Synopsis
LIVE LIVELY LONGER is written inresponse to requests from his large family to share his knowledge and providethem with a guide for a long healthy life. The published data, both good andbad, grows daily. This book discusses Dr. Richards' assessment of the currentknowledge on aging and geriatric health in 2004, as seen by a Family Physician.He includes many suggestions for improving health and remaining active. The section TEN MINUTES TO HEALTHdescribes an exercise program that will benefit persons of all ages. Diets,life style, toxins, medicines, and some risk factors are put in perspective.Because medical care may become necessary for all of us, the last of the bookdiscusses the health care system in the United States, with assessment of the risks andbenefits of proposed changes. żż
About the Author
A. Dewey Richards M.D. is a retired Family Physician. He grew up on a large dairy farm, served in the 82nd Airborn Division, then worked his way through the University of Maine and Tufts Medical School. After fifteen years in rural Family Practice, he became an educator, first directing the Family Practice Residency at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine for five years, then two years as Associate Professor at Tufts Medical school, before he accepted the position of Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family Practice at the Medical College of Hampton Roads in Norfolk Virginia. He completed his career establishing and operating MedNow Urgent Care centers in Maine and Massachussets. Now retired, he continues his medical research, producing a weekly e-mail update on advances in medicine to suppliment this recent book on aging, Live Lively Longer, 2004 edition.
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