| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
536 (large print) pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-494) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- pt. 1. Quality longevity - living longer, younger, and healthier -- The eight essentials -- Fix your brain first : the rest will follow -- Quality longevity for the long haul -- pt. 2. The eight essentials -- Essential 1 : sharpen your mind -- The sharper mind -- Building brain mass -- Memory training 101 -- Name that face -- Memory masters reveal their tricks -- It's never too late to boost memory power -- Memory aerobics -- Essential 2 : keep a positive outlook -- Optimists win the longevity game -- In pursuit of happiness -- Longevity through spirituality -- Confidence - the longevity benefits -- Building self-esteem -- Drinking from the half-full cup -- Forgive and forget -- |
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Essential 3 : cultivate healthy and intimate relationships -- Social butterflies live longer -- Good habits are catchy -- Clearing out relationship clutter -- Empathy : the basic social skill -- Hardwired to connect -- Higher education in empathy -- Good sex for longer life -- Love the one you're with -- The value of vows -- Table for one -- Man's best friend -- Parent care -- Essential 4 : promote stress-free living -- How stressed out are you? -- Mindful awareness -- Multitasking - minds under stress -- The power of "no" -- A mad, mad world -- Laugh in the face of stress -- Sleep on it -- Acupuncture : meet the needles -- Growing your nest egg -- Workplace stress -- More proven stress busters -- Essential 5 : master your environment -- Aesthetic living -- The bedroom : the final frontier -- Clutter control -- Information overload : managing technology -- TV addiction -- Nine-to-five ergonomics -- You are what you breathe -- Cigarettes : no butts about it -- Sunbathers beware -- Staying behind the wheel -- Homes that age gracefully -- An ounce of prevention -- Conserving our environment -- |
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Essential 6 : body fitness - shape up to stay young -- Looking and feeling younger -- Pace yourself -- Longevity fitness basics -- Pain-free fitness -- Longevity fitness routine -- Essential 7 : the longevity diet -- Cross-train your diet for longevity -- The healthy longevity food groups -- Three days on the longevity diet -- Losing weight -- Getting started -- Essential 8 : modern medicine for feeling and looking younger -- Living longer -- Feeling younger -- Looking better -- pt. 3. Putting it all together -- Working the eight essentials together -- Sharpen your mind -- Keep a positive outlook -- Cultivate healthy and intimate relationships -- Promote stress-free living -- Master your environment -- Body fitness - shape up to stay young -- The longevity diet -- Modern medicine for feeling and looking younger -- Getting with the program -- Appendices -- 1. The longevity diet recipes -- 2. More mental aerobics to tease your brain -- 3. Additional resources -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Subject |
Longevity.
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Aging.
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Health.
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Large type books.
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| Added Author |
Vorgan, Gigi, 1958-
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| ISBN |
0786289414 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780786289417 hardcover alkaline paper |
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