TTC - Lifelong Health: Achieving Optimum Well-Being at Any Age (2010)

TTC - Lifelong Health: Achieving Optimum Well-Being at Any Age (2010)

Lifelong Health: Achieving Optimum Well-Being at Any Age is your essential reference guide to healthy living, packed with information and sound advice rooted in the latest scientific understanding of nutrition, physiology, and other related fields.

In 36 lectures (30 minutes each) that have the feel of a personal chat with a knowledgeable and compassionate family physician, Professor of Medicine Dr. Anthony A. Goodman—whose professional experiences have equipped him with a powerful understanding of the human body and the secrets of optimum health—gives you a wealth of knowledge on which you can rely even as the science around it continues to evolve.

More important, he guides you on a fascinating journey through all levels of optimum health and well-being, presenting medical information and expert advice in a way that allows you to make your own personalized choices. And with the knowledge you get from this comprehensive course and the ways you can apply them to your lifestyle, you'll nourish your body, strengthen your mind, and forever change the way you think about and live your life.

00. Professor Bio
01. A Personal Path to Lifelong Health
02. The Cellular Biology of Aging
03. The Physiology of Aging
04. Myths of Aging—Magical Times and Places
05. Myths of Aging—Magical Substances
06. Optimizing Health—Tests and Procedures
07. Optimizing Health—Prevention
08. How We Look—Surgery and Skin-Care
09. The End of the Journey—Death and Dying
10. Health Advances on the Horizon
11. Nutrition—Choices for a Healthy Life
12. The Physiology of Nutrition
13. The Role of Vitamins
14. The Role of Supplements
15. Whole Foods for Optimum Health
16. The Good Fats
17. Sugar, Salt, Allergies, and Additives
18. The Physiology of Weight Management
19. Healthful Eating versus Fad Diets
20. Movement and Recreation—a.k.a. Exercise
21. The Physiology of Muscle
22. Resistance Training and Weight Training
23. Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise
24. Exercise in Dealing with Injury and Disease
25. Joy in Movement—Sports and Exercise Options
26. Martial Arts and Yoga
27. Mental Health and Stress Reduction
28. Brain Physiology, Alzheimer's, and Dementia
29. Maintaining Your Mental Edge
30. Focus on Women's Health
31. Focus on Menopause
32. Focus on Men's Health
33. Focus on Children's and Adolescents' Health
34. Healthy Choices in Your Daily Life
35. Becoming an Educated Patient
36. Here's to Your Healthy Life!