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Harvard Medical School Better Balance: Easy exercises to improve stability and prevent falls (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

Discover what you can do to prevent falls, improve balance and mobility. Better Balance: Easy exercises to improve stability and prevent falls gives you step-by-step instructions for easy, effective workouts that will improve posture, increase muscle strength and speed, sharpen reflexes, expand flex...

Harvard Medical School Better Bladder and Bowel Control

Whether sitting on an airplane, attending a business meeting, or just gardening in the yard, the sudden or urgent need to get to a bathroom is a distressing and all-too-frequent disruption in the lives of millions of people. Bladder or bowel incontinence is surprisingly common. It has a number of ca...

Harvard Medical School Coping with Grief and Loss: A guide to healing (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

Sooner or later, everyone will grieve the loss of a close relative or friend, whether the cause is a sudden heart attack, a car accident, or the stresses of disease or age. Each year, 2.4 million men, women, and children die in the United States, leaving behind many others who mourn them. The passin...

Harvard Medical School Positive Psychology: Harnessing the power of happiness, personal strength, and mindfulness

Tough economic times are the perfect setting to begin using positive psychology to your advantage, says a this report from Harvard Medical School. Positive Psychology: Harnessing the power of happiness, personal strength, and mindfulness is a guide to the concepts that have made Positive Psychology ...

Harvard Medical School Improving Memory: Understanding age-related memory loss (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

By age 60, more than half of adults have concerns about their memory. However, minor memory lapses that occur with age are not usually signs of a serious neurological disorder, such as Alzheimer s disease, but rather the result of normal changes in the structure and function of the brain. This repor...

Harvard Medical School Core Exercises: 6 workouts to tighten your abs, strengthen your back, and improve balance

In this report, you ll learn ways to slip these essential exercises into even the busiest schedule. The six core workouts in this report feature exercises that emphasize moves you make during sports and everyday life. We ll show you how to set achievable goals and work smart, rather than wasting tim...

The Harvard Medical School 6-Week Plan for Healthy Eating

This week-by-week plan will help you transform your eating habits into a program of nutritious and delicious food choices that can last a lifetime. Using the latest results of nutrition science, Harvard experts take you by the hand as you learn to eat for heart health, longevity, energy, and vitalit...

Harvard Medical School Overcoming Addiction: Paths toward recovery (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

Addiction can be devastating. Recent scientific advances have shaped our understanding of this common and complex problem. The good news is that there are a number of effective treatments for addiction, including self-help strategies, psychotherapy, medications, and rehabilitation programs. You can ...

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