Healthy Aging

Informative and engaging books on improving and maintaining physical, mental and emotional health through the changes that come with aging.

Updated June 28, 2024
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Outlive : the science & art of longevity
Attia, Peter
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD * A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary...
From strength to strength : finding success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life
Brooks, Arthur C.
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. Many of us assume that the more successful we are,...
The blue zone : lessons for living longer from the people who've lived the longest
Buettner, Dan.
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller!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...
What fresh hell is this? : perimenopause, menopause, other indignities, and you
Corinna, Heather
Paper Book
What to Expect When You're Not Expected to Expect Anything Anymore   Did you see the title and flame-filled cover of this book, and did your weary, sweaty, confused, and exasperated soul scream, That one! That is the book for me!!? If so, I'd...
Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end /
Gawande, Atul
Paper Book
From surgeon and bestselling author Atul Gawande, a book that has the potential to change medicine--and lives.  Medicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable. But when it comes to the...
The longevity paradox : how to die young at a ripe old age
Gundry, Steven R.
Paper Book
From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Plant Paradox comes a groundbreaking plan for living a long, healthy, happy life. From the moment we are born, our cells begin to age. But aging does not have to mean decline. World-renowned surgeon Dr....
The menopause manifesto : own your health with facts and feminism /
Gunter, Jen.
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER In her follow-up to the #1 bestseller The Vagina Bible, Dr. Jen Gunter, Canadian OB/GYN and the internet's most fearless advocate for women's health, brings us empowerment through knowledge by countering stubborn myths and misunderstandings about...
The new menopause : navigating your path through hormonal change with purpose, power, and facts
Haver, Mary Claire (Medical doctor)
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Filling a gaping hole in menopause care, everything a woman needs to know to thrive during her hormonal transition and beyond, as well as the tools to help her take charge of her health at this pivotal life stage--by the bestselling author of The Galveston...
Mayo Clinic on healthy aging : an easy and comprehensive guide to keeping your body young, your mind sharp and your spirit fulfilled
LeBrasseur, Nathan K.
Paper Book
Healthy aging isn't simply a roll of the dice. How people age is a choice. Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging discusses the biology of aging -- why we age and how to slow the aging process. It delves into common health and lifestyle concerns and outlines...
The well-lived life : a 102-year-old doctor's six secrets to health and happiness at every age
McGarey, Gladys
Paper Book
Dr. Gladys McGarey, the centenarian mother of holistic medicine, reveals "a story that teaches as much as it inspires" (Edith Eger, New York Times bestselling author), filled with life-changing secrets for how to live with joy, vitality, and purpose at any age. Dr. Gladys...
Women rowing north : navigating life's currents and flourishing as we age
Pipher, Mary Bray
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller * USA Today Bestseller* Los Angeles Times Bestseller * Publishers Weekly Bestseller A guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age by the author of Reviving Ophelia.

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