| Description |
1 online resource (601 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Exercise and aging ; Exercise prescription ; Exercise, nutrition, and medications / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- General nutrition / Christina D. Economos -- Energy / Susan B. Roberts -- Protein / Carmen Castaneda Sceppa -- Fat and cholesterol / Alice H. Lichtenstein -- Calcium and Vitamin D / Elizabeth Krall -- Antioxidants and immune response / Simin Nikbin Meydani, Timothy S. McElreavy, and Mohsen Meydani -- Arthritis / K. Lea Sewell -- Cancer / Karen Duvall -- Diabetes / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Falls and balance / Justis Lehmann and Barbara DeLateur -- Cardiovascular disease and hypertension / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh and Jeanne Y. Wei -- Menopause and sexuality / Fran E. Kaiser -- Minority women's health / Cynthia T. Henderson and Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Obesity / Sharon Bortz and Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Osteoporosis / Jennifer E. Layne and Miriam E. Nelson -- Depression / Nalin A. Singh -- Sleep / Peter A. Cistulli and Nalin A. Singh -- Thirst and dehydration / Paddy A. Phillips and Barbara J. Rolls -- Preventative health strategies-- evaluating current information on exercise and nutrition / Christina D. Economos -- Nutritional assessment / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh and Helen Rasmussen -- Practical implementations of nutritional recommendations / Sharon Bortz and Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Practical implementation of exercise prescriptions / Maria A. Fiatarone Singh -- Promoting adoption and maintenance of physical activity and dietary behavior change / Bess H. Marcus [and others] -- Environmental design and safety / Patricia A. Moore and Maria A. Fiatarone Singh |
| Summary |
Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman: Wellness for Women Over Fifty is a comprehensive guide to the major wellness issues for women over fifty. The author is a physician who explores diet, exercise and lifestyle choices from a medicalperspective. The book assistsin the design and implementation of programs to optimize good health and quality of life. Dr. Fiatarone-Singh discussesthe unique nutritional issues of the older woman. Her book explains the fundamentals of proper nutrition, emphasizing special calcium, antioxidant, and vitamin D needs. She suggests practical implementations of nutr |
| Bibliography |
Suggested readings: page 577 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Middle-aged women -- Health and hygiene
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Older people.
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Middle age.
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Exercise.
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Nutrition.
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Human beings.
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Exercise
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Women's Health
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elderly.
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middle age (life stage)
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Homo sapiens (species)
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Exercise.
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Women -- Health and hygiene
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Older people
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Nutrition
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Middle age
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Exercise
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Middle-aged women -- Health and hygiene
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fiatarone Singh, Maria A. (Maria Antoinette)
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| ISBN |
1420042327 |
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9781420042320 |
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9780849302589 |
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0849302587 |
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