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[German] - Das Schönste an uns sind wir Audiobook

"Fünfzig werden – eine Zäsur im Leben. Der Blick in den Spiegel wird kritischer. Die Leichtigkeit der Jugend schwindet. Doch etwas in uns nimmt auch Anlauf. Wir sind ja mittendrin. Und fühlen uns manchmal präsenter denn je. Christiane Hastrich und Barbara Lueg blicken ehrlich auf die Jahre zwischen 50 und 60, auf diese Lebensphase, die für die meisten von uns ein Umbruch ist. Kinder verlassen das Haus und fädeln sich in ihr eigenes Leben. Ehen scheitern. Eltern werden alt und sterben. Aber es locken auch Neuanfänge. Wartet irgendwo eine neue Liebe, oder war es das mit dem Sex? Geht noch was im Job? Wie viel Zeit haben wir noch für Veränderung? Diesen Fragen stellen sich die Autorinnen ohne Scheuklappen, mit großer Ehrlichkeit, Ernsthaftigkeit und auch mit Humor. Sie ziehen Experten zu Rate, befragen Gleichaltrige, gleichen ihre Thesen mit Fakten ab. Und machen Mut und Lust auf dieses Lebensjahrzehnt der Generation Babyboomer."

Barbara Lueg, Christiane Hastrich (Author), Barbara Lueg, Christiane Hastrich (Narrator)

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At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life

"The authoritative, informative, and reassuring guide on end-of-life care for our aging population. Most people say they would like to die quietly at home. But overly aggressive medical advice, coupled with an unrealistic sense of invincibility or overconfidence in our health-care system, results in the majority of elderly patients misguidedly dying in institutions. Many undergo painful procedures instead of having the better and more peaceful death they deserve. At Peace outlines specific active and passive steps that older patients and their health-care proxies can take to ensure loved ones live their last days comfortably at home and/or in hospice when further aggressive care is inappropriate. Through Dr. Samuel Harrington's own experience with the aging and deaths of his parents and of working with patients, he describes the terminal patterns of the six most common chronic diseases; how to recognize a terminal diagnosis even when the doctor is not clear about it; how to have the hard conversation about end-of-life wishes; how to minimize painful treatments; when to seek hospice care; and how to deal with dementia and other special issues. Informed by more than thirty years of clinical practice, Dr. Harrington came to understand that the American health-care system wasn't designed to treat the aging population with care and compassion. His work as a hospice trustee and later as a hospital trustee drove his passion for helping patients make appropriate end-of-life decisions."

Samuel Harrington (Author), Brian Troxell (Narrator)

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Can't Nothing Bring Me Down: Chasing Myself in the Race against Time

"It's never too late to do the impossible. Meet Ida Keeling, a 104-year-old mother, activist, and world record-holding runner. Her fierce independence and deep faith carried her through the Depression and the civil rights movement--but her greatest trials were yet to come. Miss Ida, as she is known in her community in the Bronx, grew up as a child of immigrants during the Great Depression. She began working to help provide for her family at age twelve. Later, after her husband passed, she raised her four children alone while serving as an active member in the civil rights movement. In 1978 and 1980, Ida's two sons were brutally murdered. Justice was never achieved. Ida felt like she didn't have the strength to carry on, but, encouraged by her daughter, Ida put on her first pair of running shoes at the age of 67 and began to chase the paralyzing sorrow from her heart. Running gave light and new energy to Ida, and since her first race nearly 35 years ago, she's never looked back. Holding the world record for the fastest time in the 60-meter dash for the 95-99 age group, Ida isn't slowing down. Can't Nothing Bring Me Down gives us a clear picture of what it means to: - Find new passions, no matter your age - Navigate life's obstacles with grace - Lean on faith, family, and friends in hard times In Can't Nothing Bring Me Down, Ida offers time-tested truths gathered from a lifetime of watching a nation change--and from a lifelong faith in Jesus. 'Every night, I thank him for my many blessings, for his guidance, for his protection,' Ida says. 'And every night he tells me, 'Miss Ida, you just keep on, because I ain't done with you yet.''"

