Timeless: Your Mind, Body, and Spirit Guide to Aging With Grace and Confidence

by Kara Davis MD

Overview

THE CLOCK STOPS FOR NO ONE. Every day you look in the mirror, every birthday you celebrate, every milestone in life is a reminder that you are aging. It’s just a fact. But growing older should not herald the end of joy, peace, strength, and beauty. It should be a time of honor, not shame. As you progress through stages of life, you can optimize your total health and improve your physical, spiritual, and mental well-being. As a board-certified physician Dr. Kara Davis has gathered decades of experience for this cumulative guide to help you age confidently. You will learn the spiritual and biblical connection to common aging concerns such as:

• ADVANCE CARE PLANNING
• BONE AND MUSCLE STRENGTH
• HAIR AND SKIN CARE
• MEMORY AND DEMENTIA
• PRESERVING HEALTH AND
• PREVENTING DISEASE
• AND MUCH MORE!

Welcome each day of aging with grace.Your best years are ahead.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629985978
Publisher:	Charisma Media
Publication date:	10/06/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Kara Davis, MD, is board-certified in Internal Medicine and has been practicing for over 25 years. She has served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and currently is in private practice in the Chicago suburbs. Dr. Davis is the author of Spiritual Secrets to Weight Loss and Spiritual Secrets to a Healthy Heart. In addition to her medical career, she is a pastor’s wife and the mother of four wonderful children. 

Table of Contents

Introduction: Fighting the Clock xi

Chapter 1 Advance Care Planning 1

Chapter 2 Attitudes and Emotions 25

Chapter 3 Bones and Muscles 49

Chapter 4 Community and Social Networks 73

Chapter 5 Intimacy 101

Chapter 6 Loss, Control, and Hope 141

Chapter 7 Mental Health Part 1: Depression and Anxiety 163

Chapter 8 Mental Health Part 2: Memory and Cognitive Function 189

Chapter 9 Preserving Health and Preventing Disease 205

Afterword 231

Notes 233