Honest aging An insider's guide to the second half of life
Book - 2023
"The author is a geriatrician who provides readers with inside information about the aging process. She details what to expect, what's normal and what's not, and what options there are when adapting to getting older"--
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Self-help publications
- Published
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press
2023.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- "Take control of your health and well-being" -- Cover.
- Physical Description
- xi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781421444703
9781421444697
- 0. Preface
- 0. Part 1
- 1. It's only aging
- 2. What's normal aging? Or, eighty isn't 60
- 3. Medication effects, or why you become a cheaper drunk as you age
- 4. More or less
- 5. An\ounce of prevention
- 0. Part 2
- 6. Mind matters
- 7. Energy cycles
- 8. Ups and downs
- 9. Balancing acts
- 10. Sleepy-time
- 11. Urine trouble
- 12. All eyes and ears
- 13. Aches and pains
- 14. Gut feelings
- 15. Weighing in
- 16. Sex talk
- 0. Part 3
- 17. Making difficult decisions
- 18. To move or not to move
- 19. Stopping driving
- 20. Who will speak for me?
- 0. Glossary
- 0. Appendices
- 1. Personal emergency response systems
- 2. Mobility assistive devices
- 3. Pre-visit checklists