Your Body After 60
The Complete Health Plan · 141 pages · Sixteen chapters in four parts
- Part 1 — The daily foundations
- 1Eat for strength, not for size11
- 2Drink before you are thirsty19
- 3Walk like it is medicine25
- 4Strong legs, steady feet32
- 5Sleep that repairs39
- Part 2 — Your heart and your brain
- 6Know your blood pressure numbers47
- 7The first hour of the morning54
- 8The other three numbers: sugar, cholesterol and waist60
- 9Keep your brain sharp67
- Part 3 — Reading your body's signals
- 10Small signs, big messages75
- 11The signals that mean call 91183
- 12Safe at home, safe alone90
- Part 4 — Working with your doctor
- 13Your medication toolkit99
- 14Screenings and shots that still matter109
- 15Get more from every appointment117
- 16In and out of the hospital safely124
- Plus
- Your after-60 plan on one page, all sixteen Doctor's Notes collected, a 7-day blood pressure log, a fridge emergency card and a medication list to print





