Nathan K. LeBrasseur, Ph.D., resides in Rochester, Minn. Ying Ying (Christina) Chen resides in Rochester, Minn.
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University of California Press
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approximately 30 black and white line drawings (exercises) and non-medical graphics
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979-8-88770-175-2 (9798887701752)
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Nathan K. LeBrasseur, Ph.D., is the Director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging and the Co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research, and the Scientific Director of the Office of Translation to Practice at Mayo Clinic. A professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and associate professor of Physiology in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, he also serves as the current chair of the NIH Cellular Mechanisms in Aging and Development Study Section. Dr. LeBrasseur is a recipient of the Glenn Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging, the Nathan W. Shock Award Lecture from the National Institute on Aging, and the Vincent Cristofalo Rising Star Award in Aging Research from the American Federation for Aging Research. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.
Christina Chen, M.D., is a geriatrician in the division of Community Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., with a dual appointment in Integrative Medicine and Health, where she trained in acupuncture. Dr. Chen is involved in a variety of educational endeavors, including course director for geriatrics curriculum (Senior Sages Program) at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, didactic core curriculum leader for the Geriatrics Medicine Fellowship, and course director for the Care of the Older Adult, a continuing medical education conference. Her research focus is on transforming dementia care through integrative therapies and environmental redesign and she has led several clinical trials. Dr. Chen is the host of the Mayo Clinic podcast, Aging Forward.
Preface
Chapter 1: Ageless - keys to health and longevity
Part 1: Common age-related changes and what you can do
Chapter 2: Your brain
Chapter 3: Your senses
Chapter 4: Your heart and lungs
Chapter 5: Your bones, muscles and joints
Chapter 6: Your digestive health
Chapter 7: Your urinary health
Chapter 8: Your immune health
Chapter 9: Weight, sleep, skin and sexual health
Chapter 10: Cancer risk
Chapter 11: Frailty and recovery from injury
Part 2: Living better and living longer
Chapter 12: How are you doing, and what's your plan?
Chapter 13: The power of connections, relationships and purpose
Chapter 14: Improving your physical health with exercise
Chapter 15: Eating well to live well
Chapter 16: Holistic health to nurture your mind, body and spirit
Chapter 17: Vaccinations and screening tests
Chapter 18: Planning ahead for what comes next
Chapter 19: Some inspiration
Additional resources
Index
