longevity

"Making a Faustian bargain to live forever but never be remembered, a woman from early eighteenth-century France endures unacknowledged centuries before meeting a man who remembers her name"--Provided by publisher.

"Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity . . . [the author] draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health'--Publisher.

Draws from scientific research on aging, as well as observations of long-lived people to identify nine lessons for living healthy, active lives past the age of eighty, ninety, and even one hundred.

Provides 100 recipes that are proven to increase longevity, wellness, and mental health.

"A . . . motivational book based on the Japanese concept of finding happiness in everyday life, now for young readers! The Japanese people say everybody has an 'Ikigai,' or a reason to live. Some people have found their Ikigai and are aware of it. Other people have it inside, but have not found it yet. This concept, Ikigai, is one of the secrets for a long, active, and happy life. With the book, [the authors] made it their mission to help its readers find their own Ikigai and discover many keys of Japanese philosophy to a healthy body, mind, and spirit"--Provided by publisher.

"For all of its rigor and science, medicine is full of mysteries that doctors and research cannot explain. Patientswho are biologically healthy, but feel ill. Patients who are biologically ill, but feel healthy. In 1978, an experiment designed to establish the relationship between high blood cholesterol and heart health in rabbits discovered that kindness--in the form of a particularly nurturing post-doc who pet and spoke to the lab rabbits as she fed them--made the difference between a heart attack and a healthy heart. Harding presents research that shows love, friendship, community, life's purpose, and our environment can have a greater impact on our health than anything that happens in the doctor's office"--Adapted from jacket.

Alve Einarsson has lived for a thousand years and is destined to live forever, but yearns to find a way to grow older, just like any other eleven-year-old boy.

Examines the variation in life-spans of both domestic and wild animals, ranging from one day to more than a century. Discusses ways of estimating age and theories on why life-spans vary and what causes aging.

"Interviews with the residents of a Japanese village that has the world's highest percentage of centenarians reveal the secrets to happiness and longevity through 'ikigai,' the intersection of passion, purpose, and mission"--OCLC.

Explains how the foods that are eaten--and when they are consumed--can affect a person's health, energy, sex life, waistline, attitude, and aging.