Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... heart has an enormous workload , beating daily around 100 000 times and pumping 7 tons of blood around the body ... disease was not a major concern ; indeed , angina pectoris was not known until 1772 , and before the 1920s coronary heart ...
... heart has an enormous workload , beating daily around 100 000 times and pumping 7 tons of blood around the body ... disease was not a major concern ; indeed , angina pectoris was not known until 1772 , and before the 1920s coronary heart ...
Page 157
... coronary heart disease . Coronary heart attacks or thromboses These are caused by the obstruction of coronary vessels , usually by blood clots ... heart disease is drug treatment . Indeed , there is a tendency 157 CARDIOVASCULAR AILMENTS.
... coronary heart disease . Coronary heart attacks or thromboses These are caused by the obstruction of coronary vessels , usually by blood clots ... heart disease is drug treatment . Indeed , there is a tendency 157 CARDIOVASCULAR AILMENTS.
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... coronary heart disease , and have suf- ficient determination to change their lifestyle , can continue to live abundantly ; but not in the same way . Conversely , without changing the factors which increase vulnerability to heart disease ...
... coronary heart disease , and have suf- ficient determination to change their lifestyle , can continue to live abundantly ; but not in the same way . Conversely , without changing the factors which increase vulnerability to heart disease ...
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reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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