of monogamy, twelve-step programs, the FCC's crusade against profanity, the New Age movement, the anti-aging industry, recycling, Biblical claims, the exercise industry, and hypnosis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PENAll, Sherrie
Summary: "When you understand how your memory actually works, you are better equipped to optimize it. In The Neuroscience of Memory, neuropsychologist Sherrie All offers readers a seven-step approach to memory enrichment drawn from evidence-based neuroscience. With this guide, readers will learn to enhance brain and memory function, and stay mentally sharp as they age"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.9 ALLAlt, Carol
Summary: In her first fully illustrated lifestyle book, bestselling author, supermodel, and TV host Carol Alt shows readers how to approach all aspects of life with energy and vitality—from diet and fitness, to beauty and fashion. Drawing on her years of experience as a raw food advocate and ambassador for a mindful, health-focused lifestyle, Carol guides readers of all ages with simple, effective...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.26 ALTChatzky, Jean Sherman
Summary: "Two of the world's leading experts explain the vital link between health and wealth that could add years to your life and dollars to your retirement savings"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 332 CHAReiss, Uzzi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pocket Books 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 REISummary: Sensitive and shy artist Patience Philips is a woman who can't seem to stop apologizing for her own existence. She works as a graphic designer for Hedare Beauty, a mammouth cosmetics company on the verge of releasing a revolutionary anti-aging product. When Patience inadvertently happens upon a dark secret her employer is hiding, she finds herself in the middle of a corporate conspiracy. What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CATSummary: Aging isn't a decline of our systems--the very biological processes that age us are actually designed to help us when we're younger. Fourteen biological processes control your aging.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2008
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 613.2 YOUDiaz, Cameron
Summary: Actress Cameron Diaz opens a conversation with her peers on a topic that that for too long has been taboo in our society: the aging female body. She shares the latest scientific research on how and why we age, synthesizing insights from top medical experts with her own thoughts, opinions, and experiences. The Longevity Book explores what history, biology, neuroscience, and the women’s health...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperWave 2016