Restak, 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 RESChallem, Jack.
Summary: "Boost your energy levels, clear up mental fuzziness, feel 10 years younger" -- front cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2007
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Simmons, Steven P.
Summary: Have you ever spent 10 minutes looking for your reading glasses, and they were on the top of your head? Or, have you walked into a room and forgotten why you went there? Most people, even younger ones, have had these experiences but when should such instances be something of concern? What are the normal signs of aging? Is there anything you can do to maintain your brain health as you age? Brain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 SIMGroves, Maria Noël
Summary: "Groves shows you how to read your body's signals and support your own wellness with herbal remedies and other natural treatments. You'll learn how each of your major body systems--respiratory, digestive, immune, nervous, memory, reproductive, circulatory, and more--optimally functions, and you'll discover how to use natural remedies to nourish and repair problem areas, restore lost vitality,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Publishing 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Naidoo, Uma
Summary: A Harvard-trained psychiatrist, Cornell nutrition specialist, and professional chef shares actionable dietary recommendations and brain-healthy recipes for foods that can support the treatments of common psychological and cognitive health challenges, from anxiety to sleep disorders.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.8 NAIRamakrishnan, Venki
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: The importance of guidance programs for prisoners can’t be overstressed—they help society as well as the individual reentering it. Following young people who have been discharged from Rikers Island Academy, this program focuses on the payoffs that come from educational and counseling services for those behind bars. A lively peer-to-peer class setting is featured, while the process of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: For many inmates at juvenile correctional facilities, looking ahead to freedom brings anxiety and doubt. This program illustrates the challenges that often await young offenders following incarceration and shows teen inmates preparing to face the corporate world, their families, and themselves. Overcoming illiteracy, building marketable work skills, and becoming familiar with employment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Gittleman, Ann Louise
Summary: "We all seem to be searching for the fountain of youth-whether it's sleep more, eat less, go keto, go vegan, or intermittently fast--but the truth is there's no single thing that will keep the diseases of aging at bay. If you want to age well, you have tothink outside the box--and that's where health and nutrition pioneer Ann Louise Gittleman comes in. For four decades, Ann Louise has been the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Go 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 GITMcClain, 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 MCCSummary: It’s normal for the brain to short-circuit every now and then—you put your keys in the fridge, or can’t find the pair of glasses on top of your head. But what if there was away to eat, exercise, and live that could eliminate these “senior moments?” Ageless Brain offers a plan to sharpen your memories and mind so that at 40, you have the quick, agile brain you had at 30. Based on groundbreaking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Books, and imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 AGERussell, Margot
Contents: MS : the nuts and bolts -- Signs and symptoms -- The diagnosis process -- Dealing with a diagnosis -- Creating an MS management team -- The treatment of MS -- The relapse -- Taking charge -- Managing symptoms -- Cognitive challenges and mood changes -- Complementary and alternative therapy -- Stress and MS -- Practicing wellness -- Mind and body -- MS and employment -- Family life -- MS and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Health Med RussellBarnard, Neal D.
Summary: Shows how foods influence hormones that fuel cancer and how a dietary change to a low fat, plant based diet can be beneficial to anyone diagnosed with the disease.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Healthy Living Publications 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.99 BARAll, 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 ALLBrennan, Sabina
Summary: "Living a brain-healthy life is not just to reduce the risk of dementia and other serious health issues but also to improve the quality of your life and brain performance now. Investing in brain health will cost you nothing but time and effort -- and thebrain-healthy recommendations in this book can all be followed for free! Brain health expert Dr. Sabina Brennan's steps are simple to follow...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Life Long 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.8 BRESummary: 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 YOUBacon, Lindo
Summary: "Fat isn't the problem. Dieting is the problem. A society that rejects anyone whose body shape or size doesn't match an impossible ideal is the problem. A medical establishment that equates 'thin' with 'healthy' is the problem. The solution? Health at every size. Tune in to your body's expert guidance. Find the joy in movement. Eat what you want, when you want, choosing pleasurable foods that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BenBella Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 BACGupta, Sanjay.
Contents: Beginning the chase -- Living to 100 -- The supplement boom -- Run for your life -- Memories R us -- Taming the beast -- A growing problem -- Sunny-side up -- The future is coming -- Chasing life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Wellness 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 GUPSomers, Suzanne
Summary: Outlines up-and-coming innovations in the medical world that are redefining aging, outlining ideas for a patient-awareness program for reshaping how aging is treated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.0438 SOMSmall, Gary W.
Summary: Includes a brain fitness program developed by Dr. Small to help people improve their mental performance through diet, drugs, mental exercises and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.14 SMAPrevention (Firm : Emmaus, Pa.)
Summary: Prevention magazine provides healthy solutions for weight loss and disease prevention. Find expert advice on health, anti-aging, diets, nutrition, family, fitness and food in each issue of Prevention magazine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale Press 1950
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Summary: Over-the-counter medications provide a ready supply of potentially harmful substances to uninformed consumers and possible abusers alike. After opening with a general discussion of addiction and the personality type that commonly falls prey to addiction, this program examines non-prescription pharmaceutical drugs and their capacity for misuse and abuse. The inherent risks of drug abuse are...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Whyte, John J.
Summary: "Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans. You have the power to reduce your risk, and WebMD's Dr. John Whyte, MD will show you just how easy it is to do it"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Simmons, Mika
Summary: "The Happy Vagina shines a light on both the unique and sometimes awkward facts about everything gynaecological, creating an open dialogue for all sexes and generations. In a world where the vagina is still, too frequently, considered taboo, this book aims to entertain, educate and enlighten. Mika Simmons, creator and host of 'The Happy Vagina' podcast, rightly believes that this taboo is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pavilion 2022