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Title:
Lifelong health : achieving optimum well-being at any age
ISBN:
9781598036626
Publication Information:
Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., c2010.
Physical Description:
6 videodiscs (1080 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 153 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
General Note:
Course no. 1970.

"36 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Contents:
Disc 1. A personal path to lifelong health -- The cellular biology of aging -- The physiology of aging -- Myths of aging: magical times and places -- Myths of aging: magical substances -- Optimizing health: tests and procedures.

Disc 2. Optimizing health: prevention -- How we look: surgery and skin-care -- The end of the journey: death and dying -- Health advances on the horizon -- Nutrition: choices for a healthy life -- The physiology of nutrition.

Disc 3. The role of vitamins -- The role of supplements -- Whole foods for optimum health -- The good fats -- Sugar, salt, allergies, and additives -- The physiology of weight management.

Disc 4. Healthful eating versus fad diets -- Movement and recreation: a.k.a. exercise -- The physiology of muscle -- Resistance training and weight training -- Aerobic and anaerobic exercise -- Exercise in dealing with injury and disease.

Disc 5. Joy in movement: sports and exercise options -- Martial arts and yoga -- Mental health and stress reduction -- Brain physiology, Alzheimer's, and dementia -- Maintaining your mental edge -- Focus on women's health.

Disc 6. Focus on menopause -- Focus on men's health -- Focus on children's and adolescents' health -- Healthy choices in your daily life -- Becoming an educated patient -- Here's to your healthy life.
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