Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman: Wellness for Women Over Fifty (Wellness for Women)

✍ Scribed by Maria A. Fiatarone Singh

• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 623
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Exercise, Nutrition and the Older Woman: Wellness for Women Over Fifty is a comprehensive guide to the major wellness issues for women over fifty. The author is a physician who explores diet, exercise and lifestyle choices from a medical perspective. The book assists in the design and implementation of programs to optimize good health and quality of life. Dr. Fiatarone-Singh discusses the unique nutritional issues of the older woman. Her book explains the fundamentals of proper nutrition, emphasizing special calcium, antioxidant, and vitamin D needs. She suggests practical implementations of nutritional guidelines, menu planning and record keeping. The author probes the facts and fictions surrounding exercise. She describes the limitations and potential of a 50-plus woman's work-out regimen and proposes reasonable and necessary fitness goals. The book also covers age-related disorders, how to best utilize the living environment, menopause, and more.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface......Page 8
About the Editor......Page 12
Contents......Page 18
1. Exercise and Aging......Page 24
2. The Exercise Prescription......Page 58
3. Exercise, Nutrition, and Medications......Page 126
4. General Nutrition......Page 152
5. Energy......Page 158
6. Protein......Page 166
7. Fat and Cholesterol......Page 176
8. Calcium and Vitamin D......Page 194
9. Antioxidants and Immune Response*......Page 204
10. Arthritis......Page 230
11. Exercise and Nutrition in Cancer Prevention......Page 246
12. Diabetes......Page 266
13. Falls and Balance......Page 290
14. Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension......Page 300
15. Sexuality in the Menopausal Years and Beyond......Page 338
16. Minority Women’s Health......Page 350
17. Obesity......Page 364
18. Osteoporosis......Page 392
19. Depression in the Older Woman......Page 416
20. Sleep......Page 438
21. Thirst and Dehydration......Page 464
22. Preventive Health Strategies: Evaluating Current Information on Exercise and Nutrition......Page 476
23. Nutritional Assessment......Page 488
24. Practical Implementation of Nutritional Recommendations......Page 516
25. Practical Implementation of Exercise Prescriptions......Page 544
26. Promoting Adoption and Maintenance of Physical Activity and Dietary Behavior Change......Page 566
27. Environmental Design for Health......Page 582
Appendix......Page 596
Index......Page 600