Living Well: Taking Care of Yourself in the Middle and Later Years
Advances in medical care allow us to live longer, but to enjoy life we need to stay healthy. Completely revised and updated, Living Well presents a thorough but manageable program for keeping in good mental and physical shape as we grow older. In Part I, Dr. James Fries includes the most up-to-date medical information about how many diseases associated with aging-such as osteoarthritis, diabetes, and atherosclerosis-can be avoided or put off with the latest medication and alternative...
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Completely revised and updated, the best-selling and comprehensive guide to healthy aging
To the ReaderxiiiPrefacexivHow to Use This BookxvAcknowledgmentsxviPart IVitality and Aging1Chapter 1Aging Versus Vitality2The Bad News: You Can't Live Forever4Better News: You Will Probably Live Longer Than You Think7The Best News: You Can Stay Vital8Principal Principles15Chapter 2Avoiding Fatal Illnesses18Prevention of Specific Diseases21Atherosclerosis21Cancer24Emphysema (COPD)26Cirrhosis27Diabetes27Trauma28The Limits of Prevention29Chapter 3Avoiding Nonfatal Diseases32Osteoarthritis33Back Problems34Hernias35Hemorrhoids35Varicose Veins36Thrombophlebitis36Gallbladder Disease37Ulcers38Bladder Infections38Dental Problems39Prevention of Surgery40Chapter 4Avoiding Some of the Problems of Aging41Osteoporosis42Falls and Fractures43Medication Side Effects44Cataracts45Corneal Opacification46Hearing Loss46Memory Loss47Dependence47Using Your Master Plan for a Better Life48Chapter 5Reject the Stereotype49Facing the Stereotype51Senior Pride51Chapter 6The Psychology of Healthy Aging: Choices, Coping, Optimization, and Growth55Avoid Learned Helplessness57Develop Self-efficacy58Choose the Right Coping Strategies59Optimize Selectively and Compensate59Use the Life Cycle to Your Advantage61Growth63Part IIThe Essential Strategies for Living Well65Chapter 7Five Keys to a Healthy Senior Lifestyle66Exercise67Diet and Nutrition74Smoking81Alcohol84Obesity84Other Health Habits87Chapter 8The Doctor88Choosing the Right Doctor88Negotiating a Plan92The Checkup95Chapter 9Medications98Your Defense Mechanisms98The Declining Dose Requirement--A Central Principle100Multiple Problems and Multiple Medications102Cutting Back103Vitamins and Minerals104A Word on Water105The Bottom Line106Chapter 10The Healthy Head107Jogging the Memory108Exercising the Mind112Fighting Depression114Wisdom115Chapter 11Senior Sexuality116Changes with Age116The Woman117The Man118The Situation119Chapter 12The Healthy Home121Ease and Routine: The Yearly Inventory121Protection Against Injury: The Safety Inventory123Chapter 13Retirement127Options128Finances132Chapter 14Completing the Plan: Advance Directives143The Living Will147The Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care148The Durable Power of Attorney for Financial/Asset Management149The Last Will and Testament150The Easy Way Out152Completing the Plan153Chapter 15Surviving Chronic Illness with Style: Secondary Prevention154Compensation, not Coping155Arthritis157Osteoporosis160High Blood Pressure163Diabetes167Congestive Heart Failure (Heart Failure, CHF)169Emphysema (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD)172Alzheimer's Disease174Succeeding with Chronic Illness176Walking303Climbing Stairs306Sleeping308Part IVData311Appendix ASome Surprising Statistics313Appendix BFor Further Reading346Index351
