Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... osteoporosis , perhaps because regular appropriate exercise on yogic lines has even been found to help build up bones that have become weaker , or demineral- ized . Yoga relaxation can help manage hypertension , by actively lowering ...
... osteoporosis , perhaps because regular appropriate exercise on yogic lines has even been found to help build up bones that have become weaker , or demineral- ized . Yoga relaxation can help manage hypertension , by actively lowering ...
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... osteoporosis , ulcers , cataracts , diabetes , insomnia and severe depression . Opren , marketed as a wonder drug suitable for older people , was withdrawn when it caused numerous fatalities . Steroidal medication , also used for asthma ...
... osteoporosis , ulcers , cataracts , diabetes , insomnia and severe depression . Opren , marketed as a wonder drug suitable for older people , was withdrawn when it caused numerous fatalities . Steroidal medication , also used for asthma ...
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... Osteoporosis Society PO Box 10 Barton Meade House Radstock Bath Avon BA3 3YB Parkinson's Disease Society 36 Portland Place London W1N 3DG Alexander technique Society of Teachers of Alexander Technique London House References Adler ...
... Osteoporosis Society PO Box 10 Barton Meade House Radstock Bath Avon BA3 3YB Parkinson's Disease Society 36 Portland Place London W1N 3DG Alexander technique Society of Teachers of Alexander Technique London House References Adler ...
Contents
Nature and the importance of good health in old age | 1 |
expectations of health in old age | 8 |
the medicalization of old age | 23 |
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