An easy and motivating read for health-conscious seniors that lacks the science to support some of its recommendations.
A recreation and wellness professional details his advice for seniors who wish to preserve their health in this debut guide.
Bitle explains that early on, people develop habits that they can get away with as young people but which will bear heavier consequences if maintained in later years. He homes in on diet and exercise in particular. The book stresses the importance of not overexerting oneself when starting an exercise routine and provides information about what amount of activity people might be able to handle based on how many complicating health issues they have. The sections on exercise are the most useful and comprehensive, as this is clearly the author’s area of expertise. Bitle next takes readers to task over bad habits like smoking and drinking. The author also touches on pain medication in this section and warns against using it, suggesting readers instead explore alternative medicines and chiropractic methods, unfortunately crossing into controversial territory here. This section, like many others in the book, lacks citations. There is much to be said about the use of pain medications by seniors, but the author is not a doctor and fails to present scientific research to back up his claims. There is a brief section on financial planning, which is an intriguing addition to a health book, although the advice is very general. The nutritional information will sound familiar to many readers, but here again are some claims that lack citations. The same goes for the portion on mental health. This part, with tips on keeping the mind sharp, could have been more substantial given that this is a common concern for seniors. The concluding section includes a great self-massage activity and helpfully recaps the main points of the book. The writing throughout is straightforward and lucid.
An easy and motivating read for health-conscious seniors that lacks the science to support some of its recommendations.Pub Date: Oct. 23, 2017
ISBN: 978-1-5255-0527-0
Page Count: 51
Publisher: FriesenPress
Review Posted Online: Jan. 6, 2018
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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