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Think diet and exercise are the keys to a long, healthy life? Think again. What can you do to increase the likelihood of living a happy, healthy, fulfilling life into your sixties, seventies, eighties, and beyond? For more than five decades Harvard Medical School has studied the basic elements of adult human development, analyzing the health and happiness of hundreds of individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds. In Aging Well, George E. Vaillant, M.D., the director of the study, draws on the data gathered and reveals for the first time why some people turn out to be more resilient than others. His surprising conclusion is that individual lifestyle choices play a greater role than genetics, wealth, race, or other factors in determining how happy people are in later life. Among the topics Dr. Vaillant explores: - · The importance of marriage and the impact of divorce
- · The role of play and creative activity
- · The effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other mood elevators
- · The benefits of forming new friendships and new social networks
- · The importance of intellectual curiosity and lifelong learning
With its step-by-step advice and its revelation of scientific secrets, this inspiring book can help you — whether you are thirty-five or sixty-five — ensure that your golden years are truly golden.
On average, 50% of all heart attacks are silent - that is, they are
painless and leave behind damage that remains undetected - unless
the patient and his or her doctor are looking for it. Silent heart
disease is a significant cause of sudden death - American's number
one public health problem with more than 600,000 sudden deaths and
1.5 million heart attacks occurring in the U.S. each year. This
book tells you everything you need to know in the order to detect
and treat this silent killer. Written by a celebrated cardiologist
who has successfully treated thousands of patients in his career
spanning 50 years, it offers practical advice for all readers and
provides insight into a type of asymptomatic cardiac condition that
affects almost half of all those afflicted with heart disease.
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