Okay, so you are 35 . . . 40 . . . 50 . . . 60 . . . and counting. You’ve got a few laugh lines here, a little cellulite there. And sometimes you can’t remember your own name. But you’re not ready for the old folks’ home yet. With this book, you can look better, feel better, and live better—every day of the year. Inside this comprehensive, practical guide, you’ll find easy things you can do every day to make the rest of your life the best of your life, such as: Fight wrinkles with eel grapes Try the Yab Yum sexual position with your partner tonight Fight cellulite with circuit training Adopt a dog—and walk it every day Learn French—and then book a trip to Paris From superfoods and weight training to memory boosters and real-life aphrodisiacs, these are anti-aging tips and tricks that really work—no matter what your age. Because you’re not getting older, you’re getting stronger, smarter, sexier, thinner, wiser, bolder, happier . . .

Wouldn't it be wonderful to love your life through every age and stage of it? Appreciate yourself every step of the way? And have such vitality that, even though you're perfectly proud of the age you are, people routinely think you're several years younger? This happy state is the promise of Younger by the Day, a one - year program for aging in reverse with results that start as soon as you do -- and you can start any day of the year. Victoria Moran was baffled when midlife seemed to change everything, from the shape of her body to her visibility in society. She began a four - year journey, asking these questions: Why do some women blossom with age while others wither? How can you accept yourself as you are and still nurture yourself into becoming the best you can be? How can you draw from your inner wisdom everything you need to deal with the un-certainties of life as well the certainty of growing older? Victoria found the practical answers, and they are distilled here for you to put into use, one day at a time.

You can never be too rich or too thin...or too happy, smart, young, sexy or stress-free. In this book, you'll find the daily tips, tricks, and tried-and-true tactics you need to be all these things—and more. Each day's entry offers advice for a different aspect of your life, such as: Monday: Only Use Cash or Checks to Make Sure You Save Money Tuesday: Create a Happiness Blog to Record Life's Best Moments Wednesday: Eat Folic Acid to Be Thinner Thursday: Try Sage and Lemon Balm to Improve Your Memory Friday: Pile on the Garlic to Fight Aging Saturday: To Spice Things Up, Create Your Arousal Map Sunday: Tune Up Your Chakras to Relax With this book, you can transform yourself and your life—one day at a time!

Happiness is more than a state of mind--it's a lifestyle! And with this book, you can transform your life--and get happy in only 365 days. With daily tips and tried-and-true tactics for every aspect of happiness, you'll reach for the stars--and shine! Monday: Update your resume Tuesday: Volunteer to read books to the blind Wednesday: Take a down-in-the-dumps chum to the circus Thursday: Max out your odds for Mr. Right at your local pub--on Trivia Night Friday: Get out the George Foreman grill and have a BBQ for the whole family indoors Saturday: Join a hiking club and strut your stuff Sunday: Take a sunrise yoga class With this book, you'll have the advice you need to make this the year that you bliss out—every day in every way!

Happily married people live longer, healthier, wealthier lives. And they donÆt fight any more or less than unhappily married couples. WhatÆs their secret? In this book, youÆll learn the many ways in which couples can build intimacy and reinforce their commitment to one another--every day of the year. Inside this engaging, enlightening handbook, youÆll find easy things you can do every day to make marriage as happy and fulfilled as it can be, such as: #10: Keep one anotherÆs secrets. Relationship experts say that intimacy is strengthened and marriage bonds deepened when couples regard keeping each otherÆs secrets as a sacred trust. Keeping your word to your spouse makes possible the revealing of vulnerabilities, fears, aspirations, and dreams. #112: Have sex tonight. And again tomorrow night. Couples who have more sex report happier marriages, according to the American Sexual Behavior study conducted by the University of Chicago. #286: Stay friendly when arguing. ItÆs a given that you can forcefully argue your side, so try switching sides to debate your partnerÆs viewpoint. Ask your partner to present your side. Call each other by pet names to keep the conversation friendly. From impromptu trysts and new sexual positions to couplesÆ retreats and joint acts of charity, these are marital tips and tricks that really work--no matter how long youÆve been married.

The best way to take care of your self is to take care of your Self. With its unique three-fold approach, this book helps you nurture and nourish the mind, body, and spirit within the natural course of every day: Mind Take a break from the (bad) news. It's hard to find spiritual sustenance and renewal in a world rocked by tension. So turn off the television and radio, stay off the Internet, and stop the daylong bombardment of negativity from virtually every media outlet. Body Drink a cup of gyokuro tea. Theanine is an amino acid that increases alpha brainwave activity--and gyokuro tea is chock full of it. One cup of this Japanese green tea and you'll be calmer and wiser for up to four hours. Spirit Choose a natural talisman. A talisman is a token chosen to create a certain effect. Crystals, stones, and feathers are natural talismans you can use to protect yourself from anxiety, relieve stress, and remind you who you really are. From alternative medicine and ayurvedic nutrition to chakra healing and tantric sex, this book allows you to weave self-care into the weft and woof of your lives, transforming your lives--moment to moment, hour to hour, day to day.

'A splendid work of art, In Defence of the Ordinary returns drama, pleasure and awakening to everyday life ... in the tradition of cultural critics like Ashis Nandy and Umberto Eco... The book is one of a kind.' -Prathama Banerjee is a noted historian of the global south and Professor at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi. '[A] flâneur of our everyday spheres of life, [the author] excavates the multiple layers of social, political and artistic thinking and experimentation ... with an unparalleled lightness of prose worthy of a Balthasar Gracián and Georg Lichtenberg.' -Ramin Jahanbegloo is a philosopher and Vice Dean and Director at Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace Studies, O.P. Jindal Global University, India. '[The] book builds an engaging web of thoughts about things which are ordinary but in their very ordinariness hide deep social truths... Dev Nath Pathak brings a lightness to his critical eye while reminding us of how much of the ordinary has been forgotten in academic pursuits.' -Sundar Sarukkai is a renowned philosopher and thinker in contemporary India. In Defence of the Ordinary is laced with light humour, soaked in serious sarcasm and powered with poetic polemics. Informed by sources such as psychoanalysis, philosophy, yoga, anthropology, popular cinema, folk songs and everything that is part of an ordinary living, it is a sociologist's sincere ruminations on the layered ordinariness. The book invites us to rethink the ways of seeing, understanding, enacting, emoting and relating with provocative ideas like why we don't value ordinariness and how our pursuit of extraordinary is misleading us into mishaps. The key objective of the human existence is that of the book too, namely, awakening the dormant potentials of emancipation every day rather than waiting for an occasional charisma induced by a holy book or a secular gimmick or an orchestrated leadership.