Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... things ' for older people because they assume that this , by its very nature , is caring . Carers can easily confirm elderly invalidism by making older people dependent upon their care . Older people cannot be expected to do things , so ...
... things ' for older people because they assume that this , by its very nature , is caring . Carers can easily confirm elderly invalidism by making older people dependent upon their care . Older people cannot be expected to do things , so ...
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... things for many years , enjoyed a long life , and are happy living as they do , so why should they change ? In any case , does changing the practices of a lifetime have any effect once old age has been reached ? The damage to health has ...
... things for many years , enjoyed a long life , and are happy living as they do , so why should they change ? In any case , does changing the practices of a lifetime have any effect once old age has been reached ? The damage to health has ...
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... things , as malnutrition . Exton- Smith ( 1971 ) concluded that overfeeding after maturity increases the incidence of degenerative diseases in later life . The major dietary problem is perhaps no longer lack of food , or even poverty ...
... things , as malnutrition . Exton- Smith ( 1971 ) concluded that overfeeding after maturity increases the incidence of degenerative diseases in later life . The major dietary problem is perhaps no longer lack of food , or even poverty ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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