Stayin’ Young – Routines for a Healthy Lifestyle by Norah Halstead
We are older before we know it. Do you have a plan for facing your ‘more mature’ senior years feeling healthy and able to stay active? Neither do I. I just kind of slid into my dotage, doing whatever each day, denying that I might need to actually have a ‘plan.’
Norah Halstead puts the parts you should be considering into one place. There are other books on specifics as to which exercises, or particular nutrition facts to meet your particular needs, but this is a ‘standing-back’ over-all starter book for the areas you need to concentrate on so that you don’t fall victim to the ‘use it or lose it’ syndrome. She covers nutrition, exercise, the importance of social interaction, mental exercises, relaxation and more.
There were two things I particularly liked in her book:
1) there is a section on her suggestions for good sources of experts on particular areas if you want to learn more.
2) There is also a section on relaxation techniques – an area that I’m dealing with on a daily basis right now.
So, if you’re like me, and have basically ignored the whole idea of planning to age gracefully – just hoping for the best – this is a book that can get you started on at least THINKING about having a plan, with the areas that will become more and more important to you.
I’ve included a link above to her book on Amazon.
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