aging

Serafina is summoned from her village to the magical cottage of a great aunt she has never heard of and learns that she is meant to become the new Baba Yaga, whose magical role is answering the first question any stranger might ask her with the truth.

" ... introduces the top superfoods and their myriad health benefits, with more than 75 recipes from the Andes to the Amazon, a growing gastronomical hotspot for chefs and gourmands the world over. With recipes for breakfasts and smoothies, on the fly snacks, plus ... suppers and ... desserts, anyone from the fitness-minded to foodies can easily incorporate these nutrient- and antioxidant-rich foods into their daily lives ... "--Provided by publisher.

Explores the challenges children face when they must care for their aging parents and offers practical advice on how to best cope with the changing dynamic of the parent-child relationship.

A Seattle doctor surrounded by newly rich dot-com owners discovers a potential cure for a children's premature aging disease--and aging in adults as well--and, yearning for wealth, fame, and a solution to family frustrations, wrestles with the ethical considerations of exploiting it.

Contains facts, tables, charts, and statistics that provide current and historical information about a range of health issues, covering aging, with discussion of population, economic status, living arrangements, working, education and voting behavior, physical and mental health, care, victimization, and trends and projections.

"At Issue: Extending the Human Lifespan: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"--.

A history of the concept of middle age from its invention in the late nineteenth century to the present which explores how its biological, psychological, and social definitions have shifted over time.