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Andy Lazris, MD, is a practicing primary care physician who experiences the effects of Medicare policy on a daily basis. As a result, he believes that the way we care for our elderly has taken a wrong turn and that Medicare is complicit in creating the very problems it seeks to solve. Aging is not a disease to be cured; it is a life stage to be lived. Lazris argues that aggressive treatments cannot change that fact but only get in the way and decrease quality of life.

Something feels wrong with me, and I don't know why. If you've been lying awake at 3am wondering if you're losing your mind, snapping at people you love over nothing, or staring blankly at a task that used to take ten minutes, you're not going crazy. You're not alone. You're very possibly in perimenopause, and nobody warned you. There are over 30 documented symptoms. Most women are told about two.

This is the ultimate manual for living better and longer. For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments...

What Seems to Be the Problem with Adam Kay and Mark Watson reveals the intriguing and hilarious ways the body can go wrong - and the amazing stories that unfold when the medical world tries to help.... In conversation with his (very health-anxious) friend, the comedian Mark Watson, best-selling doctor-turned-writer Adam Kay takes a scalpel to the bizarre past, often-surprising present and fantastical future of medicine.

Andrew Huberman, host of the world’s leading health and science podcast Huberman Lab and neuroscientist and professor at Stanford School of Medicine, presents an essential guide to improving brain function, enhancing mood and energy, optimizing bodily health and physical performance, and...

In 2019, Siobhan Daniels – also known as the Retirement Rebel – made a life-changing decision: to stop waiting and start living life on her own terms. And she's never looked back. Travelling the UK and Europe in her motorhome Dora the Explora, Siobhan inspires thousands of women with her positive-ageing message. Now, in Retire & Refire, the follow-up to her popular debut book Retirement Rebel, Siobhan takes on her biggest adventure yet at sixty-six years of age: a 4,000-mile solo journey from Canada to Alaska along the legendary Alaska Highway.

Alcohol Explained is the definitive, ground-breaking guide to alcohol and alcoholism. It explains how alcohol affects human beings on a chemical, physiological, and psychological level, from those first drinks right up to chronic alcoholism. This audiobook provides a logical, easy-to-follow explanation of the phenomenon and detailed instructions on how to beat it.

Read by the author, Michael Greger MD. 'I have never recommended a book as good as this, ever.' - Chris Evans The Sunday Times bestseller and as featured on the trending Netflix show You Are What You Eat. Live better for longer with this ultimate guide to longevity from the bestselling author of...

Short of time? Or have you stopped smoking and found it hard to stay stopped? If so, then this is the audiobook for you. Quit Smoking Boot Camp is a revolutionary and concise version of the Easyway method, delivered in short, dramatic chunks to help you quit smoking and transform your life in the easiest way possible. Just follow all the instructions. It's recommended that you listen to this book over four days - start on a Tuesday, finish on a Friday - and it's divided into four bite-size sections to help you do so.

Mature listeners seeking an easy-to-listen book with a dignified, respectful design. No patronizing language. No cartoonish clip art. Just a high-quality audiobook that feels good in your hands.

Narrated by James Nestor. THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE AS HEARD ON STEVEN BARTLETT'S 'DIARY OF A CEO' There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species...

Brought to you by Penguin. Articulate, clear, a joy to read, this is a book that really needed written' Joanna Blythman, author of Swallow This 'Highly persuasive ... a radical approach to weight' Sunday Times ___________________________________________________________ A practical, accessible...

Brought to you by Penguin. *NARRATED BY BBC RADIO 1 PRESENTER, GREG JAMES* A brilliantly warm-hearted celebration of the lost art of having fun When Greg James was ten years old, his nylon shell suit-clad idols the Chuckle Brothers ('to me, to you') signed an autograph (from them, to him) with...

Winner of The British Book Awards 2023 Overall Book of the Year ‘We can’t wait for this.’ Red Menopausing is more than just a book, it’s a movement. An uprising. Menopause affects every woman, and yet so many approach it with shame, fear, misinformation or silence. Why is no one talking...

Kristin Neff, PhD is a professor in human development whose 10 years of research forms the basis of her timely book. Self Compassion offers a powerful solution for combating the current malaise of depression, anxiety and self criticism that comes with living in a pressured and competitive culture. Through tried and tested exercises, listeners learn the three core components that will help replace negative and destructive measures of self worth and success with a kinder and nonjudgmental approach in order to bring about profound life change and deeper happiness.

What if just 10 minutes a day could help you move with more confidence and ease? It starts with a chair. Where it takes you is up to you. Is fear of falling making you hesitant to stay active? Does exercise feel too fast, too complicated, or simply not designed for the body you have today? The Complete Beginner's Guide to Chair Tai Chi for Seniors over 60 offers a calm, structured way to begin. Created specifically for complete beginners, this audiobook guides you from your first seated movements to simple Chair Tai Chi flows you can return to again and again.

'Our generation's trusted voice for all things beauty and skincare' Charlotte Tilbury 'Sarah Jossel is THE beauty editor everyone trusts' Bobbi Brown 'Insidery, funny, stuffed with knowledge, and really useful whether you're fifteen or seventy-five' India Knight 'I couldn't think of anyone more...

Most books about supplements try to answer the same question: what should you take? This book asks a better one: how do you decide what belongs in your life in the first place? Walk into any pharmacy and you’ll find shelves of vitamins, powders, and capsules promising energy, immunity, longevity, focus, and repair. Some of them help in specific cases. Many don’t. Most people end up somewhere in between, taking a few things they’re unsure about, skipping others they vaguely worry they might need, and never quite knowing what’s actually working.

Today, GLP-1 peptides used to treat diabetes and obesity generate billions of dollars in sales every year. Not only are these medications one of the fastest-growing markets in the global weight loss sector, but one is now the world’s best-selling drug in modern medical history. No other class of drugs has matched their influence on both medicine and mainstream culture.

If you're a woman over 40 who's eating less, trying harder and still watching the scales refuse to budge, you're not imagining it. Midlife changes everything. The advice that worked in your thirties often stops working because your hormones, metabolism and nutritional needs have changed.