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The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest

Dan Buettner

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A New York Times Bestseller!

With the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are that you may live up to a decade longer. What’s the prescription for success? National Geographic Explorer Dan Buettner has traveled the globe to uncover the best strategies for longevity found in the Blue Zones: places in the world where higher percentages of people enjoy remarkably long, full lives. And in this dynamic book he discloses the recipe, blending this unique lifestyle formula with the latest scientific findings to inspire easy, lasting change that may add years to your life.

Buettner’s colossal research effort, funded in part by the National Institute on Aging, has taken him from Costa Rica to Italy to Japan and beyond. In the societies he visits, it’s no coincidence that the way people interact with each other, shed stress, nourish their bodies, and view their world yields more good years of life. You’ll meet a 94-year-old farmer and self-confessed "ladies man" in Costa Rica, an 102-year-old grandmother in Okinawa, a 102-year-old Sardinian who hikes at least six miles a day, and others. By observing their lifestyles, Buettner’s teams have identified critical everyday choices that correspond with the cutting edge of longevity research—and distilled them into a few simple but powerful habits that anyone can embrace.

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk

Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

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Total reviews: 186 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Bunch of Rubbish 1 out of 5 stars.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I bought this book many years ago when our youngest who is now 19 was 3 or 4. It is the typical modern psycho-babble about trying to understand your kids etc. Useless trash. You are much better off going with John Rosemond's "Six Point Plan to Raising Happy Healthy Children". Much more effective tools and practical.
We have 7 children and Rosemond's books were very helpful. If I would have tried to follow the advise in this book, I would have had a nervous breakdown by now.

A thought provoking book 5 out of 5 stars.
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I found this book to be very thought provoking and need to read it again and do the exercises to get more benefit from it. It's so easy to interact with my kids 'as usual' - the good suggestions in the book don't always come naturally but when I use them they seem to work quite well.

for desperate moms 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is by far the best parenting books I have read. It offers many insights and ready-to-use techniques. It's not like many parenting books with big concepts, which we all know but don't know how to apply. It is full of vivid daily examples with specific ideas to help you respond to your child more effectively. I cannot recommend this book more than enough!

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Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, internationaly acclaimed experts on communication between parents and children, give advice on how to talk productively with children in the interest of harmony and cooperation.

Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food

Jessica Seinfeld

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Total reviews: 691 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

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It has become common knowledge that childhood obesity rates are increasing every year. But the rates continue to rise. And between busy work schedules and the inconvenient truth that kids simply refuse to eat vegetables and other healthy foods, how can average parents ensure their kids are getting the proper nutrition and avoiding bad eating habits?

As a mother of three, Jessica Seinfeld can speak for all parents who struggle to feed their kids right and deal nightly with dinnertime fiascos. As she wages a personal war against sugars, packaged foods, and other nutritional saboteurs, she offers appetizing alternatives for parents who find themselves succumbing to the fastest and easiest (and least healthy) choices available to them. Her modus operandi? Her book is filled with traditional recipes that kids love, except they're stealthily packed with veggies hidden in them so kids don't even know! With the help of a nutritionist and a professional chef, Seinfeld has developed a month's worth of meals for kids of all ages that includes, for example, pureed cauliflower in mac and cheese, and kale in spaghetti and meatballs. She also provides revealing and humorous personal anecdotes, tear–out shopping guides to help parents zoom through the supermarket, and tips on how to deal with the kid that "must have" the latest sugar bomb cereal.

But this book also contains much more than recipes and tips. By solving problems on a practical level for parents, Seinfeld addresses the big picture issues that surround childhood obesity and its long–term (and ruinous) effects on the body. With the help of a prominent nutritionist, her book provides parents with an arsenal of information related to kids' nutrition so parents understand why it's important to throw in a little avocado puree into their quesadillas. She discusses the critical importance of portion size, and the specific elements kids simply must have (as opposed to adults) in order to flourish now and in the future: protein, calcium, vitamins, and Omega 3 and 6 fats.

Jessica Seinfeld's book is practical, easy–to–read, and a godsend for any parent that wants their kids to be healthy for a long time to come.

Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know

Meg Md Meeker

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In today’s increasingly complicated world, it’s often difficult for parents to connect with their daughters–and especially so for fathers. In this unique and invaluable guide, Dr. Meg Meeker, a pediatrician with more than twenty years’ experience counseling girls, reveals that a young woman’s relationship with her father is far more important than we’ve ever realized. To become a strong, confident woman, a daughter needs her father’s attention, protection, courage, and wisdom. Dr. Meeker shares the ten secrets every father needs to know in order to strengthen or rebuild bonds with his daughter and shape her life–and his own–for the better. Inside you’ll discover:

• the essential virtues of strong fathers–and how to develop them
• the cues daughters take from their dads on everything from self-respect to drugs, alcohol, and sex
• the truth about ground rules (girls do want them, despite their protests)
• the importance of becoming a hero to your daughter
• the biggest mistake a dad can make–and the ramifications
• the fact that girls actually depend on their dads’ guidance into adulthood
• steps fathers can follow to help daughters avoid disastrous decisions and mistakes
• ways in which a father’s faith–or lack thereof–will influence his daughter
• essential communication strategies for different stages of a girl’s life
• true stories of “prodigal daughters”–and how their fathers helped to bring them back

Dads, you are far more powerful than you think–and if you follow Dr. Meeker’s advice, the rewards will be unmatched.

“Reassuring and challenging . . . a helpful road map for concerned fathers [that] tackles difficult issues.”
–National Review

“A touching, illuminating book that will prove valuable to all of us who are fortunate enough to have been blessed with daughters.”
–Michael Medved, nationally syndicated radio talk-show host, author of Right Turns

“Dr. Meeker’s conclusions are timely, relevant, and often deeply moving. No one interested in what girls experience growing up in our culture today–and the impact that parents, especially fathers, have on the experience–can afford to miss reading this book.”
–Armand M. Nicholi, Jr., M.D., professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Sas Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea

John Wiseman

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Do you want to be a Mountain Man? 5 out of 5 stars.
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Very good book, packed with detail. Good bathroom read. I can't wait to put some new lessons to use.

Fantastic survival book 5 out of 5 stars.
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You know the saying when you stop looking for something you then find what you are looking for. I purchased this book with the mangnesium firestarter. I thought what the heck another surival book but at least i get a deal on the firestarter. After i opened this book i quickly forgot all about the firestarter. I was amazed at the greatness of this book. I can't say enough here about it you have to see it to believe it. I own about a dozen survival book and this is the best of the best. Actuall colored photos on edible and not edible plant, color photos on posinious snakes as well. The section on traps and shelters is top notch. Knot tying is also a great section. This book has rekindled my desire to grab my knife and go test myself in the wilds.
simply superb

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This text is based on the training techniques of the Special Air Service, the world's most famous elite fighting force. It shows you how to survive outdoors, on land, or at sea, in any weather, in any part of the world. Whether you are a camper, a hiker, a sailor, or anyone else engaged in outdoor pursuits, this reference bible could actually save your life.

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child

Marc Weissbluth

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One of the country's leading researchers updates his revolutionary approach to solving--and preventing--your children's sleep problems

Here Dr. Marc Weissbluth, a distinguished pediatrician and father of four, offers his groundbreaking program to ensure the best sleep for your child. In Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, he explains with authority and reassurance his step-by-step regime for instituting beneficial habits within the framework of your child's natural sleep cycles. This valuable sourcebook contains brand new research that

- Pinpoints the way daytime sleep differs from night sleep and why both are important to your child
- Helps you cope with and stop the crybaby syndrome, nightmares, bedwetting, and more
- Analyzes ways to get your baby to fall asleep according to his internal clock--naturally
- Reveals the common mistakes parents make to get their children to sleep--including the inclination to rock and feed
- Explores the different sleep cycle needs for different temperaments--from quiet babies to hyperactive toddlers
- Emphasizes the significance of a nap schedule
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Rest is vital to your child's health growth and development. Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child outlines proven strategies that ensure good, healthy sleep for every age. Advises parents dealing with teenagers and their unique sleep problems


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The Mystery Method: How to Get Beautiful Women Into Bed

Mystery

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Should be called "from dating to laying" 3 out of 5 stars.
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This book's claim to fame is, simply, its author. Mystery (Eric Van Markovic) is perhaps the most significant of the real-life protagonists in Neil Strauss' iconic pick-up expose "The Game," and he is now probably better known through his reality TV show "The Pick Up Artist" now on VH1.

