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The Blue Zones, Second Edition: 9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
Dan Buettner • 13 highlights
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The number of service providers were numerous, creating a chaotic patchwork system with 15.6k nursing homes, 28.9k assisted living facilities, 4.3k hospice providers, 4.6k adult day care centers, augmented by over 12.2k home health agencies. And the need for these services is only increasing as the population ages. According to the National Investm... See more
Michael A. Greeley • Pulling Back the Veil Surrounding Nursing Homes…
Dr. James Fries, a professor of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Jeffrey Bland • The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer, and Happier Life
The Birth of a Nation,
Nathan Hill • Wellness: A Novel (Oprah's Book Club)
There used to be four life phases—childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Now there are at least six—childhood, adolescence, odyssey, adulthood, active retirement, and old age.
David Brooks • The Social Animal
Medical authors Atul Gawande and David Kuhl have both written beautiful books about death and the experience of dying patients. B. J. Miller, of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, gives a truly magnificent TED talk on the subject. These and many others wish to bring a more humanistic perspective to the treatment of the dying. They warn of th
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