Healthy Aging Must-Read

Author: He Yangzi
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This is a small booklet dedicated to middle-aged and elderly friends. Although titled "Essential Reading for Elderly Health," middle-aged readers can also benefit from it, as today's middle-aged individuals are tomorrow's elderly. Knowing some elderly health knowledge in advance is immensely beneficial, especially since it incorporates the preventive philosophy of "treating disease before it occurs." Health preservation is originally a lifelong pursuit. From childhood to adulthood, from vitality to old age, everyone should practice health preservation, and only in this way can one achieve the greatest benefits of health preservation. However, the current situation is that teenagers are deeply immersed in the mire of education, young adults are rushing in the tide of job hunting and career selection, and middle-aged adults are battling in the workplace for a livelihood. When do they have the time and mental energy to talk about health preservation? Therefore, only the elderly have the time and energy to recognize and practice health preservation. Although it's a bit late, it's still far better than inaction. Thus, this monograph on elderly health preservation has its own rationale. By introducing the physiological and psychological characteristics of the elderly and the basic principles of health preservation, the book gives readers a general concept of health and wellness. Then, it presents simple and practical health preservation methods at three levels—physiological, psychological, and philosophical—to help readers apply what they learn. Physiological health preservation is the foundation of health preservation, psychological health preservation is a higher level of health preservation, and philosophical health preservation is the highest realm of health preservation. The book strives to progress from simple to complex, gradually guiding readers to unfold a magnificent picture of health preservation.