Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... fact is that the profession as it stands cannot change its ways , certainly not fast enough to meet the public's need . Under the heading of clinical iatrogenesis , Illich ( 1977 ) described the physical damage caused by medical ...
... fact is that the profession as it stands cannot change its ways , certainly not fast enough to meet the public's need . Under the heading of clinical iatrogenesis , Illich ( 1977 ) described the physical damage caused by medical ...
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... fact that the offending food is often part of staple diet , can prevent direct connections between food and illness being made . The orthodox medical view of food intolerance is sceptical . It is , indeed , hard to imagine that some ...
... fact that the offending food is often part of staple diet , can prevent direct connections between food and illness being made . The orthodox medical view of food intolerance is sceptical . It is , indeed , hard to imagine that some ...
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... mankind attempts to rationalize its own existence . Man is gifted with reason ; he is life being aware of itself . . . This awareness of himself as a separate entity , the awareness of his own short life span , of the fact that.
... mankind attempts to rationalize its own existence . Man is gifted with reason ; he is life being aware of itself . . . This awareness of himself as a separate entity , the awareness of his own short life span , of the fact that.
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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