Take care of your elderly relative

Gray, Muir

Beaconsfield Publishers

Dreaded by many people as an inevitable part of normal aging, Dementia has displaced Cancer as the most feared health problem. Cancer continues to be a serious condition, but it is often curable, and almost always treatable. In contrast, the fear of dementia is complicated by the fear of ageing, and by muddled thinking about its relationship with Alzheimer's disease. Yet, there is no reason to be disheartened. Ever-evolving scientificevidence means that we can be increasingly optimistic about the future, and on-going research shows that the problems we dread- dementia, disability and dependency- can be controlled. By taking steps tolimit damage to the brain caused by stress, sleep problems, and inactivity throughout our lives, it is more than possible to substantially reduce your risk of dementia. Equally, a loss of physical fitness (which starts long before old age) is preventable. Based on research from the Optimal Ageing Programme, and full of practical, evidence-based advice on managing the major risk factors underpinning dementia, this book will inspire readers to fight back against the modernenvironment and negative societal attitudes. Through simple but effective lifestyle changes that anyone can make, everyone can take positive action to increase their brainability.It is never too late to change your life, reduce your risk, and live better for longer.

Increase your Brainability―and Reduce your Risk of Dementia

Alessi, Charles

Chambers, Larry W.

Oxford University Press

Sod 70! Keep fit, keep the brain going, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a fulfilling, active life into your nineties and beyond. This book – part exercise book, part manifesto for a happier, healthier life – tells you how.
 Many of us approach our seventies with an unhelpful stereotype lodged in our brains. The stooped figures on the road sign imply that ageing inevitably causes problems but many of these can be postponed or prevented because they are caused not by ageing, but by loss of fitness, preventable disease and the wrong attitude. Shake off the stereotypes and empower yourself. Embrace seventy, and make the most of it by following the simple resolutions created for you in this book, packed with ideas to help you get fit and healthy, in body and mind.
 This book tells you how to Sod Seventy! – and live life to the full! Keep fit, keep your brain active, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a rewarding, active life into your eighties, nineties and beyond. Part exercise book, part manifesto for a happier, healthier life – this book will show you how.
 From the art of body maintenance to the importance of choosing healthcare wisely, Sod Seventy! is the practical and uplifting approach to living longer and better. The perfect gift for friends or relatives nearing seventy, or a present to yourself!

Sod Seventy!: The Guide to Living Well

Self-Help

Bloomsbury Sport

Getting older doesn't matter. Keeping active does. Sod turning sixty, make those small changes now and reap the rewards in your later decades!
 In the bestselling Sod Seventy! Sir Muir Gray demanded a 'bonfire of the slippers' and a reframing of what it is to be seventy and older, and how to make the most of your seventies, by closing the 'fitness gap' to stay fit and strong. Sod Sixty! is a fun, friendly, hands on guide to navigating your sixties - a very different decade with very different demands. Find out how to get fitter whatever your 'history', how to eat healthily, how to juggle looking after yourself with the responsibilities of family, friends and work, and how to make the most of this decade of change. But this is no boot camp regime. Sod Sixty! acknowledges the reality of our daily lives, and has a balanced approach, packed with achievable, practical and realistic strategies to improve your health and wellbeing.
 Our sixties are often thought of as the 'turning point' decade. Use this as an opportunity to take stock - to look after yourself, reduce your risk of disease and make simple lifestyle and attitude changes that will have real impact later on. Use your sixties to make sure you face your seventies more resilient and independent rather than more vulnerable as time passes. 
 This series appeals to anyone looking for straightforward, practical, non-faddy advice to help them stay active and healthy.
 Written by Dr Claire Parker, a GP in her sixties, Sod Sixty! publishes at the same time as sister volume Sod it! Eat Well.

Sod Sixty!: The Guide to Living Well

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Parker, Claire

Exercise & Fitness

Knowing what we should or shouldn't be eating these days can feel like a bit of a minefield. 
Are eggs good for me? How many of them a week am I allowed? Is butter good, or should I be buying a vegetable oil spread loaded with special ingredients to lower my cholesterol? Is sugar really that bad for you? What are good fats and bad fats? 
Find the answers to all these questions, along with lots of recipe ideas, in this new book by bestselling nutritionist Anita Bean and bestselling author and public health consultant Sir Muir Gray. 
Sod It! Eat Well will arm you with the knowledge to make the 'right' food choices - and that needn't be dull! Based on the principles of the Mediterranean diet and backed up by the latest scientific research, this is no dieting plan - there are no fasting days, this is not a prescriptive day by day menu - it's all about giving you the information you need to make subtle changes to your eating habits, to get some inspiration and to encourage you to make informed healthy food decisions and reap the rewards. Accompanied by over 40 quick, healthy and easy to make recipes, this is a fun, practical guide to eating right.
Lose weight, guard against common health complaints and feel better, stronger and healthier. Designed to accompany Sod Seventy! and Sod Sixty! this is a fun, accessible, tasty guide to eating well and feeling better.

Sod it! Eat Well

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Bean,Anita

Special Diet

Sod Sitting, Get Moving! is the must-have guide to keeping fit and healthy in your sixties, seventies and beyond. Specifically designed for older adults the exercises, stretches and strengthening movements will help keep you fit, strong and supple for the years ahead. You will feel better, look better and younger and reduce your risk of disability and dementia.
As we get older too many of us spend our time sitting and not exercising. This is a call to arms – a bonfire of the slippers! Walk more, get moving, get exercising, get fitter, and feel better! This handy book shows you how.
 With easy exercise ideas created by Green Goddess and health and fitness expert Diana Moran, with text from Sir Muir Gray, author of the bestselling Sod Seventy!, this is the perfect present for yourself, or for anybody turning sixty, seventy or eighty!

Sod Sitting, Get Moving!: Getting Active in Your 60s, 70s and Beyond

Moran, Diana

Green Tree

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