Dr. Weil’s book, Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Well-Being is a major compilation of current information on research and thinking about well-being of persons as we age. This is, in essence, an outstanding book on gerontology, an examination of many aspects of healthy aging.
This reading contains valuable information for:
Your own personal successful aging in the high pressure environment in which we live
Good information about ways to care for your staff’s health via helping them benefit from healthy aging habits
Some really good suggestions for examining the extent to which your residents are experiencing a healthy aging life style in your facility
To complete this course you will need access to a copy of Dr. Weil’s book (not included, purchase information included in the course information and disclosures below).
What you will learn:
The learner will identify the changes faced in aging identified by Dr. Weil.
The learner will identify the four visions of immortality described by Dr. Weil.
The learner will identify the search for anti-aging behaviors in the several cultures discussed by Dr. Weil.
The learner will identify the differences between the more traditional practitioners of medicine and those in the anti-aging field.
The learner will identify the different approaches to aging by molecular biologists and biogerontologists.
The learner will identify the reasons behind why we age.
The learner will identify the ways to health aging proposed by Dr. Weil.
The learner will identify elements of the anti-inflammatory diet.