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Boost your mental and physical health by optimizing your body’s oxygen use—just a few small changes can transform your well-being! Breathing is automatic, but most of us don’t use oxygen as efficiently as we could. This impacts recovery, mental clarity, energy levels, and even longevity. Oxygen is the key to unlocking your body’s full potential. It fuels cells, aids muscle recovery, and sharpens focus. Poor oxygen utilization can lead to fatigue, brain fog, and long-term health issues—even if you’re otherwise healthy. The good news?

Are you tired of living with persistent pain that steals your energy and compromises your quality of life? Do you find the complexity of medical advice overwhelming, wishing for more straightforward, accessible solutions? Are you searching for a holistic approach that fits your busy lifestyle, providing real, sustainable results? But that can change with the empowering strategies in this book, designed specifically for you. Here's just a taste of what you'll discover in Calm the Inflammation: The Science of Inflammation: How Inflammation Affects Your Body and Health.

Caring for Aging Parents: A Practical Survival Guide is your compassionate companion for navigating the overwhelming demands of caregiving. Balancing work, family, and caregiving can feel impossible, but this guide offers practical strategies to manage it all without sacrificing your own well-being. From juggling daily responsibilities to avoiding burnout, this book empowers you to care for your aging parents with confidence.

Many of us have been there. Because of life changes—kids are grown and gone, divorce, relocation, retirement, death, health issues—we ponder what’s next and try to determine a direction for our lives. We’re often stuck—wanting to do something but not knowing what that something is. And how do you figure it out? When she desired a purpose, a passion, friends, and a community, Pamela Lamp devised a project for herself. She took those first few steps—steps anyone can take —to find herself and begin the journey she wished to travel.

What is it like to care for another family, while yours remains in a different country? In today's capitalist society, migrant women performing care work in private households experience the painful tension of caring for both, often under precarious conditions. Here, Helma Lutz explores the debates around this issue, focusing on carers from Eastern Europe working in the West.

Navigate the dementia care maze: Address unique challenges, manage emotional stress, and rediscover joyful moments in your caregiving journey! The exhaustion of caregiving for someone with dementia can transform your path into a winding trail, each step feeling like carefully traversing a dense thicket, where unexpected challenges lurk, demanding resilience and patience at every turn. The struggle is often intensified by the limited time you have for yourself and the sorrow you experience witnessing the transformation of your loved one.

For 15 years, Robert Tell was his widowed Mom's caregiver as her mind and personality disappeared into the fog of dementia. He tells the tale with compassion and humor in this full length, fast moving memoir. His lesson: Caregiver burnout can be helped. Laugh and cry with him as he takes away her car keys, helps her move into tiny quarters with all her furniture, tries to undo mismanagement of her finances, and refuses to promise never to put her into a nursing home.

Das Glück der zweiten Lebenshälfte. Der Übergang in die zweite Lebenshälfte ist geprägt von Herausforderungen, aber auch voller Chancen. Wir alle wünschen uns, dass die Zeit des Älterwerdens selbstbestimmt, spannend und beglückend wird – Prof. Dr. Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello erforscht seit Jahrzehnten, wovon dies abhängt. Sie zeigt, welche Möglichkeiten und Stärken in Herausforderungen und Veränderungen wie Auszug der Kinder oder persönlicher und partnerschaftlicher Neuorientierung liegen. Denn all das stellt unsere Identität infrage und wir müssen uns neu erfinden.

Here we are at the midpoint in our lives. Our kids are grown, and we’ve established ourselves socially with a core group of friends. You and your significant other have survived the often-rocky conditions that occur in a union, and although things are generally going well, something seems to be missing. Despite the many failed attempts, those few extra pounds have been impossible to lose. Getting up in the morning has become a daily challenge, and sleep does not come easily, with endless thoughts racing through our heads.

Envelhecer com saúde oferece dicas para viver uma vida ativa e saudável ao longo do envelhecimento. Com orientações sobre alimentação, exercícios físicos e bem-estar mental, o livro reitera a importância de cultivarmos hábitos que prolongam a qualidade de vida até a terceira idade. Também aborda como familiares e cuidadores podem ajudar os idosos a terem uma experiência positiva nessa fase, promovendo mais autonomia e vitalidade.

Discovering who you are is not just for teenagers. Midlife men must also rediscover the world around them while struggling with their own impending mortality and legacy, especially those who change careers and lifestyles. Middle-aged men like me are under siege, beset on all sides by personal ambition, internal expectations, familial pressure, disillusionment, uncertainty, and legacy. It’s a constant battle to balance the needs of the self and the needs of others and a struggle to discover which ones really take priority. Some win this battle and some tragically lose.

Embrace a new chapter in life with Enrich Your Life, a comprehensive guide to redefining your passions and finding fulfillment after the age of fifty. Whether you’re seeking the thrill of outdoor exploration, the joy of creative expression, or the tranquility of inner peace, this book is your roadmap to a vibrant and enriching second act.

Are you ready to transform your approach to aging? Welcome to "The Joyful Aging Formula," your comprehensive guide to a vibrant and fulfilling life beyond 60. Drawing from years of experience in wellness and fitness, Cat Stone introduces the concept of "Third Age Mojo" — a revolutionary approach to aging with grace, strength, and joy. Discover the Six Pillars of Third Age Mojo: Health, Mindset, Money, Relationships, Adventures, and Home.

Verslaggever Cees Koring verzamelde inspirerende verhalen in ziekenhuizen, op markten, in de tram, op straat en in cafés. Over zwakheden, gemiste kansen, mooie en slechte ervaringen, jeugdherinneringen en vergeefse pogingen om aan de ouderdom te ontsnappen. Sommige verhalen zijn humoristisch, anderen vol drama, ontroerend of verrassend. Mieppie werd helemaal kaal, maar we bleven naar de tuin gaan. Dat was haar vluchtoord. Effe weg van die witjassen. Als ze daar zat, voor ons huissie, was Miep toch gelukkig. Op een avond regende het een beetje.

Are you heading into the unknown world of adult orphanhood? Helping your parents as they age and eventually leave this world can be difficult. While caring for them perfectly isn’t a realistic expectation, it is possible for you to let them go without losing sight of kindness and compassion for them and for yourself. When you feel lost in this process, let the experiences and advice of others who have gone before you give you direction and hope on your own road to Becoming an Orphan.

Have you just gotten the dreaded phone call—a parent or loved one has taken a turn for the worse and suddenly the burden is on you to manage their affairs? Or are you simply hoping to navigate complex financial conversations with your aging mother or father well in advance so you don't encounter problems later? This is the book for you.

Welcome to your 50s: Unpacking the Age-Defying Joyride! You’ve done it all—raised kids, built a career, and mastered the art of expertly dodging unsolicited advice from well-meaning relatives. But now, suddenly being in your 50s feels like being handed the keys to a convertible sports car with an open road ahead. Yes, this is the moment you must decide: Will you slow down or gear up for a joy ride?

A renowned medical expert answers your most pressing questions about memory loss, causes of dementia, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and more.

Whether she's facing impudent grandchildren, a first date, or a merciless Pilates instructor, Susan laughs her way through the escapades of aging. An award-winning humor writer, she arms herself with friends, wine, family, wine, dogs, wine, travel, and maybe just a little more wine.

Forget crash diets, quick fixes, and unsustainable health trends. True wellness isn’t about temporary solutions—it’s about creating a body that thrives for decades. The 10-Year Health Plan is your science-backed roadmap to long-term health, designed to help you rebuild your body, strengthen your mind, and prevent disease for the future you deserve.