Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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Page 55
... muscles to contract , using oxygen at an accelerated rate . Oxygen provides muscles with energy , but contraction through stress deprives them of oxygen by narrowing the blood vessels that transport oxygen - laden blood . The muscles ...
... muscles to contract , using oxygen at an accelerated rate . Oxygen provides muscles with energy , but contraction through stress deprives them of oxygen by narrowing the blood vessels that transport oxygen - laden blood . The muscles ...
Page 113
... muscle cramp and , in older people , osteoporosis . It is available in milk , cheese , yoghurt , nuts and green vegetables ... muscles , good eyesight , and the metabolism of food . De- ficiencies can lead to weakness , irritability ...
... muscle cramp and , in older people , osteoporosis . It is available in milk , cheese , yoghurt , nuts and green vegetables ... muscles , good eyesight , and the metabolism of food . De- ficiencies can lead to weakness , irritability ...
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... Muscles then spasm , or become stretched , the nerves become over - sensitive , passing their irritability to the muscles and joints . Osteopathy has developed the concept of lesions , an area of the body that has become involved in ...
... Muscles then spasm , or become stretched , the nerves become over - sensitive , passing their irritability to the muscles and joints . Osteopathy has developed the concept of lesions , an area of the body that has become involved in ...
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reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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