Living Long and Loving it - Achieving a Healthy and Active Lifestyle (Paperback, American Pbk)

Stereotypes about the elderly are so prevalent that elders themselves often buy into them. People young and old assume that retirement is a time of inactivity, less social involvement, and inevitable physical decline. For over nine decades Dr Irwin M Korr was a living refutation of that dreary stereotype. Through a holistic approach to health, based on the principles of osteopathic medicine, he proved that healthy, vigorous, fulfilling old age and long life are the natural culmination of healthy living. In his eighties, Dr Korr was regularly playing tennis and cross-county skiing, while continuing his career as a medical educator, researcher, author, and lecturer.In this inspiring guide to achieving a healthy lifestyle at any time of life, Dr Korr explains with enthusiasm and great clarity how any reader can apply scientifically based osteopathic principles to improve quality of life and promote successful ageing. Among the principles he stresses is that the human body incorporates its own healing and defensive systems, as well as a health maintenance system. Together they form an indwelling healthcare system that is the ultimate source of health and for which each individual must take primary responsibility. By learning to develop healthy habits, we take care of the 'physician within' to ensure that our inner physician can then take care of us. Dr Korr also emphasises the importance of regular exercise and the beneficial effects that freedom of motion and physical activity bring, not only on our musculoskeletal system but also for our various internal organs, as well as our state of mind.He recommends stretching exercises such as Yoga and whatever workout routine an individual finds enjoyable, from walking to jogging, swimming, and bicycling. Finally, he makes the point that healthy ageing is a choice that anyone can make at any time of life by making beneficial lifestyle changes.

General

Imprint:	Prometheus Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2008
First published:	April 2008
Authors:	Irvin M Korr • Rene J. Mcgovern
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	314
Edition:	American Pbk
ISBN-13:	978-1-59102-572-6
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with old age Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Fitness & diet > General Promotions
LSN:	1-59102-572-9
Barcode:	9781591025726

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