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11 steps to a better brain
www.newscientist.com/...
Article from the New Scientist 2005 outlining some of the
tricks and techniques, as well as changes to your lifestyle,
diet and behaviour, that can help you get the best out of
your brain cells.
Granny Gadgets
www.grannygadgets.co.uk
Online shop that specialises in products for the elderly.
Their aim is to provide products that are genuinely useful
on a day-to-day basis and hopefully offer a better standard
of life.
Help the Aged: Info Point
www.helptheaged.org.uk/...
Extensive range of online advice leaflets and information
sheets from Help the Aged. Topics covered include financial
information, housing and home safety, health and leisure.
How to live to be 1,000
www.davidrowan.com/...
Article, first published in the Times in 2004, that examines
whether we will ever see a 'cure' for human ageing.
Independent Living
www.independentliving.co.uk
Information, news, views and products for healthcare professionals,
carers, disabled and elderly people.
Later Life
www.laterlife.com
Website for those over 50 who want to enjoy life to the
full covering a wide variety of topics. These include health,
travel, special events, retirement, dating, hobbies and
more.
Policy Research Institute on Ageing & Ethnicity (PRIAE)
www.priae.org
Institute working to improve the situation of older people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds in the UK in areas including pensions, employment, health, social care, housing, and quality of life/citizenship.
Saga Health
www.saga.co.uk/health_news/...
Article setting out how having positive attitude to ageing
cannot only make you happier but it may make you likely
to live longer too.
Seniors Network: Health
www.seniorsnetwork.co.uk/health/index.htm
Seniors Network is an information resource for adults over
50. Their health pages cover issues such as fitness, personal
care, eye problems and digestive disorders.
Video games for the elderly
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/...
Article from The Guardian in 2006 looking at whether games
like Nintendo's Brain Age are an answer to dementia or a
marketing tool.
reading
101 Secrets for a Great Retirement: Practical, Inspirational and Fun Ideas for the Best Years of Your Life by Mary Helen and Shuford Smith (Contemporary Books, 2001)
This book aims to be both informative and motivational, by encouraging and inspiring retirees to simplify their lives and pursue their dreams.
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Functional Fitness for Older Adults by Patricia Brill (Human Kinetics Europe, 2004)
Aimed at fitness professionals, this book sets out practical and affordable exercise routines suitable for older people as well as offering advice on motivating reluctant exercisers.
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Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being by Andrew Weil (Alfred A Knopf, 2005)
At the heart of this book is the author's belief that although aging is an irreversible process, there are many things we can do to keep our minds and bodies in good working order. He draws on the biology of ageing as well as on the secrets of longevity that he has gathered from cultures around the world.
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Keep Your Brain Young: The Complete Guide to Physical and Emotional Health and Longevity by Guy McKhann and Marilyn Albert (John Wiley & Sons, 2003)
This book guides you through the changes you may encounter as you get older and as your brain matures and shows the latest techniques for maintaining memory, managing stress and coping with sleep disorders and depression.
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Sex Over 50 by Joel Block(Prentice Hall, 1999)
This frank and confident guide examines the common problems that mature couples experience and offers solutions that will help restore sexual fulfilment.
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Stay Fit and Fantastic Over 50 by Jack Hay (Foulsham, 2003)
This book gives the over fifties the blueprint for a longer and healthier life by keeping both mind and body energised.
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Stay Sharp with the Mind Doctor: Practical Strategies to Boost your Brain Power by Ian Robertson (Vermilion, 2005)
New research in neuroscience has proved that, just as physical health and fitness can be transformed by diet and exercise, so there are positive strategies which can tune up your brain to maximum sharpness. This book is packed with tips and exercises to help you improve your brain capacity.
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The Alzheimer's Prevention Plan: 10 Proven Ways to Stop Memory Decline and Reduce the Risk of Alzheimer's by Patrick Holford (Piatkus Books, 2005)
Nutritionist Holford believes that Alzheimer's disease is preventable and can be reversed. Here he explodes the myths about Alzheimer's and shows how you can safeguard against the disease, whatever your age or family history.
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