Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... tension and conflict . Depression is related to the common social experience of ageing . Re- tirement , and the loss of social relationships and status can lead to lowered self - esteem and decreased interest in life , important ...
... tension and conflict . Depression is related to the common social experience of ageing . Re- tirement , and the loss of social relationships and status can lead to lowered self - esteem and decreased interest in life , important ...
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... Tension can be as damaging to health as any bacteria or virus , ulti- mately causing major harm to health . Unrelieved tension and anxiety can initially produce reactions ranging from headaches , skin disorders , and failing eyesight ...
... Tension can be as damaging to health as any bacteria or virus , ulti- mately causing major harm to health . Unrelieved tension and anxiety can initially produce reactions ranging from headaches , skin disorders , and failing eyesight ...
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... tensions which have to be compensated for elsewhere . Medicine is now recognizing that many illnesses are caused by interference with nerve transmission , due to the pressure , strain or tension on the spinal cord and surround- ing ...
... tensions which have to be compensated for elsewhere . Medicine is now recognizing that many illnesses are caused by interference with nerve transmission , due to the pressure , strain or tension on the spinal cord and surround- ing ...
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reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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