Health, Mind & Body
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The End of Illness
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: David B Agus
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press (2011, Dec 27th).
Pages: 320
Can we live robustly until our last breath? Do we have to suffer from debilitating conditions and sickness? Is it possible to add more vibrant years to our lives? In The End of Illness, David B. Agus, MD, one of the world’s leading cancer doctors, researchers, and technology innovators, tackles these fundamental questions, challenging long-held wisdoms and dismantling misperceptions about what “health” means. With a blend of storytelling, landmark research, and provocative ideas on health, Dr. Agus presents an eye-opening picture of the human body and all of the ways it works—and fails—showing us how a new perspective on our individual health will allow each of us to achieve that often elusive but now reachable goal of a long, vigorous life. more
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Mayo Clinic Healthy Heart for Life!
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Mayo Clinic
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Time Home Entertainment (2012, Jan 31st).
Pages: 288
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