"Stories of meaning, magic, healing and transformation for enlightened elders - wisdom tales for a new vision of aging."--

"Many people enjoy the best sex of their lives after 50! Many experience more passionate, more thrilling, and more satisfying sex-the kind they only dreamed of before. Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer, world-famous sex therapist, guides the reader through the physical and emotional challenges of sex after 50, revving up the romance, passion and excitement as only Dr. Ruth knows how!."--

"From coming to grips with new-fangled technology to forgetting your best friend's name, Senior Moments explores the whole spectrum of annoyances that befall us as we go gray at the temples, add a few inches to the mid-section, and can never remember what day of the week it is. "--

Drawing on varied sources, from personal experience and sociological trends to pop culture and current scientific literature, Natural Causes examines the ways in which we obsess over death, our bodies, and our health. Both funny and caustic, Ehrenreich then tackles the seemingly unsolvable problem of how we might better prepare ourselves for the end -- while still reveling in the lives that remain to us.

"Getting older goes hand in hand with losses of many kinds-ending careers, empty nests, illness, the deaths of loved ones-and this book by one of the world's most beloved grief experts helps one acknowledge and mourn the many losses of aging while also offering advice for living better in old age. The 100 practical tips and activities address the emotional, spiritual, cognitive, social, and physical needs of seniors who want to age authentically and...

"Remember when we were children and we had the kind of energy and flexibility to play for hours? Agile and active, we could twist, bend, stretch and climb with little effort. However many of us get more sedentary the older we get. We spend more and more time sitting in place, staring at a TV or computer screen. Extended hours of little activity and poor posture take their toll, and eventually our backs start to hurt and cramp with every movement....

"There are many publications on how to quit smoking, some made by hundreds and hundreds of pages, packed with platitudes and exhausting repetitions, offering methods absurd and inefficient, if not even harmful, usually intended to persuade the smoker with tantalizing expectations personal improvement, increased quality of life, or using smoke's demonization, terrorizing the reader with detailed illustrations of adverse effects, or serious damage and...

"Demystifying cosmetic surgery and its alternatives, this book explores the ins and outs of facial enhancement and antiaging techniques from the hottest procedures in Hollywood to the newest minimally invasive treatments and skin care. Based on Dr. Jacono's professional experience and supported with scientific findings and medical research, the book covers everything from his approach in maintaining natural-looking beauty and the importance of balance...

"Merit Prize winner, 19th Annual Mature Media Awards, National Media (Book) division. Written for older Americans, their Baby Boomer children, and everyone who cares for an older family member, this practical and comprehensive guide will help you build a strategy for coping with the unique legal, medical, financial, and personal challenges of aging. Jan Warner and Jan Collins, America's trusted experts on later life planning, put decades of experience...

"The human body as presented in this pillar based on the view of traditional Oriental medicine is of great benefit. It provides knowledge on the functional activities of the internal organs, their relationship to one another and their relationship to the five sense organs. Also explained are the functions of the muscle system, the meridian network, the main energy centres, as well as the formation, transformation and distribution of the three essential...