Secrets of Longevity


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Secrets of Longevity is full of surprising, all-natural ideas for living a longer, healthier life, happier. As a 38th-generation doctor specializing in longevity, Dr. Mao (as he’s known to his patients) knows the answers—and they’re surprisingly simple and powerful. It’s amazing how a little honey in your tea can aid internal healing. Or how taking a walk after dinner each night can reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease. The tips are organized into chapters on diet, healing, environment, exercise, and relationships so you can easily dip into the areas you’d like to address. Marrying wisdom from the East with the latest scientific advances from the West, Secrets of Longevity puts at your fingertips a whole host of ways to make your stay on earth longer, healthier, and much, much happier.




The 100-Year Life


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What will your 100-year life look like? A new edition of the international bestseller, featuring a new preface 'Brilliant, timely, original, well written and utterly terrifying' Niall Ferguson Does the thought of working for 60 or 70 years fill you with dread? Or can you see the potential for a more stimulating future as a result of having so much extra time? Many of us have been raised on the traditional notion of a three-stage approach to our working lives: education, followed by work and then retirement. But this well-established pathway is already beginning to collapse – life expectancy is rising, final-salary pensions are vanishing, and increasing numbers of people are juggling multiple careers. Whether you are 18, 45 or 60, you will need to do things very differently from previous generations and learn to structure your life in completely new ways. The 100-Year Life is here to help. Drawing on the unique pairing of their experience in psychology and economics, Lynda Gratton and Andrew J. Scott offer a broad-ranging analysis as well as a raft of solutions, showing how to rethink your finances, your education, your career and your relationships and create a fulfilling 100-year life. · How can you fashion a career and life path that defines you and your values and creates a shifting balance between work and leisure? · What are the most effective ways of boosting your physical and mental health over a longer and more dynamic lifespan? · How can you make the most of your intangible assets – such as family and friends – as you build a productive, longer life? · In a multiple-stage life how can you learn to make the transitions that will be so crucial and experiment with new ways of living, working and learning? Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award and featuring a new preface, The 100-Year Life is a wake-up call that describes what to expect and considers the choices and options that you will face. It is also fundamentally a call to action for individuals, politicians, firms and governments and offers the clearest demonstration that a 100-year life can be a wonderful and inspiring one.




Walk Tall


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A psychologist specializing in fear whittles down his experience into 100 simple tips and inspirational messages Each day do something small that scares you. Choose to be wrong. Be selfish once a week. Sometimes it's hard to stand tall—the world can seem daunting, even to those who seem confident and capable. This collection is for those moments of second-guessing or outright terror that everyone experiences, and will help readers tap into their inner courage to tackle the challenges of daily life and embrace compassion. From things as simple as "Write down your fears" to the surprising "Chocolate can help fear," these tips offer reassuring ways to take control of one's life. Organized with a thought per page and coupled with inspirational quotes, this book will inspire readers to live life to the fullest by choosing to think big, break free from limitations, face fears, celebrate successes, and walk tall.




Healthy at 100


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Introduces a new paradigm of aging that examines four native cultures distinguished by their longevity and good health to determine those factors--including diet, exercise, and emotional well-being--that can add years to one's life.




The Blue Zones Kitchen


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Best-selling author Dan Buettner debuts his first cookbook, filled with 100 longevity recipes inspired by the Blue Zones locations around the world, where people live the longest. Building on decades of research, longevity expert Dan Buettner has gathered 100 recipes inspired by the Blue Zones, home to the healthiest and happiest communities in the world. Each dish--for example, Sardinian Herbed Lentil Minestrone; Costa Rican Hearts of Palm Ceviche; Cornmeal Waffles from Loma Linda, California; and Okinawan Sweet Potatoes--uses ingredients and cooking methods proven to increase longevity, wellness, and mental health. Complemented by mouthwatering photography, the recipes also include lifestyle tips (including the best times to eat dinner and proper portion sizes), all gleaned from countries as far away as Japan and as near as Blue Zones project cities in Texas. Innovative, easy to follow, and delicious, these healthy living recipes make the Blue Zones lifestyle even more attainable, thereby improving your health, extending your life, and filling your kitchen with happiness.