One thing you learn about Mystery in The Game is that he has a passionate and volatile personality, but can't always stay organized enough to keep up with his own goals. For better or worse this comes out in "The Mystery Method." The book eventually gets around to including specific pieces of advice - and they are gems - but that is your reward only if you survive the first 67 pages. Most of the first four chapters could be described as Mystery's rambling thoughts on women, history, and biology. (Did his agent put him up to that?) Mystery takes fully 12 of those pages to tell you that attraction must come first, then comfort, then seduction. There are a good half dozen good pieces of advice in those early pages, but they aren't useful until you already have mastered aspects of pickup that are described hundreds of pages later. The big disappointment here is that after all that rambling, which seems targeted at guys who need a lot of motivation, Mystery only gives you one "opener" line to say when you approach a woman. One. It's on page 72, and his students overused it on the TV show, also. It's about a fight between two girls and a guy named George. And that is the area where pickup amateurs need the most help. For advice on opening, readers are strongly advised to look elsewhere than this book; Neil Strauss' "Rules of the Game" is dedicated mostly to opening.

Where Mystery's book really shines is in the later chapters, which include specific examples of how to read women, demonstrate high value, and, most important, plan a "miracle" date that will make a woman melt. Women will probably laugh at the endless examples of "IOIs" and "IODs" (indicators of interest and disinterest) that a woman will show a man, but ladies, we need these. Somehow, we were allowed to graduate high school and college without knowing that a hair toss means you want us to talk to you more. Fortunately, Mystery is there for us.

Again, though, the reader has to dig a bit. Mystery's voice wanders between that of coach and memoirist; almost like the book deal might have initially been for a narrative like "The Game" rather than a how-to guide. It's a price the reader has to pay. Ultimately, the men who will get the most out of this book are already good at opening (or have another guide to that), and are hyper-organized good student types. If you can easily separate the sound advice from the self-aggrandizing storytelling and rambling, you'll turn the advice in this book into pure gold.

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"One of the most admired men in the world of seduction" (New York Times) teaches average guys how to approach, attract, and begin intimate relationships with beautiful women.

Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems

Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier

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I rehabilitate dogs. I train people. Cesar Millan

There are at least 68 million dogs in America, and their owners lavish billions of dollars on them every year. So why do so many pampered pets have problems? In this definitive and accessible guide, Cesar Millan star of National Geographic Channel s hit show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan reveals what dogs truly need to live a happy and fulfilled life.

From his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show to his roster of celebrity clients to his reality television series, Cesar Millan is America s most sought-after dog-behavior expert. But Cesar is not a trainer in the traditional sense his expertise lies in his unique ability to comprehend dog psychology. Tracing his own amazing journey from a clay-walled farm in Mexico to the celebrity palaces of Los Angeles, Cesar recounts how he learned what makes dogs tick. In Cesar s Way, he shares this wisdom, laying the groundwork for you to have stronger, more satisfying relationships with your canine companions.

Cesar s formula for a contented and balanced dog seems impossibly simple: exercise, discipline, and affection, in that order. Taking readers through the basics of dog psychology and behavior, Cesar shares the inside details of some of his most fascinating cases, using them to illustrate how common behavior issues develop and, more important, how they can be corrected.

Whether you re having issues with your dog or just want to make a good bond even stronger, this book will give you a deeper appreciation of how your dog sees the world, and it will help make your relationship with your beloved pet a richer and more rewarding one.


