Getting older doesn't matter. Keeping active does. Sod turning sixty, make those small changes now and reap the rewards in your later decades! In the bestselling Sod Seventy! Sir Muir Gray demanded a 'bonfire of the slippers' and a reframing of what it is to be seventy and older, and how to make the most of your seventies, by closing the 'fitness gap' to stay fit and strong. Sod Sixty! is a fun, friendly, hands on guide to navigating your sixties - a very different decade with very different demands. Find out how to get fitter whatever your 'history', how to eat healthily, how to juggle looking after yourself with the responsibilities of family, friends and work, and how to make the most of this decade of change. But this is no boot camp regime. Sod Sixty! acknowledges the reality of our daily lives, and has a balanced approach, packed with achievable, practical and realistic strategies to improve your health and wellbeing. Our sixties are often thought of as the 'turning point' decade. Use this as an opportunity to take stock - to look after yourself, reduce your risk of disease and make simple lifestyle and attitude changes that will have real impact later on. Use your sixties to make sure you face your seventies more resilient and independent rather than more vulnerable as time passes. This series appeals to anyone looking for straightforward, practical, non-faddy advice to help them stay active and healthy.

Knowing what we should or shouldn't be eating these days can feel like a bit of a minefield. Are eggs good for me? How many of them a week am I allowed? Is butter good, or should I be buying a vegetable oil spread loaded with special ingredients to lower my cholesterol? Is sugar really that bad for you? What are good fats and bad fats? Find the answers to all these questions, along with lots of recipe ideas, in this new book by bestselling nutritionist Anita Bean and bestselling author and public health consultant Sir Muir Gray. Sod It! Eat Well will arm you with the knowledge to make the 'right' food choices - and that needn't be dull! Based on the principles of the Mediterranean diet and backed up by the latest scientific research, this is no dieting plan - there are no fasting days, this is not a prescriptive day by day menu - it's all about giving you the information you need to make subtle changes to your eating habits, to get some inspiration and to encourage you to make informed healthy food decisions and reap the rewards. Accompanied by over 40 quick, healthy and easy to make recipes, this is a fun, practical guide to eating right. Lose weight, guard against common health complaints and feel better, stronger and healthier. Designed to accompany Sod Seventy! and Sod Sixty! this is a fun, accessible, tasty guide to eating well and feeling better.

From the creators of the bestselling Sod series, a fun, accessible brain-training activity book designed to keep senior minds fit. Ever walked into a room and then forgotten why you went in there? Are you forever misplacing your purse or car keys? Do you increasingly forget the names of people and places? It doesn't have to be this way and Stay Sharp! is filled with practical advice and exercises created to keep our brains active in later life. Based on the latest neuroscience, Stay Sharp! is packed with a range of entertaining puzzles – including logic tests, mystery games and word games – all specially designed to boost concentration, enhance memory and sharpen cognitive powers. For any of us who are unsure about how we should look after our ageing brains, and looking for puzzles and exercises to improve mental sharpness and brain fitness, this is the perfect book!

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“An excellent introduction to the challenges and opportunities of agricultural life in a difficult region for farming . . . elegantly written.” —Jeff Bremer, The Annals of Iowa Prairie busting is central to the lore of westward expansion, but how was it actually accomplished with little more than animal and human power? In Sod Busting, David B. Danbom challenges students to think about the many practicalities of surviving on the Great Plains in the late nineteenth century by providing a detailed account of how settlers acquired land and made homes, farms, and communities. He examines the physical and climatic obstacles of the plains—perhaps America’s most inhospitable frontier—and shows how settlers sheltered themselves, gained access to fuel and water, and broke the land for agriculture. Treating the Great Plains as a post-industrial frontier, Danbom delves into the economic motivations of settlers, how they got the capital they needed to succeed, and how they used the labor of the entire family to survive until farms returned profits. He examines closely the business decisions that determined the success or failure of these farmers in a boom-and-bust economy; details the creation of churches, schools, and service centers that enriched the social and material lives of the settlers; and shows how the support of government, railroads, and other businesses contributed to the success of plains settlement. Based on contemporary accounts, settlers’ reminiscences, and the work of other historians, Sod Busting dives deeply into the practical realities of how things worked to make vivid one of the quintessentially American experiences, breaking new land. “A cogent and engaging portrait of the real lives of those who settled the Great Plains.” —Nebraska History