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How to Feel GOOD As You Age
A Voice of Experience
by John Barnett


Preface: When the Student Is Ready, the Teacher Appears

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PART ONE
Value Your Body, Mind, and Spirit

1. Goals for a Quality Life 3
2. Are All Your Moving Parts Still Moving? 15
3. Strive for Mental and Emotional Well-Being 35
4. Assess Your Spiritual Health

57

PART TWO
Think Nutrition and Avoid Disease

5. You Are What You Eat 73
6. Take an Active Role in Self-Care

93

PART THREE
Don't Be Shy About Your Needs

7. Help Your Doctor Help You 123
8. Communicate with Caregivers and Family

139

PART FOUR
Stay in Control

9. Keep Files for Peace of Mind 155
10. Make Your Home Work for You 165
11. Understand Your Financial and Legal Options 187
12. Is It Time to Move?

209

PART FIVE
Plan for the World Without You

13. Build a Legacy 231
14. Help Others Celebrate Your Individuality

241

PART SIX
You're in the Home Stretch

15. A Time to Seek Inner Peace 255
16. Home Hospice—The Way to Go 267
17. What You Should Know About Systems Shutdown

281

PART SEVEN
Life Is (Now) for the Living

18. Immediate Needs After the Death 295
19. What Is Normal Grieving? 305
20. Single Again and Socializing

315

Selected Bibliography 329
Web Site Resources 335
Index 339


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