Learn what goes on inside your dog s mind and develop a positive, fulfilling relationship with your best friend

In Cesar s Way, Cesar Millan nationally recognized dog expert and star of National Geographic Channel s hit show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan helps you see the world through the eyes of your dog so you can finally eliminate problem behaviors. You ll learn:

What your dog really needs may not be what you re giving him

Why a dog s natural pack instincts are the key to your happy relationship

How to relate to your dog on a canine level

There are no problem breeds, just problem owners

Why every dog needs a job

How to choose a dog who s right for you and your family

The difference between discipline and punishment

And much more!

Filled with fascinating anecdotes about Cesar s longtime clients, and including forewords by the president of the International Association of Canine Professionals and Jada Pinkett Smith, this is the only book you ll need to forge a new, more rewarding connection with your four-legged companion.




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The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health

T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II

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Veganism for optimal health? 2 out of 5 stars.
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I do appreciate the subject of food, health and disease presented by the author for simplification, but is the subject of how to eat for optimal health and wellbeing indeed this simple? Veganism for everyone?

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts - whole foods are key. We do not know the exact chemical processes that happen within us when we digest food substances. What we do know is that the body is a very complicated bio computer that digests real whole foods well and we do know that the body doesn't quite know what to do with artificial and chemical foods. It cannot be stressed enough how important it is that we connect with the sources from where we get our nourishment. If not a new concept (our ancestors were quite well aware) it is one that modern lifestyle ignores even if applicable for all developed cultures on the globe.

Supplements must be used as medicine in individual circumstances, prescribed by a qualified practitioner. Supplements are fractions of something else (whole foods supplements too!). I agree with the text that supplements will not lead to long-lasting health and that the industry is taking advantage of the fears, people especially in the Western world and philosophy are trying to cover by buying an insurance for continued good health despite their lifestyle. Nutrients must be consumed as whole foods and not as fractions of whole foods because any living system will be disturbed by the addition or subtraction of a single element, even when replacing this element with another element that might be considered of superior quality.

When food is dissected into macro and micro nutrients it is no longer looked at as whole systems, wholes have emerging properties that its parts will not have when dissected. As a result when breaking up a whole food such as a carrot, the vegetable is more than an aggregate of carbohydrates, beta-carotene, vitamin C and water. A carrot is a system, dissecting or disturbing this system by eating vitamin A instead of eating the actual carrot will make the body deficient in all the elements that usually accompany it in the carrot. Not only vitamins and minerals are missing, but also texture and taste. As a result the body will look to make up for this deficiency in other ways by craving something crunchy (potato chips?), sweet (candy?) and juicy (sodas and alcohol?) or maybe even something orange!

Numerous individual researches confirm that plants are vital for good health. That "there are virtually no nutrients in animal-based foods that are not better provided by plants" (Campbell, 2006, p. 230) is a strong statement that I find difficult to agree with, I also find that the conclusions in the text are at times drawn on weak and somewhat one-sided arguments that ignore important well-respected researches of the contrary for example that many people thrive on animal protein. As Campbell points out, it may be difficult for somebody living on plant foods to obtain adequate amounts of vitamin B 12 as well as vitamin A and D, even if these aren't considered necessary to be obtained through diet. The vitamins are absorbed better by the body when including a variety of seafood and good quality fats in the diet. Campbell suggests seeing a doctor to have levels of Vitamin B12 checked and to add supplements to the diet to make up for a deficiency. Regarding vitamin D, available in salmon and butter absorbed by the body together with fats, people in the Northern hemisphere do depend on these foods in the darker months of the year when daylight is scares. It is also worth mentioning that some traditional cultures, live on diets very high on saturated animal fats and very little plant foods - heart disease is not a problem. This example undermines the statement that `the same good nutrition maximizes health at every stage of a disease' (Campbell, 2007, p. 237). All necessary vitamins are available through diet, it should not be necessary to rely on tests and supplements. Some good quality animal sources of nutrients might be necessary for some.

