Robert A Levine

Aging Wisely

Strategies for Baby Boomers and Seniors

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Produktbeschreibung

Aging Wisely promotes behavior and actions that will help people age well, maximizing pleasure and productivity as they grow older. Levine discusses the aging process and various diseases that are prevalent in the later years, as well as strategies people can utilize to lead fulfilling lives and reduce their risk of physical and cognitive decline.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 147mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780810895614
• ISBN-10: 0810895617
• Artikelnr.: 49446090

Autorenporträt

Robert A. Levine, MD, is former chief of neurology at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut and retired clinical professor at Yale University. He has authored three other books, Aging with Attitude, Shock Therapy for the American Health Care System, and Defying Dementia (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010).

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction 2: The Baby Boomers
Aging Reluctantly 3: The Greatest Generation and the Silent Generation
Life Before the Baby Boomers 4: The Impact of Time and the Aging Process 5: Knowing Your Enemies
Diseases and Disorders Common With Aging 6: Loss
Aging's Companion 7: Ageism
The Marginalization of Older People 8: The Quest
Strategies for Control 9: It's In Your Hands
Additional Strategies 10: What the Future Holds
Aging in the New Millennium 11: Doing It Your Way
Preparing For Life's End 12: Observations and Conclusions