I love this book. Muir Gray’s wisdom, knowledge and advice is the closest thing you’ll get to an elixir of life. So Sod 70, just pick up this book. It will be your first positive activity towards a long and healthy life.

- Angela Rippon,

Gray shows how to challenge physical and mental ageing. This book can make you feel and become younger.

- Camilla Cavendish, author of 'Extra Time: 10 lessons for Living Longer Better',

'Essential reading' – Age UKSod 70! Keep fit, keep the brain going, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a fulfilling, active life in your 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond!Too many people think that ageing inevitably causes problems after seventy, but a lot of these can in fact be postponed or prevented because they are not caused by ageing, but by a loss of fitness, preventable disease, ageism and the negative beliefs and pessimistic attitudes that pervade society.Shake off the stereotypes and empower yourself by adopting the simple actions described in this book. Keep fit, eat well, keep your brain active, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a rewarding, active life into your eighties, nineties and beyond. Live better for longer, and remember, seventy is the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end!This edition includes new chapters on:- The brain and the mind (including dementia prevention)- Managing your NHS service- Taking charge of your healthcare in the digital world- Fighting back after lockdownPart brain and body exercise book, part manifesto for a happier, healthier life – this book will show you how to Sod Seventy! and live life to the fullest.
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Sod 70! Keep fit, keep the brain going, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a fulfilling, active life in your 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond!
AcknowledgementsForewordAbout the second edition1. Take the elixir of life2. Your rejuvenation programme 3. Your body maintenance programme 4. Your brain and mind booster programme 5. Your better future programme 6. Taking charge of your healthcare 7. Achieving wellbeing Further reading Index About the author
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Sod 70! Keep fit, keep the brain going, and with a spot of good fortune you can be living a fulfilling, active life in your 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond!
Sir Muir Gray is an internationally renowned doctor and health advisor. He is very well connected in the healthcare industry.
The Sod series gives you the tools to face your later decades with vim and vigour. Fitness, mental health, diet and exercise are all covered in these fun, accessible guides to closing the fitness gap and ageing well.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781399418171
Publisert
2024-11-07
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Sport
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Forfatter
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Biographical note

Sir Muir Gray is one of Britain’s most experienced medical figures. He was the founding Director of the UK National Screening Programmes, and his main focus has been on the prevention of diseases, particularly in older people. Formerly a professor in the Department of Primary Care at Oxford University, he is now Director of the Optimal Ageing Programme leading a national plan for Living Longer Better.