The statement that it isn't chemicals that are cancer causing but the consumption of animal foods based on the breast cancer study in Long Island (Campbell, 2007, p. 166) is somewhat subjective and I am tempted to refer to studies that indicate that one of the best-documented medical aftereffects of the Hiroshima was the leukemia that developed in many of the survivors. Those who received the heaviest doses of atomic radiation have been eight times more likely than other Japanese to get the disease and they are more susceptible than others to a whole variety of cancers.

I appreciate the assertion that food is powerful stuff that is able to prevent and indeed halt or reverse disease after diagnosis and that this is applicable for people at any age. It is an area that cannot be stressed enough. Although difficult to prove scientifically, numerous studies on everything from macrobiotic diet to raw foods diet show remarkable result with the use of diet as medicine.

Campbell briefly mentions autoimmune diseases as the most frightening, because once the body turns against itself, it may become unstoppable. The Swank diet is mentioned which, back in 1977, concluded that a diet low in animal fats can prevent and even reverse multiple sclerosis. Although Swank's studies are impressive (even if anecdotal to a great extend) and carried out over a period of many years, Swank represents only one study among numerous, these are not mentioned by Campbell. Some researchers speculate that the high fat intake obtained through the ketogenic diet helps repair the myelin sheath around the nerves, the structure that is damaged in people with multiple sclerosis. Other factors that Campbell fails to mention in connection with for example multiple sclerosis are the effects of mercury in teeth, consumption of dairy, vaccinations and the use of antibiotics.

I appreciate the presentation by Campbell on genes and I agree that gene expression is dependant on diet. Numerous studies show that people when they migrate assume the disease risk of the country to which they move. Obesity amongst Asian/American population is a good example of this. As Natalie Angier states in a recent article in the New York Times' Science section: "We have to get away from the underlying assumption of the particulate units of inheritance that we seem so attached to". The research and evidence on this area is not only a relief for many, it also gives the individual a reason to make an effort to use food and lifestyle to maintain good health and not give in to poor health based the assumption that they are unavoidable because of certain diseases of their ancestors.

It seems that complexity theory, the advanced form of system theory, is appropriate in the study of how diet and lifestyle has an effect on human beings who must be viewed as very complex, evolutionary, adaptive systems. It is indeed complex yet very simple as underlined by Campbell.
As we are all biochemical individuals, I believe that there is enough evidence available at present that conclude that there isn't just one diet that fits all. It is the responsibility of the individual to figure out which foods suit their particular body best in order to feel good and to stay healthy. This is not simple and takes careful consideration and determination.

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Referred to as the "Grand Prix of epidemiology" by The New York Times, this study examines more than 350 variables of health and nutrition with surveys from 6,500 adults in more than 2,500 counties across China and Taiwan, and conclusively demonstrates the link between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as curbing obesity, this text calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the Atkins diet, that are widely popular in the West. The politics of nutrition and the impact of special interest groups in the creation and dissemination of public information are also discussed.

Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior and Character in 5 Days

Kevin Leman

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I became an instant believer! 5 out of 5 stars.
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After my pediatrician recommended anger therapy for my 5yo, I thought my world was falling apart. I picked up this book on the advice of a friend and I can honestly say that my boy is now a happy, content, well-adjusted, peace-filled normal child. He understands what it means to be a part of a family, to pull his own weight, and he is finally just not angry any more. I guess he was modeling my behavior - but not anymore! Now I walk away and no longer "vomit" my own anger on him. It took longer than a week, but our problems were bigger than mere disobedience. Now all my children are benefiting from this new method!!!

My grandson became potty trained within a week 5 out of 5 stars.
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i gave this book to my daughter and she was having difficulty getting my grandson potty trained. He is two. Within a week of using this book as a guide, he is potty trained.

Have a new kid by friday 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am very pleased with the book and I am already following it with my 13 year old son. I would recommend the book to other parents,grandparents and teachers.

Awesome book!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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"Have A New Kid By Friday" is the most relevant, down to earth book I've ever read on child rearing. Kevin Leman has compiled a "how-to" list of difficult situations parents face in every day life in an easy to follow, easy to implement way that makes following the book enjoyable for the parent, life changing for the child... preserving and enhancing relationship and accountability.