Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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Page 14
... better provided for today than they were in the supposedly ' bad old days ' of the last century . Our philanthropy is , at best , paper thin in terms of the practical realities of being old in modern society . Certainly , the experience ...
... better provided for today than they were in the supposedly ' bad old days ' of the last century . Our philanthropy is , at best , paper thin in terms of the practical realities of being old in modern society . Certainly , the experience ...
Page 69
... better adapted to future challenges . Fractured bones heal making them stronger ; scar tissue is better able to resist further damage ; recovery from infectious disease gives the body a lasting immunity to reoccurrence . Thus , the self ...
... better adapted to future challenges . Fractured bones heal making them stronger ; scar tissue is better able to resist further damage ; recovery from infectious disease gives the body a lasting immunity to reoccurrence . Thus , the self ...
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... better , thereby breaking the vicious circle of unhappiness , illness , misery and further illness . The most notable exponent of this therapy is Norman Cousins ( Cousins , 1979 ) , who confounded his doctors by recovering from ...
... better , thereby breaking the vicious circle of unhappiness , illness , misery and further illness . The most notable exponent of this therapy is Norman Cousins ( Cousins , 1979 ) , who confounded his doctors by recovering from ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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