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Lewy Body Blues: A Family’s Roller Coaster Experience with Lewy Body Dementia is an insider’s perspective on how one family adapted and learned to cope with this incredibly challenging and progressively debilitating disease. Based on a personal journey and filled with facts and strategies for handling Lewy Body Dementia, this book is essential listening for anyone desiring to learn more about this little-known brain disorder.

Feeling foggy, forgetful, or mentally drained? You’re not alone. As life’s demands pile up, staying sharp can feel like an uphill battle. But what if reclaiming your focus and memory didn’t require drastic changes—just simple, sustainable shifts? The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Brain Nutrition and Beyond: Eliminate Brain Fog, Elevate Focus, Sharpen Memory, and Prevent Cognitive Decline with Minimal Lifestyle Tweaks is your step-by-step guide to boosting cognitive health effortlessly.

Conquer the ICFSEB National Board Exam (NBE) for Funeral Service Workers: Your Guide to a Career as a Licensed Funeral Director or Mortician is a comprehensive resource designed to help aspiring funeral service professionals pass the National Board Exam (NBE). This guide covers both the Arts and Sciences sections of the exam, offering in-depth explanations, practical examples, and study strategies to prepare for topics such as funeral law, embalming, restorative art, and microbiology. In addition to exam preparation, this guide also explores the real-world responsibilities of funeral ...

Dr. Jean Marmoreo spent her career keeping people alive. But when the Supreme Court of Canada gave the green light to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in 2016, she became one of a small group of doctors who chose to immediately train themselves in this new field. Over the course of a single year, Marmoreo learns about end-of-life practices in bustling Toronto hospitals, in hospices, and in the facilities of smaller communities. She found that the needed services were often minimal—or non-existent.

Facing your ultimate death can be scary, but in light of God's promises, it doesn't have to be. Finish Line provides practical and biblical help on topics such as finances, blessing others, end-of-life choices, heaven, and caring for those you leave behind so you can approach your own finish line with hope, joy, and peace.

What do you say to someone who has been diagnosed with a terminal disease? How can you help someone who knows they are dying or people who have just said good-bye for the last time to someone they love? You want to help, but how can you be sure you aren't doing more harm than good? What should you say about God, heaven, or prayer? Author Patrick Shawn Riecke answers these questions after 20 years of helping the sick, dying, and grieving. You will encounter the best ways to talk with people in what he calls Phase Three - life's most difficult moments.

Want to Lower Your Blood Pressure, Protect Your Heart, and Stay Active—Without Giving Up Delicious Food? ❌ Have you been told to cut down on salt and processed foods, but every "heart-healthy" recipe you try is bland and uninspiring? ❌ Do you struggle with meal planning, unsure of what to cook that’s quick, simple, and actually good for your blood pressure and heart health? ❌ Are you tired of restrictive diets that promise results but leave you feeling hungry, frustrated, and missing your favorite foods? As you age, protecting your heart and managing blood pressure becomes more ...

La jubilación no es una carrera, es un maratón lleno de cambios financieros y de estilo de vida, pero puede ser el mejor capítulo de tu vida: ¡tu segundo acto! Esta guía será tu GPS para navegar la jubilación con seguridad financiera, propósito y alegría.

You find yourself as a single woman over 50. Maybe you are divorced, lost a partner, or maybe you are still waiting to find the right person. Whatever your circumstances, if you are looking for a life partner you may feel uneasy, discouraged, or even scared. Dating when you're over 50 is a different ballgame than dating in your 20s, this is true for both men and women. This audiobook is going to help you get in the right mindset to start dating again as a woman who is over 50, understand what older men are looking for, and walk you through some practical strategies.

As the years go by, the question for each of us becomes more and more real: What does it mean to age? Despite the limitations that come as the body wears down, Mark Nepo believes that there are many gifts to inhabit by aging. So much is gained and so much is shed along the way. As Mark began to reflect on the gifts and challenges of this process we’re all immersed in, he realized, more than ever, that we are called to live a creative life as we age.

Grab-and-go inspirations are here in bite-sized pieces. There are my rules and gifts to you for growing a good life - even in the confusing soils of caregiving. Inside-out survival that is both practical and doable. Caregiving is love’s race. And that is the miracle of taking care. This book is about those more balanced choices.

Many of us have been there. Because of life changes—kids are grown and gone, divorce, relocation, retirement, death, health issues—we ponder what’s next and try to determine a direction for our lives. We’re often stuck—wanting to do something but not knowing what that something is. And how do you figure it out? When she desired a purpose, a passion, friends, and a community, Pamela Lamp devised a project for herself. She took those first few steps—steps anyone can take —to find herself and begin the journey she wished to travel.

In this book, author and biologist Marcy Houle shares her personal journey of caring for her father, a surgeon, who developed Alzheimer's disease, and later her mother, who succumbed to other medical conditions.Like many children of aging parents, Marcy often felt powerless traveling this sad trajectory - watching them fall through the cracks of a fragmented and confusing healthcare system, where professionals often wrote off their symptoms as "just old age".

For many of us seniors, life can become boring, lonely, and unfulfilling. We live with the aches and pains of aging and loss of friends, relatives, and significant others. For some, this can be a downward spiral of depression and unhappiness. For others it's just a feeling that you have little to look forward to and that life is slowing down and monotonously coming to an end. Really sort of depressing.

"Nutritional Epigenetics offers a comprehensive overview of the most current findings in this rapidly evolving field. I encourage readers to approach this book with focus and curiosity and to uncover fresh insights that remind us how malnutrition can thin the fabric of our health aspirations.” —Carlos López-Otín— (World-renowned expert in aging and genomics and lead author of The Hallmarks of Aging, the most cited scientific paper on longevity.) * * * Spanish edition: #1 bestseller in its categories and rated 4.7/5 by Amazon Spain readers. * * * Can we influence our health beyond ...

Have you just gotten the dreaded phone call—a parent or loved one has taken a turn for the worse and suddenly the burden is on you to manage their affairs? Or are you simply hoping to navigate complex financial conversations with your aging mother or father well in advance so you don't encounter problems later? This is the book for you.

For the millions thrust into the unexpected role of dementia caregiver, this comprehensive guide offers essential support and practical solutions. Whether caring for aging parents, a spouse, or another loved one, you'll find the tools needed to navigate this challenging journey.

Unlock the power of natural healing with "DMSO, CBD, and Nicotine," an essential guide for adults and seniors eager to take charge of their health. Written by MT Vessel, this audiobook delves into the synergistic effects of these compounds for managing inflammation, alleviating pain, and boosting energy. Explore: The Essentials: Learn the origins and health benefits of DMSO, CBD, and Nicotine, including DMSO's role as a bioavailability enhancer, CBD's calming properties, and responsible nicotine use for cognitive support.

Unraveling the Mysteries of Dementia: Early Signs and Symptoms Are forgetfulness, confusion, or personality changes just signs of aging—or something more? "Unraveling the Mysteries of Dementia: Early Signs and Symptoms" is a powerful, eye-opening guide designed to help you understand one of the most misunderstood and life-altering conditions of our time. Whether you're a caregiver, a family member, or someone seeking answers, this book offers essential knowledge, compassion, and clarity. Dementia is not just one disease—it’s an umbrella term for over 100 different conditions, with ...

A staggeringly beautiful examination of how stories are passed down through generations and from Mother Nature, Everything Left to Remember brings us the wisdom of who our memories make us under the constellations of the vast Montana sky.