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Disease Free at 60-Plus: Hundreds Fo Life-Preserving Tips and Techniques to Defy Heart Trouble, Canc pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024
By virtually every measure we are riving longer, healthier, and more pro-
ductive lives than any generation in history.
Every year fewer Americans in their sixties, seventies, eighties, and even
nineties are disabled or are unable to care for themselves, according to the
National Long-Term Care Surveys, a federally funded study that regularly
polls nearly 20,000 people over age 65 about their health and lifestyles.
That means more of us are enjoyin~ life--robustly facing joys and chal-
~xx%v~ e>m~y day. It means that even though we are getting older, we re
staying young in both mind and body, says John Weisburger, M.D., Ph.D.,
a 75-year-old senior member at the American Health Foundation in Val-
halla, New York. "In good part the improvement in longevity without being
ill is due to changes in lifestyle. People at any age, but especially over 60, are
making more of an effort to stay healthy."
But getting older would be even better if we could banish heart disease,
stroke, and cancer from our lives. In fact, if all major forms of heart disease
could be eliminated, the average American could add nearly a decade to his
life expectancy, according to the American Heart Association. And if all
forms of cancer were eradicated, the gain would be three years--years that
you could use to give hundreds more hugs to your grandchildren and marvel
at a thousand more sunrises.
The unfortunate truth is that these diseases disable thousands of people
over age 60 each year and are the top three killers in this age group, claiming
more than 1.1 million lives annu~ally. Nearly 87 percent of the deaths caused
by stroke and heart disease and 70 percent of deaths caused by cancer occur
after age 65, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
Overall, one in three men and one in four women will develop cancer
after age 60. For each decade after age 55, the risk of stroke doubles, and
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Disease Free at 60-Plus: Hundreds Fo Life-Preserving Tips and Techniques to Defy Heart Trouble, Canc pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024