Cleveland Clinic Medical Guide Maps Plan For Healthy Aging In 'Age Well!'

Main Category: Seniors / Aging
Article Date: 20 Jul 2007 - 1:00 PDT

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Robert Palmer, M.D., section head of geriatric medicine at Cleveland Clinic , has drawn from decades of experience treating the medical and psychological issues of aging to author "Age Well!." This consumer medical guide from Cleveland Clinic Press offers advice on healthy aging and living well in the present.

"While everyone wants to age gracefully, many people don't know where to start," Dr. Palmer says. "Most people assume they have no control over the aging process, but the reality is you can plan for age-related health changes the way you plan financially for retirement. Actively planning is the key to living well in your senior years."

There's no magic formula for optimal aging, Dr. Palmer says, noting in his health book that growing older happily has nothing to do with wrinkle-free skin, but rather, one's ability to function and to remain independent, mobile and cognitively sound.

"Age Well!" provides explanations for the natural changes that occur during the aging process, educating readers on how the body advances and offering insight especially helpful for those seeking to preserve their health and the health of loved ones.

In his medical book, Dr. Palmer also covers the biology of aging, the aging brain and nervous system, senior sexuality, eating for life, weight management and making sense of your senses.

Purchase "Age Well!" and other Cleveland Clinic Press books on health at http://www.clevelandclinicpress.org.

About Cleveland Clinic Press

Cleveland Clinic Press is a medical book publisher whose mission is to improve health literacy and dispel myths associated with health and health care. The Press offers leading medical guides and health books, including nutrition books, cancer books, healthy cookbooks, kids' books on health and more. View all medical books at http://www.clevelandclinicpress.org.

About Cleveland Clinic

Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921, Cleveland Clinic is a not-for-profit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. U.S. News & World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation's best hospitals in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" survey.

Approximately 1,500 full-time salaried physicians at Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In 2005, there were 2.9 million outpatient visits and nearly 54,000 hospital admissions to Cleveland Clinic. Patients come for treatment from every state and from more than 80 countries.

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