A Man's Guide to Healthy Aging: Stay Smart, Strong & Active

by Edward H. Thompson Jr.

A Man’s Guide to Healthy Aging is an authoritative resource for them, and for older men, as well. In collaboration with a variety of medical experts, the authors provide a comprehensive guide to healthy aging from a man’s perspective.

Edward H. Thompson, Jr., and Lenard W. Kaye—a medical sociologist and a gerontologist and social worker—offer invaluable information in four parts: • "Managing Our Lives" describes the actions men can take to stay healthy. Here is information about how to eat well, reduce stress, and stay active for better overall health.• "Mind and Body" considers how physical health and state of mind are connected. It explores sleep, drug and alcohol use, spirituality, and attitudes about appearance—and explains how all of these factors affect mental health. • "Bodily Health" examines how body systems function and what changes may occur as men age. It covers the body from head to toe and reviews how to manage chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart conditions. • "Living with Others" shows the importance of interacting with friends and family. Topics include sexual intimacy, friendship, and caregiving, as well as how men can make the best decisions about end-of-life issues for themselves and their loved ones.

Refuting the ageist stereotype that men spend their later years "winding down," this book will help men reinvent themselves once, twice, or more—by managing their health, creating new careers, and contributing their skills and experiences to their communities.]]>

585 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 3, 2013

Reviews

[Tharindu Dissanayake · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Sitting is more complicated than standing."

An exceptionally thorough overview of most of the major healthy concerns for men as they age. This is literary a 'Man's Guide,' by the way, as in intended mainly for males.

However, given this is quite technical, you might want to start with any of the chapters that are of interest to you rather than going through them in order. Obviously, for medical professionals it wouldn't be an issue but to the average reader, such as my self, the amount of information might be overwhelming, especially if this is the first book on proper health habits you read.

But overall, I think this an important read for men of all ages.

"When the brain isn't regularly challenged, brain aging is accelerated. The cliché 'use it or lose it' is operative."

[Kevin Dufresne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hi,

I hope all is progressing well.

A Man's Guide to Healthy Aging: Stay Smart, Strong, and Active (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) by Edward H. Thompson, Jr., and Lenard W. Kaye (with contributions from contributors which receive credits at the end of the book) is an all-encompassing text positively directing and informing individuals across most, if not all, aspects of health toward living a life of healthier (if not already healthy) habits as well as practices contributing to an overall healthier lifestyle. I live a very healthy lifestyle and am constantly improving (because I choose to). I subscribe to GetMeGiddy's E-mail Newsletter, GiddyToday. In an email from GiddyToday, an article's headline catches my attention "Between the Pages: 'Man Overboard!' Offers Expert Advice to Aging Men" because I am an aging cis-man/individual that cares about my health. I like the articles overarching topic so continue researching texts on the topic to buy then read the text concerning aging as a man I think may be most suitable, for/to me. A Man's Guide to Healthy Aging: Stay Smart, Strong, and Active (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) is akin to Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom by Dr. Christiane Northrup. I appreciate the insightful text catering to living a healthy/healthier lifestyle in general as well as individually (particularly for individuals with certain medical conditions/situations—the text covers most, if not all, bases concerning aspects of health specifically in connection with aging men). I find the text affirming of my constantly improving healthy lifestyle, and I immediately begin implementing certain methods from the text especially in relation to eating! I like the text a lot because I find so much value in the information. The text is another reason for me to continue improving my health, and I am grateful for the text as well as choosing to continue improving my health well!

Onward and Upward,
Kevin Dufresne
www.Piatures.com
IG: @Dufreshest

[Louis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the sections I found interesting. Good overall advice. More than specific points I came away with an overall incentive to make a few changes and hopefully create a healthier, longer living me.

[Mark Zodda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good information though the stance the authors take on gender seems rather out-of-date for a 2013 publication. Good reference that I'm glad to have on my kindle. Where's the woman's version?

[Douglas Lord · Rating 5 out of 5]

Medical sociologist Thompson (Coll. of the Holy Cross) and Kaye, a gerontologist and professor of social work (Univ. of Maine — Go Black Bears!!) have produced an authoritative manual that’s reliable, safe, straightforward, and trustworthy. A variety of medical experts and the authors themselves provide a comprehensive guide to healthy aging for men. There are four main parts, and while one might characterize them as common sense, such advice isn’t usually ganged up in one place like this, so it’s really helpful. “Managing Our Lives” concerns the components of health (e.g., When is one’s ‘prime’? Mine was ten days ago): staying active, keeping stress manageable, and eating right, for example. “Mind and Body” goes over sleep, mental health and spirituality, the dangers of booze-n-drugs, and what aging looks like (e.g., your face is gonna sag, sucka). “Bodily Health” is the longest part of the book and covers the different stuff that’s going to break during the march to your 100,000 mile checkup—mostly your heart, kidneys, brain, teeth’n’bones. This same section goes over the diabeetus, gives the 411 on ‘mature’ sexing (insert your own joke here), vision and hearing, all with an eye (or ear) to staying long-term healthy. “Living with Others” is the shortest part (probably because it’s totally unnecessary. Who wants to live with others? Icky) and covers having/being a good friend, retirement, and end-of-life decisions. All the information is sourced and vetted with 50 pages of notes and a big fat index. Interestingly, most of the material is written by female authors. VERDICT This isn’t scintillating prose or a gut punch of adrenaline, it’s the owner’s manual for your body and it’s going to answer many questions, including “Prostate? WTF is a prostate?”

[Arlingtontexican]

Tired of it. Don't think I actually finished. A book of magazine articles. Not bad...but not good either. Like a Pug dog.