Ida Keeling (Author), Lisa Renne Pitts (Narrator)

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The Longevity Code: Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science

"We all know that we age- but do you know exactly how, and why? And do you wonder what you can do- whatever your age- to slow the process so you can live well, for longer? This book comprehensively answers these questions. Medical doctor and polymath scientist Kris Verburgh illuminates the biological mechanisms that make our bodies susceptible to heart attacks, strokes, dementia, diabetes, and other aging-related diseases. We learn about the crucial role of poorly functioning mitochondria, shortened telomeres, proteins and carbohydrates, and more. Having explained the aging process at work, Dr. Verburgh then provides the tools we need to slow it down: his scientifically backed Longevity Staircase. This simple yet innovative step-by-step method offers better health and a longer life span through nutrition- currently our best defense in the fight against aging and disease. And with each passing day, advances in biotechnology- once the stuff of science fiction- are emerging as part of the longevity code. Dr. Ve"

Kris Verburgh (Author), Pete Cross (Narrator)

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Choosing the StrongPath: Reversing the Downward Spiral of Aging

"Choose health. Choose strength. Choose the StrongPath. Choosing the StrongPath is a book about the most insidious health crisis in the world, Sarcopenia, a muscle-wasting and frailty disease. It impacts all of us as we age, unless we proactively prevent it. As a world-renowned investigator and case builder, Fred Bartlit has done this once again with this book. He and coauthor Steven Droullard, along with muscle physiology expert Dr. Marni 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, along with dozens of other age-related illnesses. Using scientific evidence and real-life case studies, Choosing the StrongPath offers a clear path away from a steady decline in the last third of your life and toward a healthier, happier you."

Steven Droullard (Author), Tom Parks (Narrator)

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The Longevity Series Six Book Bundle

"This Longevity Series Six Book Bundle Consists of the following great Longevity Books by Martin K. Ettington: * The 10 Principles of Personal Longevity and Personal Freedom * The Diet's and Lifestyles of the World's Oldest People & 32 Recipes * Telomeres and Longevity * Longevity Improvements from Science * Enlightenment & Immortality * The Commentaries of Living Immortals Each book is included with it’s original format and paging"

Martin K. Ettington (Author), Martin K. Ettington (Narrator)

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The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World's Fastest-Growing, Most Misunderstood Market

"Oldness: a social construct at odds with reality that constrains how we live after middle age and stifles business thinking on how to best serve a group of consumers, workers, and innovators that is growing larger and wealthier with every passing day. Over the past two decades, Joseph F. Coughlin has been busting myths about aging with groundbreaking multidisciplinary research into what older people actually want -- not what conventional wisdom suggests they need. In The Longevity Economy, Coughlin provides the framing and insight business leaders need to serve the growing older market: a vast, diverse group of consumers representing every possible level of health and wealth, worth about $8 trillion in the United States alone and climbing. Coughlin provides deep insight into a population that consistently defies expectations: people who, through their continued personal and professional ambition, desire for experience, and quest for self-actualization, are building a striking, unheralded vision of longer life that very few in business fully understand. His focus on women -- they outnumber men, control household spending and finances, and are leading the charge toward tomorrow's creative new narrative of later life -- is especially illuminating. Coughlin pinpoints the gap between myth and reality and then shows businesses how to bridge it. As the demographics of global aging transform and accelerate, it is now critical to build a new understanding of the shifting physiological, cognitive, social, family, and psychological realities of the longevity economy."

Joseph F. Coughlin (Author), Kiff VandenHeuvel (Narrator)

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Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old?: Plan Now to Safeguard Your Health and Happiness in Old Age

"Everything you need to know to plan for your own safe, financially secure, healthy, and happy old age For those who have no support system in place, the thought of aging without help can be a frightening, isolating prospect. Whether you have friends and family ready and able to help you or not, growing old does not have to be an inevitable decline into helplessness. It is possible to maintain a good quality of life in your later years, but having a plan is essential. Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? equips readers with everything they need to prepare on their own: - Advice on the tough medical, financial, and housing decisions to come - Real solutions to create a support network - Questions about aging solo readers don't know to ask - Customizable worksheets and checklists that help keep plans on course - Guidance on new products, services, technology, and resources Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? goes way beyond estate planning to help readers prepare for all the changes in store. Readers are empowered to make proactive plans for their own lives rather than entrusting decisions to family and community."

Joy Loverde (Author), Jean Alexander (Narrator)

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The Science of Sleep

"The Science of Sleep, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts-and the prescription to sleep well-in his signature engaging style. Adapted from Medina's Brain Rules for Aging Well:10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp, in this chapter you'll learn how the sleep cycle is born of a constant tension between hormones and brain regions vying to keep you awake, and hormones and brain regions trying to make you go to sleep. This is called opponent-process theory. Sleep, scientists are finding, doesn't have as much to do with energy restoration as it does with processing memories and flushing out toxins in the brain. As you grow older, your sleep cycle becomes more fragmented, particularly the part of the cycle during which toxins are flushed out of the brain. Accruing good sleep habits by middle age (a stable sleep routine; no caffeine, alcohol, or nicotine six hours prior to going to sleep) is the best way to avoid sleep-related cognitive decline in old age. You may already be experiencing the sometimes-unpleasant effects of the aging process. Or you may be deeply concerned about your loved ones who are. Either way, The Science of Sleep is for you."

