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Que's Great Age Guides celebrate the vital role and lifestyle of today's young, active 50+ adults. Most well-known "middle-aged" people of sixty-five or seventy would have you believe that Great Age is so wonderful that all the years leading up to it are a waste of time! People in this great age are transforming retirement's traditional laid-back "golden years" in pure platinum. Great Ager's break retirement tradition by working well past typical retirement age, not only by need, but also by the desire to remain productive members of society.
The Great Age Guide to Online Health and Wellness is written specifically for those adults 50+ living with and using their computers and the Internet to help take better care of themselves. You'll get information on such things as living wills, the pros and cons to buying drugs outside the country, nutrition, supplements and vitamins, drug interactions, evaluating medical Web sites, finding support groups and more.
About Sandy Berger's Great Age Series 2
Online Health and Wellness 2
What's Inside 3
How This Book Is Organized 4
1 Technology to the Rescue 7
Living Longer 7
Rewriting Retirement 9
Medical Breakthroughts 10
Assistive Technologies 12
Independent Living 15
Managing Your Health 18
Your Personal Health Assessment 18
Sandy's Summary 24
2 Looking Younger 25
Weight Management 26
The Battle of the Bulge 26
Knowing Your Optimum Weight 27
Understanding Your Diet Pitfalls 30
Finding Your Diet Solution 34
Dieting Resources Online 34
Fitness for Everyone 40
High-Tech Fitness Equipment 44
Searching for the Fountain of Youth 46
Antiaging Products and Techniques 47
Antioxidants 48
Creams and Lotions 49
Cosmetic Surgery 52
Sandy's Summary 53
3 Feeling Younger 55
Stress Reduction 55
Internet Resources to Help You Reduce Stress 46
Yoga 58
Meditation 59
Breating Techniques 60
Keeping the Mind Active 62
Laughter is the Best Medicine 66
Playing Games Can Keep You Healthy 67
Games Online 58
Console Video Games 69
Games to Get You Moving 70
Nutrition 71
Antiaging Medicine 75
Spas 77
Hormone Replacement 68
Vitamins and Supplements 80
Sleep and Light Enhancements 84
A Good Night's Sleep 84
Light Therapy 86
Sandy's Summary 87
4 Preparing for Your Doctor Visit 89
Finding Medical Help 89
Finding Physician Information 91
Finding a Hospital 93
Communicating with Healthcare Professionals 96
Asking Questions and Raising Concerns 96
Bridging the Patient-Doctor Divide 98
Be An Informated Patient 99
Assessing Your Symptoms 99
Research Before You Go 101
Resources for Understanding Medical Terminology 101
Sandy's Summary
5 Researching Health Concerns Online 105
Finding Appropriate Medical Websites 106
Governmenet Websites 106
Hospital and Health Care Sites 107
Not-For-Profit Sites 108
Medical Professional Organization Sites 108
Medical and Scientific Journals 110
Evaluating the Credibility of Websites That Provide Medical Information 111
Finding General Health Information Websites 112
Tips For Finding More Specialized Information 117
Avoiding Scams and Snake Oil Salesmen 121
Effective Ways to Search 124
Finding Health-Related Audio and Video Information on the Internetn 125
Health Care Information Can Also Be Found in the Form of a Podcase 126
Sandy's Summary 127
6 Finding Disease-Specific Information Online 129
Arthritis 131
Macular Degeneration 135
Diabetes 136
Cancer 141
Alzheimer's and Dementia 146
Stroke 148
Heart Health and Disease 150
Sandy's Summary 154
7 Men's and Women's Unique Health Issues 155
Men Are from Mars: Women Are from Venus 156
Gender-Specific Studies 156
Research and Current Studies You Can Read 158
About Online 158
The Gender Differences 159
Heart Health in Men and Women 161
Websites with Gender-Specific Information for Both Sexes 162
WebMD: Men's and Women'a Health Centers 163
Medline Plus 163
HealthWeb 164
Mayo Clinic: Healthy Living Centers 164
Men's and Women's Health Areas at MedicineNet.com 165
Yahoo! Health Centers for Men and Women 166
BBC 166
Finding Other Websites Dealing with Gender-Specific Health Issues 166
Women's Health Issues
Breast Cancer 169
Osteoporosis 170
Men's Health Issues 172
Prostate Cancer 172
Sandy's Summary 175
8 Finding Others Like You 177
Finding a Support Group for a Specific Disease or Condition 178
Finding Support in Chat Rooms 182
Finding Suport on Message Boards 185
Blogs Can Contain a Wealth of Information and Experience 189
Sand's Summary 192
9 Improving Your Medication Awareness Online 193
Researching Medication 194
Medline Plus 195
U.S. Food and Drug Administration 196
AARP's Effective and Safe Prescription Drug Site 196
RXList 198
PDRhealth 199
Researching Generic or Brand Name Drugs Online 200
Purchasing Medications Online 202
Beware of Illegitimate Prescription Drug Sites 203
Finding an Online Pharmacy 205
Avoiding Adverse Drug Interactions 207
Sandy's Summary 210
10 Your Personal Medical Records 211
Medical Records Explained 212
Ownership 214
Health hLegislation 215
Electronic Medical Records 216
Security Issues 218
Portable Medical Records 219
USB Drives 228
Living Wills and Legal Stuff 231
Sandy's Summary 233
11 Unconventional Healthcare Options 235
Complementary Medicine 236
Food and Dietary Supplements 236
Chiropractic and Massage Therapy 243
Aromatherapy and Biofeedback 249
Alternative Medicine 253
Homeopathy 253
Ayurvedic Medicine 254
Traditional Chinese Medicine 256
Other Nontraditional Medicines 258
Sandy's Summary 260
12 High-Tech Medicine 261
High-Tech Procedures 262
Arthroscopic Surgery 262
Swallow a Camera? 262
Virual Colonoscopy 264
Cataract Surery 264
Cancer Breakthroughts 265
Heat Movies 265
High-Tech Heart Surgery 266
Brain Imaging 267
Amazing Laboratory Feats 267
The Power of the Mind 267
High-Tech Bandages 269
Medicine Delivery Systems 269
Telemedicine and Connected Home Health 270
Robots as Medical Aids 272
Gene Therapy Creates Dramatic Advances 276
Personalized Treatment 277
Cloning 278
The Future 279
Sandy's Summary 281
Index 283