The Blue Zones


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With the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are that you may live up to a decade longer. What's the prescription for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. And in this dynamic book he discloses the recipe, blending this unique lifestyle formula with the latest scientific findings to inspire easy, lasting change that may add years to your life. Buettner's colossal research effort has taken him from Costa Rica to Italy to Japan and beyond. In the societies he visits, it's no coincidence that the way people interact with each other, shed stress, nourish their bodies, and view their world yields more good years of life. You'll meet a 94-year-old farmer and self-confessed "ladies man" in Costa Rica, an 102-year-old grandmother in Okinawa, a 102-year-old Sardinian who hikes at least six miles a day, and others. By observing their lifestyles, Buettner's teams have identified critical everyday choices that correspond with the cutting edge of longevity research and distilled them into a few simple but powerful habits that anyone can embrace




Live Well


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Part health advice, part self-help, part survival guide, Live Well targets emotional, physical, and environmental wellbeing, including how to cope with diseases and risk factors that affect the choices we make. With Live Well you will discover 100 simple ways to add years to your life and improve the quality of living along the way. Based on the latest scientific research, it is an inspiring guide for positive actions. Throughout Live Well you will find helpful advice for healthy relationships and mindfulness, from getting creative to purifying with plants, as well as clear mantras to guide you in your new healthy lifestyle. Part health advice, part self-help, part survival guide, Live Well targets emotional, physical, and environmental wellbeing, including how to cope with diseases and risk factors that affect the choices we make. With Live Well you will discover 100 simple ways to add years to your life and improve the quality of living along the way. Based on the latest scientific research, it is an inspiring guide for positive actions. Throughout Live Well you will find helpful advice for healthy relationships and mindfulness, from getting creative to purifying with plants, as well as clear mantras to guide you in your new healthy lifestyle. Part health advice, part self-help, part survival guide, Live Well targets emotional, physical, and environmental wellbeing, including how to cope with diseases and risk factors that affect the choices we make. With Live Well you will discover 100 simple ways to add years to your life and improve the quality of living along the way. Based on the latest scientific research, it is an inspiring guide for positive actions. Throughout Live Well you will find helpful advice for healthy relationships and mindfulness, from getting creative to purifying with plants, as well as clear mantras to guide you in your new healthy lifestyle. Part health advice, part self-help, part survival guide, Live Well targets emotional, physical, and environmental wellbeing, including how to cope with diseases and risk factors that affect the choices we make. With Live Well you will discover 100 simple ways to add years to your life and improve the quality of living along the way. Based on the latest scientific research, it is an inspiring guide for positive actions. Throughout Live Well you will find helpful advice for healthy relationships and mindfulness, from getting creative to purifying with plants, as well as clear mantras to guide you in your new healthy lifestyle.




The Blue Zones Solution


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Bestselling author Dan Buettner reveals how to transform your health using smart nutrition, lifestyle, and fitness habits gleaned from longevity research on the diets, eating habits, and lifestyle practices of the communities he's identified as "Blue Zones"—those places with the world's longest-lived, and thus healthiest, people, including locations such as Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Costa Rica's Nicoya Peninsula; Ikaria, Greece; and Loma Linda, California. With the audacious belief that the lifestyles of the world's Blue Zones could be adapted and replicated in towns across North America, Buettner launched the largest preventive health care project in the United States, The Blue Zones City Makeovers, which has impacted the health of millions of Americans since 2009. In The Blue Zones Solution, readers can be inspired by the specific stories of the people, foods, and routines of our healthy elders; understand the role community, family, and naturally healthy habits can play in improving our diet and health; and learn the exact foods—including the 50 superfoods of longevity and dozens of recipes adapted for Western tastes and markets—that offer delicious ways to eat your way to optimum health. Throughout the book are lifestyle recommendations, checklists, and stories to help you create your own personal Blue Zones solution. Readers will learn and apply the 80/20 rule, the plant slant diet, social aspects of eating that lead to weight loss and great health naturally, cultivating your "tribe" of friends and family, and your greater purpose as part of your daily routine. Filled with moving personal stories, delicious recipes, checklists, and useful tips that will transform any home into a miniature blue zone, The Blue Zones Solution is the ultimate blueprint for a healthy, happy life.




100 Ways to Happy


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Brighten your day and bring happiness to your life with these 100 simple activities and exercises to find joy whenever you need it most. Finding happiness when times are tough can be difficult, but it is possible—all you need to do is practice and find the right tools that work for you! In 100 Ways to Happy, you will discover 100 activities, quotes, thought exercises, and more to bring happiness to your life whenever you need it most. From creating a vision board to partaking in joyful meditation, this beautiful and practical guide has a method for everyone to try. Never let life get you down again with these simple, effective ways to live more joyfully.




Lead. Serve. Love.


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Part inspiration–part application, Lead. Serve. Love. engages and challenges believers to put the gospel into action. In Lead. Serve. Love., Gregory Lang provides a simple guide for helping the everyday person embark (or continue) their journey to live as Christ lived. There are 100 easy-to-remember, easy-to-follow three-word action sentences followed by a short, thought-provoking description of how to apply and live out the gospel message in today’s world. These practical ideas and supporting scriptures will inspire believers to become true followers of Christ.