With life expectancies increasing, it's more important than ever for men to take care of their health. This title, the first in Ireland to cover exclusively men's health issues and written by a renowned Irish GP, gives all the facts a man will need to stay fit and well. The Men's Health Book: Is written in an informal,accessible style Focuses both on ways to stay fit and provides information on illnesses/conditions which particularly affect men

As a family doctor, Dr Mark Rowe has seen firsthand the impact of investing in your future self with simple, small changes to your daily routine that leverage the science of habits for lasting results. Take a sauna – it could improve your metabolism and your pain threshold. Drink great coffee – it can lower your risk of heart disease and stroke. Make time for awe – it releases positive hormones. In this inspiring and practical audiobook, Mark reveals the most important things we can do tod...

How can we wake up each morning feeling optimistic, invigorated and enthusiastic about the day ahead? How can we live with more vitality? Through his work as a lifestyle-medicine practitioner and practising GP, Dr Mark Rowe understands how our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing all interconnect and impact on our health and ability to stay well. Balancing each of these elements forms the essence of vitality, or ‘the VitalityMark’ as Dr Rowe has come to define it. This audio...

Around the first century BCE, Buddhist monks formed monasteries and established relationships with kings and lay people. The rules monks live by, the Vinaya, are a pivotal source of meaning for them and their dealings with society and form the basis of multiple monasticisms across geographical regions and throughout history. The ways in which the Vinaya is understood and practiced, therefore, must take into account the kind of monasticism that emerges from it. In Living with the Vinaya...

The Tai Lue of Sipsong Panna, located in China’s southern Yunnan province, is the largest community of Theravada Buddhists in a country where the Mahayana tradition is dominant. In recent decades, and in light of ever-increasing global connectivity and visibility online, the public participation of Tai Lue novices and monks in practices such as eating in the afternoon, drinking alcohol, having girlfriends, and competing in sports—all considered unfitting, even unacceptable, behavior for Bu...

Are you the kind of person who watches crime drama and real-life crime documentaries on television? Are you fascinated by the twists and turns of justice and the law? But how much do you really know about key issues in crime, crime control, policing and punishment in the UK?This exciting, dynamic and accessible book, written by leading experts, presents 50 key facts related to crime and criminal justice policy in Britain. Did you know that, contrary to public belief, in the UK a li...

This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers will encounter artists, psychologists, social workers, part-time priests, healers, and librarians as well as charlatans, hucksters, profiteers, and rabble-rousers—all whose lives reflect changes...