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Kate never expected to become a home care worker. But when she left her senior role in the NHS, burnt-out and disheartened, she thought caring for people in their own homes would be a simpler job. But despite being determined not to become too involved with her 'customers', she soon found herself developing firm friendships, forging deep connections and bearing witness to the extraordinary drama to be found in ordinary lives. With energy, compassion and clarity her memoir gives an astonishing insight into this unsung profession, and into the hidden lives of the housebound and infirm.

In this book, Dr Gladys shares the lessons she has learned from more than a hundred cycles around the sun, and stories from the thousands of patients she's treated throughout her career, who have provided so much inspiration for how to live well. It offers a counterintuitive approach to living a rich, full, and purposeful life that isn't about conserving energy, but rather about spending it wildly.

Hormone Repair Manual is a practical guide to feeling better in your 40s, 50s, and beyond. It explains how to navigate the change of perimenopause and relieve symptoms with natural treatments such as diet, nutritional supplements, and bioidentical hormone therapy.

When discussing period pain or mood swings, hormonal imbalance or fertility issues, women everywhere consistently ask their doctors one thing: Is this normal? Whether it was from her patients or her hundreds of thousands of social media followers, Dr. Jolene Brighten has heard this simple question more times than she can count. In Is This Normal?, Dr Brighten candidly shares what your sex-ed teacher should have said but didn't.

You're in the best chapter of your life... Make sure your health and energy levels are at their peak so you can truly enjoy it! There are two ways to look at your 40th birthday: Either it’s the end of the first part of your life… or it’s the beginning of the best chapter yet. For many women, the prospect of life after 40 comes with a sense of dread… Is it all over? Are you about to embark on a chapter filled with health challenges and an aging body?

Feeling burned out, unmotivated, or stuck? The Ayurvedic Self-Care Handbook is here to help. This authoritative guide to ancient healing offers more than 100 daily and seasonal Ayurvedic rituals - each taking 10 minutes or less - to reconnect you with nature’s rhythms, and to unlock better health

Our hormones shape us at every stage of our lives, from the second we are conceived to the moment we breathe our last breath. They are essential to our immune system, sleep, digestion, hunger, stress levels and so much more. When our hormone systems derail this can wreak havoc on our health and our wellbeing – and yet most of us know very little about the far-reaching power of our chemical messengers. Professor Max Nieuwdorp, an international authority on hormones, sets out to change this. He explores the role our hormones play from our early years through to puberty, pregnancy and old age.

After a near fatal stroke in 1995, Robert McCrum has gained an intimate understanding of his own mortality. Twenty-two years on, his friends have joined him in experiencing Prospero's 'every third thought' of death as a dominating theme of life. McCrum asks: can we make peace with what Freud calls 'the necessity of dying'? Searching for answers leads him to brain surgeons, psychologists, cancer patients and writers for advice and wisdom.

Are you tired of the stubborn pounds that refuse to drop off as you age? Well, intermittent fasting is a solution to get your body back to feeling great again! As we breach the 50-age mark, our bodies lose the ability to shred fat as quickly as we used to, even if we are always active and fit. This means we need new solutions to stay slim. You don’t have to continue being unhappy with your body and simply accepting the weight gain that has happened over the years. You can gradually take back your body and feel slim and healthy once more.

Too many women put up with pelvic floor discomfort, thinking their symptoms are 'just part of motherhood and aging'. And for far too long, the American health care system has normalized pelvic problems, leaving women feeling hopeless, ashamed and suffering in silence. Board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist Dr Sara Reardon helps women prevent and overcome common pelvic floor issues so they can trust and enjoy their bodies again.

It's amazing how little can change in a decade. In 2009, a book transformed the way we see our frying pans, thermometers, and tuna sandwiches. Daily life was bathing us in countless toxins that accumulated in our tissues, were passed on to our children, and damaged our health. To expose the extent of this toxification, environmentalists Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie offered themselves to science and undertook a series of over a dozen experiments to briefly raise their personal levels of mercury, BPA, Teflon, and other pollutants.

What happens to you in life matters less than the way you feel about life; that's the message of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). If you've ever tried to change something about yourself - your mood, your weight, your behavior - you'll have noticed that change often hurts, so you stop trying. CBT can help you when change starts to hurt. In the revised and updated edition of this best-selling title, professional CBT practitioner Avy Joseph shows you how to challenge negative thoughts and unhealthy beliefs to improve your outlook in your personal and professional lives.

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night with sheets soaked, your body in a furnace, and wondered, "What the heck is happening to me?" Are you tired of looking at your reflection in the mirror only to wonder who that exhausted, irritable woman staring back at you really is? You're not alone.

Change your eating habits, lose weight, and feel amazing with the Mediterranean diet! Do you want to change your lifestyle and start eating healthy? Are you tired of trying out different diets and the yo-yo effect that comes after? If you're looking for a diet that will make you lose weight, feel incredible, and is not crazy restrictive and unhealthy, you've come to the right place. Let this audiobook guide you through the process with incredible, easy recipes, nutritional data, and tips and trick on how to keep eating properly for the rest of your life.

Discover the joys of resistance band training, a dynamic and gentle way to enhance your strength, balance, and cardiovascular health, tailored especially for seniors. Whether you're looking to regain confidence in your mobility, reduce blood pressure, or simply embrace a healthier lifestyle without the hassle of heavy weights, this book is your comprehensive guide.

In Disrupt Aging, CEO of AARP Jo Ann Jenkins focuses on three core areas - health, wealth, and self - to show us how to embrace opportunities and change the way we look at getting older. Here, she chronicles her own journey and the journeys of others who are making their marks as disruptors to show listeners how we can be active, healthy, and happy as we get older.

In case you haven’t heard, the Air Fryer is a gadget used to transform cooking into a much easier task. By adding The Air Fryer Bible: Complete Cookbook of Super Easy Recipes for Everyday Meals to your collection, you will be surprised how simple it is to serve meals to your family that not only taste delicious but will improve your general health. Leave the cooking chore to the Air Fryer. You can take the credit for the tasty dishes, and no one has to know how you did it - unless you want to share.

MIDLIFE MATTERS promises to be an all-encompassing guide and manual for midlife women, exploring the five key areas of HEALTH, WELLBEING, RELATIONSHIPS, WORK LIFE, CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES with humour and honesty. Guiding us through, author Katie’s Taylor’s friendly narrative is supported by expert contributions in each chapter, including advice and resources from a world-renowned medical advisory team – and of course the testimonies of real women from the midlife community.

Simple, practical, "common sense" tips to remember more and forget less. The solution here is simple. We must practice and exercise our memories. Thankfully, in Practical Memory you will discover simple systems and exercises anyone can use to improve their memory. This way, you can see progress immediately, without needing to spend precious time learning difficult techniques.

Discover a healthier, more flexible YOU in just a few weeks, even if traditional exercise has been a challenge! Are you feeling restricted by age or mobility concerns? Have you been looking for a safe, effective way to improve your strength, flexibility, and tranquility without leaving your chair? Or perhaps you're seeking to boost your overall health, but the thought of traditional yoga or strenuous exercise makes you feel uncomfortable?