John Medina (Author), John Medina (Narrator)

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Brain Rules for Aging Well: 10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp

"Brain Rules for Aging Well, by developmental molecular biologist Dr. John Medina, gives you the facts-and the prescription to age well-in his signature engaging style. With so many discoveries over the years, science is literally changing our minds about the optimal care and feeding of the brain. All of it is captivating. A great deal of it is unexpected. In his New York Times best seller Brain Rules, Medina showed us how our brains really work-and why we ought to redesign our workplaces and schools to match. In Brain Rules for Baby, he gave parents the brain science they need to know to raise happy, smart, moral kids. Now, in Brain Rules for Aging Well, Medina shares how you can make the most of the years you have left. In a book destined to be a classic on aging, Medina's fascinating stories and infectious sense of humor breathe life into the science. Brain Rules for Aging Well is organized into four sections, each laying out familiar problems with surprising solutions. First up, the social brain, in which topics ranging from relationships to happiness and gullibility illustrate how our emotions change with age. The second section focuses on the thinking brain, explaining how working memory and executive function change with time. The third section is all about your body: how certain kinds of exercise, diets, and sleep can slow the decline of aging. Each section is sprinkled with practical advice-for example, the fascinating benefits of dancing-and the brain science behind each intervention. The final section is about the future. Your future. Medina connects all the chapters into a plan for maintaining your brain health. You may already be experiencing the sometimes-unpleasant effects of the aging process. Or you may be deeply concerned about your loved ones who are. Either way, Brain Rules for Aging Well is for you."

John Medina (Author), John Medina (Narrator)

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[French] - 99 façons de prévenir les effets du viellissement: Conseils d'un physiothérapeute

" ' Le vieillissement est un processus normal, pas une maladie, et plusieurs des effets qu'il entraîne peuvent être prévenus. J'ai écrit ce livre pour vous offrir des conseils et des exercices qui vous aideront à préserver votre qualité de vie, dans toute la noblesse du terme, quels que soient votre âge et votre état de santé, que vous soyez une personne sportive, plutôt sédentaire ou de constitution fragile. ' "

Denis Fortier (Author), Denis Fortier, Sophie Stanké (Narrator)

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Now We Are 40

"What happened to Generation X? Millenials dominate our Facebook feeds and people bang on about the baby boomers – but what about us? The lost generation, the middle youth, the middle child of today. Are we still cool? Generation X? Remember them? The kids who believed they'd never grow up. The generation Douglas Coupland immortalised in his novel of the same name. The wry, knowing navel-gazers obsessed with cool and being cool who today are sandwiched between the boomers of the 60s and the millennials. Gen X'ers came of age against a backdrop of Britpop and the Spice Girls, Tarantino and Pulp Fiction, Madchester and the Stone Roses, acid house and rave, super clubs, Ministry and Cream. They holidayed in Ibiza high on hooch and E and never ever believed there'd be a comedown. So whatever happened to them? We turned 40. And as Tiffanie Darke points out in this witty exploration of the generation who defied generalisation, we're not handling it all that well… Where once we wore floaty skirts and Doc Martins, now we’re sporting Scandi fashion and 'interesting' trainers. We still party in Ibiza but now bodyboard in Cornwall. Where once mixtapes were the ultimate mating call, now we take selfies and swap Spotify playlists – all the while conspicuously wearing large Dr Beats headphones and casually leaving old packets of Kingsize Rizla lying round our open plan kitchens. More to the point, Gen X are now in charge. In government, in business and the creative industries. The most anti-establishment of generations has now become the establishment. But as tech overtakes the arts as society's great shaping force, Tiffanie ponders – does cool and its pursuit still matter? If Gen X had it sorted, gave us Barack Obama and downward facing dogs, why is stress the new flu? Why are we working not for love anymore – or cool – but to avoid negative equity and depleting pension pots? In Now We Are 40, Tiffanie interviews some of the most iconic Gen X’ers such as Pearl Lowe, Richard Reed and Blur’s bassist Alex James to look at how Gen X live their life in between being young and old, and how it feels to want to burn down the establishment only to realise that now you are the establishment."

Tiffanie Darke (Author), Tiffanie Darke (Narrator)

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