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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise April 2019
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The longevity paradox : how to die young at a ripe old age
by Steven R Gundry
The best-selling author of The Plant Paradox identifies links to age-related ailments and gut bacteria, outlining strategies for maintaining optimal life quality throughout the senior years by supporting the body's age-vulnerable microbiome.
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| Help Me! One Woman's Quest to Find Out if Self-Help Really Can Change Her Life by Marianne PowerWhat it is: a refreshingly irreverent but still moving journey into the world of self-help books; the author's candid reflections on how advice taken from many of the world's most well-known self-help books has affected her life.
Who it's for: people curious about the past, present, and possible future of the self-improvement industry; anyone who has been told they should read The Secret one too many times.
Why you might like it: despite the tongue-in-cheek premise, the author is a longtime fan and consumer of self-help books and expresses affection for them throughout the book. |
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Meditation Is Not What You Think : Mindfulness and Why It Is So Important
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Meditation Is Not What You Think was originally published in 2005 as part of a larger book entitled Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness. Updated with a new foreword by the author, these questions (and their answers) are particularly relevant for the current era . If you're curious as to why meditation is not for the "faint-hearted," how taking some time each day to drop into awareness can actually be a radical act of love, and why paying attention is so supremely important, read on for a master class from one of the pioneers of mindfulness in the mainstream world.
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The Montessori Toddler : A Parent's Guide to Raising a Curious and Responsible Human Being
by Simone Davies
It's time to change the way we see toddlers. Using the principles developed by the educator Dr. Maria Montessori, Simone Davies shows how to turn life with a "terrible two" into a mutually rich and rewarding time of curiosity, learning, respect, and discovery. With hundreds of practical ideas for every aspect of living with a toddler, here is how to: Stay composed when your toddler is not and set limits with love and respect Set up your home and get rid of the chaos Create Montessori activities that are just right for your one-to-three-year-old Raise an inquisitive learner who loves exploring the world around them See the world through your toddler's eyes and be surprised and delighted by their perspective.
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New Ways of Understanding Autism
by Brigitte Harrisson
The experience of autistic people, real-life stories from parents, and suggested therapeutic approaches are brought together in New Ways of Understanding Autism to provide a realistic sense of autism and to build a sense of hope. Co-authors Brigitte Harrisson and Lise St-Charles, along with Governor General-award winning novelist Kim Thúy, present a new understanding of autism spectrum disorder -- one that focuses on putting the needs of the autistic person where they should be: at the centre.
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