Healthy Aging For Dummies
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Healthy Aging For Dummies

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eBook - ePub

Healthy Aging For Dummies

About this book

Look to this book for advice, techniques, and strategies to help people stay vigorous and healthy as they grow older.

People are becoming increasingly knowledgeable about managing their health as they age. Healthy Aging For Dummies explains how people can embark on a healthy lifestyle that will enable them to feel young, both mentally and physically, even as they're getting older. It covers tips and advice on choosing the ideal physician; starting an exercise program; learning to meditate; taking the right vitamins and herbs; dealing with or preventing heart disease, cancer, and dementia; replacing negative thinking with positive thinking; and building memory and learning skills.

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Information

Publisher
For Dummies
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780470149751
eBook ISBN
9781118068328
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Part I : So You Want to Look and Feel Young Forever . . .
  5. Chapter 1: The Fountain of Youth, at Your Fingertips
  6. Chapter 2: The Four Major Health Concerns about Aging (And How to Prevent Them)
  7. Chapter 3: Evaluating Your Health and History and Setting Goals for Wellness
  8. Part II : Workin’ on Your Framework
  9. Chapter 4: Putting Your Best Face Forward
  10. Chapter 5: Loving the Skin You’re In
  11. Chapter 6: Building Bones and Preserving Joints
  12. Part III : Using Nutrition to Extend Your Expiration Date
  13. Chapter 7: You Are What You Eat: Nutrition 101
  14. Chapter 8: Supplementing Your Daily Diet
  15. Part IV : Getting Physical
  16. Chapter 9: Maintaining a Healthy Weight and Fitness Level
  17. Chapter 10: Strengthening Your Heart
  18. Chapter 11: Building and Fine-Tuning Healthy Muscles
  19. Part V : Sharpening the All-Important Mind and Spirit
  20. Chapter 12: Keeping Your Mind and Memory in Tip-Top Shape
  21. Chapter 13: Decreasing Stress to Live a Longer, Better Life
  22. Chapter 14: ZZZ . . . The Infinite Importance of a Good Night’s Sleep
  23. Chapter 15: Don’t Worry, Be Happy: The Keys to Maintaining Health and Vitality
  24. Part VI : The Part of Tens
  25. Chapter 16: Ten Medical Myths that Can Affect Your Health
  26. Chapter 17: Ten Foods to Help You Age Healthfully
  27. Chapter 18: Ten Mind Games to Boost Your Brainpower
  28. Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Make Your Home Safer as You Age
  29. Appendix: Health, Lifestyle, and History Self-Assessment