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Q Audiobooks: The Aging Brain, by Thad A. Polk, Narrated by Thad A. Polk
Q Audiobooks is a regular feature at LGBTSr highlighting audiobooks of interest to the LGBTQ listener.By: Thad A. Polk, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
Release date: 06-24-16
Publisher: The Great CoursesAbout ‘The Aging Brain’
We’re all getting older every day, and scientific research has shown that starting in our 20s, some brain functions begin a linear decline. But is old age all doom and gloom?
Not at all! While it’s true that some functions in the aging brain decline, neuroscientists have discovered that many other brain functions remain stable – or even improve – as we age. Furthermore, nurture plays as significant a role as nature, and there are a number of strategies you can implement to stave off declining brain function, including:
- Incorporating physical activity into your routine
- Eating a healthy diet
- Maintaining a vibrant social life
- Reducing your stress
The science behind the aging brain tells a fascinating – and often counterintuitive – story. Is “aging” a disease or merely a natural occurrence that produces disease-like symptoms? If humans are biologically programmed to survive and thrive, why do we age at all? Is it possible (or even desirable) to “cure” aging altogether?
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Q Audiobooks: Before I Had the Words (On Being a Transgender Young Adult), by Skylar Kergil, Narrated by Skylar Kergil
Q Audiobooks is a regular feature at LGBTSr highlighting audiobooks of interest to the LGBTQ listener.Before I Had the Words
By: Skylar Kergil
Narrated by: Skylar Kergil
Length: 7 hours, 7 minutes
Release date: 11-13-18
Publisher: Audible StudiosAbout ‘Before I Had the Words’
At the beginning of his physical transition from female to male, then-17-year-old Skylar Kergil posted his first video on YouTube. In the months and years that followed, he recorded weekly update videos about the physical and emotional changes he experienced. Skylar’s openness and positivity attracted thousands of viewers, who followed along as his voice deepened and his body changed shape. Through surgeries and recovery, highs and lows, from high school to college to the real world, Skylar welcomed others on his journey.
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Q Audiobooks: Backwards to Oregon, by Jae, Narrated by Hayden Bishop
Q Audiobooks is a regular feature at LGBTSr highlighting audiobooks of interest to the LGBTQ listener.Hat tip: Lesbian Audiobooks.com
Backwards to Oregon
By: Jae
Narrated by: Hayden Bishop
Length: 15 hours, 30 minutes
Release date: 03-2017
Publisher: Ylva Publishing“Luke” Hamilton has always been sure she’d never marry. She accepted that she would spend her life alone when she chose to live her life disguised as a man.
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Q Audiobooks: Inside Dumont, Narrated by Author Michael Craft
Q Audiobooks is a regular feature highlighting audiobooks of interest to the LGBTQ listener.Author, craftsman and master storyteller Michael Craft’s novel, Inside Dumont: A Novel in Stories, was recently released on audiobook, available at Audible, Amazon and iTunes.
Narrated by the author himself, Inside Dumont: A Novel in Stories uses interconnected viewpoints to tell a touching, funny, intricate narrative about lead character Marson Miles’s later-life journey toward discovery—of himself, his desires, and his place in a town called Dumont.