Dr. D's Handbook for Men Over 40: A Guide to Health, Fitness, Living, and Loving in the Prime of Life - Softcover

Dorsen, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471347876 ISBN 13: 9780471347873

Publisher: Trade Paper Press, 1999

Synopsis

Dr. Dorsen gives us a much-needed, practical guide to feeling good and maximizing the joys of life after 40.… Should be required reading for every active, youthful spirit entering their mature years.
—Geoffrey Tabin, M.D., author of Blind Corners

""A stimulating and valuable read.""
—Stanley S. Bergen, Jr., M.D., President, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Dr. D’s Handbook for Men Over 40 is a practical, down-to-earth plan that will show you how to continue to lead an exciting life and maintain a positive attitude as you grow older. With solid information and clear advice to help you stay strong, energetic, and confident, your best years are yet to come. This lighthearted yet reassuring book will help you overcome the fear of growing older, adjust to the physiological and neurological changes that occur at midlife, maintain or regain fitness through exercise and proper nutrition, build healthy relationships, and more. Plus, it includes real-life stories about men whose healthy habits in later years have added to their lives—and how they do it.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Aging confuses us. Some of us find it scary. We can easily fall prey to superstitions, unreasonable fears, or outright misconceptions. One response to our fear is to take the ostrich approach and ignore or deny the nasty subject of aging as long as we can. But that approach may only leave us more scared and perplexed by the changes that will inevitably take place. Denying obvious symptoms or failing to inform yourself about what’s really happening to your body will only make you prone to all the misinformation and myth surrounding the male aging process. And it will rob you of the opportunity to take those steps that can blunt the sting of aging and add joy and happiness to the rest of your life. Dr. D’s Handbook for Men Over 40 is a comprehensive, reassuring guide that provides the information and advice you need to maximize physical health and mental and emotional well-being. Dr. D discusses:

• The fear of growing older
• Physical changes that affect physical ability
• What to expect from your nerves
• Slowing down
• The psychology of aging
• How aging can be good
• Recent history and theory of exercising
• Practical techniques
• Nutrition
• How to avoid going out of your mind
• The hazards of being 40
• Spirituality

About the Author

Peter Dorsen, M.D., known to his patients as "Dr. D," has been a practicing physician since 1976. He has served on the White House Commission on Aging and has been a health consultant to public officials in Minnesota. He is winner of numerous cross-country skiing medals and also enjoys hiking, climbing, in-line skating, and relaxing with his wife and three daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trade Paper Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471347876
• ISBN 13: 9780471347873
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 233