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Johns Hopkins University Press Honest Aging
Book SynopsisYour indispensable guide to taking charge of the second half of your life. From Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig, a top doctor with more than 35 years of experience caring for older people, Honest Aging is an indispensable guide to the second half of life, describing what to expect physically, psychologically, functionally, and emotionally as you age. Leipzig, an expert in evidence-based geriatrics, highlights how 80-year-olds differ from 60-year-olds and why knowing this is important for your health. With candor, humor, and empathy, this book will provide you with the knowledge and practical advice to optimize aging. The book helps you recognize age-related changes in your body and mind and understand what's typical with aging and what's not; offers guidance for common health concerns, including problems with memory, energy, mood, sleep, incontinence, mobility and falls, hearing and vision, aches and pains, gastrointestinal problems, weight, and sex; shares advice on how to make decisions aTable of ContentsPrefacePart I: Aging 101Chapter 1. It's Only Aging, Get a Grip! Chapter 2. What's Normal Aging? Or, 80 Isn't 60 Chapter 3. Better Living through Chemistry? Chapter 4. More or Less: What's Right for You When It Comes to Health Care Chapter 5. An Ounce of Prevention Part II: What Really Matters As You Grow OlderChapter 6. Mind MattersChapter 7. Energy CyclesChapter 8. Ups and DownsChapter 9. Balancing ActsChapter 10. Sleep CyclesChapter 11. Urine TroubleChapter 12. All Eyes and EarsChapter 13. Aches and Pains Chapter 14. Gut FeelingsChapter 15. Weighing InChapter 16. Sex TalkPart III: Difficult DecisionsChapter 17. Making Difficult DecisionsChapter 18. To Move or Not to Move Chapter 19. Do I Need to Stop Driving?Chapter 20. Who Will Speak for Me?Appendixes1. Personal Emergency Response Systems2. Assistive Devices3. Getting Ready to Meet with Your DoctorIndex
£18.45
Johns Hopkins University Press Honest Aging
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrefacePart I: Aging 101Chapter 1. It's Only Aging, Get a Grip! Chapter 2. What's Normal Aging? Or, 80 Isn't 60 Chapter 3. Better Living through Chemistry? Chapter 4. More or Less: What's Right for You When It Comes to Health Care Chapter 5. An Ounce of Prevention Part II: What Really Matters As You Grow OlderChapter 6. Mind MattersChapter 7. Energy CyclesChapter 8. Ups and DownsChapter 9. Balancing ActsChapter 10. Sleep CyclesChapter 11. Urine TroubleChapter 12. All Eyes and EarsChapter 13. Aches and Pains Chapter 14. Gut FeelingsChapter 15. Weighing InChapter 16. Sex TalkPart III: Difficult DecisionsChapter 17. Making Difficult DecisionsChapter 18. To Move or Not to Move Chapter 19. Do I Need to Stop Driving?Chapter 20. Who Will Speak for Me?Appendixes1. Personal Emergency Response Systems2. Assistive Devices3. Getting Ready to Meet with Your DoctorIndex
£38.67
