Guidelines for Ageing with Health, Grace and Dignity SM Tuli, Neena Bhasin, Punya Bhasin
INDEX
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A
Affordable houses 17
Alcohol and drug abuse 70
Alcoholic drinks 37
Allergy 58
due to
drug 58
food 58
Alzheimer's disease 25, 65, 78
American Association of Retired Persons 27
Anxiety 63
Appetite, loss of 65
Arthritis 57
Assisted living 20
services 16
Atal Pension Yojana 32
Attack of confusion, sudden 58
Attention disorders 63
Ayushman Bharat Scheme 62
B
Bariatric surgery 42
Beans 38
Bladder and bowel functions, poor control of 65
Blindness 51
Blood
pressure 2, 49, 55
high 35, 42, 56, 70
low 58
sugar levels 52
vomiting, sudden 58
Body
immunity of 33
tissues 4
Bone
fragility of 4
mass 4
Book reading 26
Brain cells 5, 33
Breakfast, suggested 35
Breathing, sudden difficulty in 58
C
Cancer 49, 56
of mouth-throat 53
save yourself from 53
Cardiovascular system 4
Cataract 2, 4
Cell mediated immunity 55
Chest discomfort, defused 58
Chicken 38
Cholera 72
Cholesterol, levels of bad 42
Comfortable death, assisting for 76
Communicable diseases 72
Communication skills 4
Constipation 4
Coronary artery disease 56, 70
Cortex, grey matter in 5
D
Death
café sessions 74
common cause of 3
doctor-assisted 84
sudden 73
Deep sleep, induction of 82
Delhi Development Authority 19
Dementia 25, 65, 78
Dental problems 2
Depression 63, 64
Depressive disorders 63
De-stress 70
techniques 50
yourself 50
Diabetes 2, 49, 56, 70
product of 51
save yourself from 51, 50
Dialysis 52
Diarrhea 55, 58
Digestive system, slowing of 4
Diminished hearing 4
Dinner 35
Disease, global burden of 3
Drink sufficient water 36
E
Egg 38
for health 38
Elderly abuse 11
Employee Provident Fund 31
End of life 74
Euthanasia 77, 81
subject of 82
Evening tea 36
Exercise
active 46f, 47f, 49f
physical 43
Eye-ailments 59
F
Family for hire 29
Family physician 61
Family support network 5
Fat, small amount of 38
Feeling lonely 27
Fish 38
Food
free 36
pyramids 34f
Foot paths 18
Fruit 36
G
Gene dependent 7
Glaucoma 59
Good food in younger age, invest for 38
Good-food pyramid to ensure health 34f
Government effort to prevent elderly abuse 11
Guru Vishram Ashram 13
H
Hand fullness 23
Happy hormones 56
Happy living 25
Health
insurance 32
is wealth 48
maintenance practices 3
Healthy
life, long-term 35
persons 2
Heart 78
disease 2, 56
Hepatitis 55
Heredity from parents 54
Hippocratic oath 81
HIV-AIDS, infected with 40
Home for seniors 15
Homo sapiens 5
Hormonal changes 4
Hospice movement 79
HPV virus 54
Human animals 5, 67
Human body 54, 69
systems of 51
Hyper-aged-societies 1
I
Immune system 54
Immunity, acquired 55
Infection 72
Intensive care units
multiple tubes in 76f
plugs in 76f
J
Japanese encephalitis 55
Japanese tea ceremony 25
Joint
desiccation of cushions of 4
pains 2
K
Kala azar 72
Kidney 78
disease 51
function of 4
transplant 52
L
Lens of eyes, opacity of 4
Libido 4
Life 76f
Life Insurance Corporation of India 32
Lifestyle ageing and death 72
Lifestyle-related disorders, common 56
Liver 78
function of 4
Living animals, biological system of 67
Living-will 72, 83
Loneliness 23
Lunch 35
Lung 78
air sacs 56
conditions 49
M
Maintenance and Welfare of Parents 18
and Senior Citizens Act 19
Malaria 72
Measles 55
Medical attention in seniors, immediate 58
Medical disorders 44
Medical doctors, learning from journey of 10
Memory loss 4
Meningitis 55
Mercy killing 72, 82
Middle-age, expectations at 8
Milk product 38
Mindfulness 23
Ministry of Loneliness 26
Model Building Bye Laws 17
Modern nuclear family 17
Monetary investment for sunset years 31
Mood swings 63
Muscle mass, start losing bulk of 4
N
National Crime Record Bureau 12
National Pension Scheme 31, 32
National Policy on Senior Citizens 11
Nerves, disease of 52
Neurons, reduction of active 4
Neuropathy 52
Neuropsychiatric disorders 63
Non-Government Organisations 23
Bharti Foundation 24
Cure International India 24
Equitas Development Initiative Trust 24
HelpAge-India 12
Ipas Development Foundation 24
Make A Difference 24
Parinaam Foundation 24
Quality Education and Skills Training QUEST Alliance 24
Room to Read India Trust 24
SEWA Rural 24
SOS Children's Villages of India 24
Nurture and nature 6
Nutrition, eat food for 33
O
Obesity 44, 49, 56, 70
Obstructive disease 56
Oils for cooking, preferred 38
Old age
homes 19
pension 32
Oral cavity 53
Oregon's physician-assisted suicide 81
Organ 4
failures, progressive 78
Oro-dental health 60
Orphanages 18
Osteoarthrosis 2
Osteoporosis 2, 57
P
Palliative medical care 79
Paralysis 52, 65
Parkinsonism 66, 78
Peripheral vascular disease 52
Physical strength, diminution of 4
Pneumococcal influenza 55
Polio 55
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 32
Pradhan Mantri Jan Awas Yojana 17
Prohibited for seniors 45f–49f
Prostatism 2
Psychoneurological disorders, age-related 63
Psychosocial stressors 50
Public Provident Fund 31, 71
R
Residential areas, libraries in 26
Residents Welfare Associations 25
Rubella 55
S
Seizures 65
Senior age, less dependant at 38
Senior Citizens Act 18
Senior citizens
balanced diet for 35
food for health for 33
generation of 23
Sensations, loss of 52
Service apartments 16
Severe giddiness 58
Sexual activities 4
Shift workers 67
Shifting onus 78
Skin
rashes, sudden development of 58
wrinkling, extrinsic 4
Sleep, biological clock for 67
Sleeplessness 65
Sleep-wakeup rhythm 69
Smallpox 55
Social functions 6
Speech
disturbance 65
sudden changes in 58
Spiritual care 80
Starch-rich foods 37
Stress 70
post-traumatic 63
psychological 68
Stroke 49, 56, 70
Sugar rich fruits 37
Sun-set years, walking during 9f
Sweating, unexplained severe 58
T
Tension 44, 70
Terminally-ill patients 82
Tetanus 55
Tobacco 52
Trans fats 38
Traumatic brain 82
Tuberculosis 55, 72
U
Unhealthy lifestyles 3
Unit Trust of India 31
V
Vegetative stage 77
Viral infections 72
Vomiting 58
W
Wellness centres 62
Whooping cough 55
World Health Organisation 1
Y
Yoga 44, 70
Youth-full years, during 5
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