Here's an essential guide to disease-free living packed with hundreds of tips and techniques from dozens of medical experts and health organizations to help you identify the health risks you may face. First, Health Smart shows you how to develop a family health history with extensive self-assessment tests for determining your risk of getting heart disease, cancer, stroke, emphysema, hypertension, and other serious health conditions. Then, for each potential problem that you may be at risk for, you'll discover the practical information you need for early detection and prevention of that illness. Finally, you'll see how to create and implement a personalized program for healthy, disease-free living. You'll discover how to research your family history to determine your risk of being genetically predisposed to getting cancer, heart disease, or diabetes; interpret the results of cholesterol and blood pressure tests without consulting a doctor; monitor your health for heart disease - along with three simple techniques for reducing your risk; lose weight effortlessly with low-fat foods, nutritional guidelines, and a simple exercise program; prevent respiratory problems such as asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis; and determine the types of medical tests most appropriate for your health profile. In addition, Health Smart shows you five techniques to lower your chances of getting cancer... five "red flags" to look for when reviewing your family health history... proven techniques for quitting smoking and excessive drinking... four simple steps to prevent osteoporosis... how to relieve chronic arthritis... and the effects of diet, exercise, and a positive attitude on your health and vitality. You'll also find case histories of people who prolonged their lives thanks to these health-giving techniques. Health Smart helps you beat the odds against contracting life-threatening health conditions without radically changing your lifestyle or following stringent programs. It will not only guard your health - but it may also save your life.

Health Smart: Your Personal Plan to Living Longer and Healthier

Vierck, Elizabeth

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Prentice Hall Direct

Here's an essential guide to disease-free living packed with hundreds of tips and techniques from dozens of medical experts and health organizations to help you identify the health risks you may face. First, Health Smart shows you how to develop a family health history with extensive self-assessment tests for determining your risk of getting heart disease, cancer, stroke, emphysema, hypertension, and other serious health conditions. Then, for each potential problem that you may be at risk for, you'll discover the practical information you need for early detection and prevention of that illness. Finally, you'll see how to create and implement a personalized program for healthy, disease-free living. You'll discover how to research your family history to determine your risk of being genetically predisposed to getting cancer, heart disease, or diabetes; interpret the results of cholesterol and blood pressure tests without consulting a doctor; monitor your health for heart disease - along with three simple techniques for reducing your risk; lose weight effortlessly with low-fat foods, nutritional guidelines, and a simple exercise program; prevent respiratory problems such as asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis; and determine the types of medical tests most appropriate for your health profile. In addition, Health Smart shows you five techniques to lower your chances of getting cancer... five "red flags" to look for when reviewing your family health history... proven techniques for quitting smoking and excessive drinking... four simple steps to prevent osteoporosis... how to relieve chronic arthritis... and the effects of diet, exercise, and a positive attitude on your health andvitality. You'll also find case histories of people who prolonged their lives thanks to these health-giving techniques. Health Smart helps you beat the odds against contracting life-threatening health conditions without radically changing your lifestyle or following stringent programs.

Nutrition

Special Report: Osteoporosis : How to Stop It How to Prevent It How to Reverse It

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Health Smart

Random House Value Publishing

Growing Old in America (Information Plus Reference Series)

Reference

Information Plus

Clears up misconceptions about menopause, describes symptoms and treatments, and looks at the special health concerns of older women

Keys to Menopause and Beyond (Barron's Keys to Retirement Planning)

B E S Pub Co

Practical information on the Medicare system how it works, how to cope with it successfully, and how to fill in the gaps it leaves, including buying supplemental insurance and financing long-term care. Includes a substantial resource section. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Paying for Health Care After Age 65 (Choices and Challenges)

Business & Money

Economics

ABC-Clio, Inc.

In 4 out of 5 cases, loss of bladder control can be completely cured or greatly improved. Vierck tells readers step-by-step how to reclaim a happy, normal life free from embarrassing bladder control problems.

7 Steps to Normal Bladder Control: Simple, Practical Tips & Techniques for Staying Dry (Harbor Health Series)

Harbor Press, Inc.

The graying of America is perhaps the most significant demographic event of recent times. Health care and nutrition have improved, and baby boomers reaching middle age and retirement will influence American society both now and in the years to come. Vierck and Hodges present vital statistics on aging Americans in a readable and interesting format, describing trends, offering insights, and providing a framework for understanding the data. 
This book includes many previously unpublished data sources, and Vierck and Hodges offer analytical support to clarify the vast amount of information. Comprehensive analyses, for example, were conducted on newly available nursing home, home health care, and hospice care data, and an extensive interpretation of nutrition data by Kris Hodges provides new perspectives on the nutritional status of the elderly. The book, divided into 16 chapters on different aspects of aging and health, will be useful to gerontologists, geriatricians, health policy analysts, researchers, librarians and information specialists, marketing professionals, journalists, students, and others doing research on aging, health, and health services.

Aging: Demographics, Health, and Health Services

Hodges, Kris

Greenwood

From politics to popular culture, baby boomers exert a profound impact on America. As they enter middle age and retirement, this generation, unprecedented in size, will confront a vast new realm of problems, choices, and decisions. Their needs will make the graying of America the most significant demographic event of our time. As a resource fitted to such an event, Aging: Lifestyles, Work, and Money, provides a definitive, comprehensive source of information about people aged 65 years and older. The information is indexed and included under easy-to-follow headings, allowing the reader to locate facts quickly and as needed, or browse and encounter valuable information serendipitously. 
Vierck and Hodges not only provide exhaustive coverage of vital statistics (including many previously unpublished features), but also offer analytical support―describing trends, offering insights, and providing a framework for understanding the data.
This volume is ideally suited to the elderly whose concerns it investigates, as well as to medical and nursing libraries, and anyone interested in the manifold issues associated with the elderly. It includes a bibliography, a listing of Web sites, and an appendix listing world records and fascinating facts, providing a record of some extraordinary achievements of the elderly.
 • More than 180 tables, graphs, and charts

Aging: Lifestyles, Work, and Money

Parenting & Relationships

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Health Smart: Your Personal Plan to Living Longer and Healthier

Health Smart: Your Personal Plan to Living Longer and Healthier

Special Report: Osteoporosis : How to Stop It How to Prevent It How to Reverse It

Health Smart

Growing Old in America (Information Plus Reference Series)

Keys to Menopause and Beyond (Barron's Keys to Retirement Planning)

Paying for Health Care After Age 65 (Choices and Challenges)

7 Steps to Normal Bladder Control: Simple, Practical Tips & Techniques for Staying Dry (Harbor Health Series)

Aging: Demographics, Health, and Health Services

Aging: Lifestyles, Work, and Money