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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
British Library Board
Publication date
May 15, 2013
Pages
74
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780712358989
ISBN-10
0712358986
Dimensions
0.50 by 4.25 by 6.75 in.
Weight
0.38 lbs.
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Great Britain
Original list price
$10.00
Other format details
university press
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Tho' vegetables may be thought innocent, there are many cases in which they prove hurtful.
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Carrots are to be avoided, for no old stomach can digest them.
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It isnât fun getting old, but, as the joke has it, being old is better than the alternative. Most of us worry about getting older, and there is an endless supply of guides out there claiming to hold the tips that will ensure wellness and vitality during our golden years. But before Dr. Oz and protein shakes, aging men turned to physician John Hill and The Old Manâs Guide to Health and Longer Life.
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First published in the mid-eighteenth century, The Old Manâs Guide to Health and Longer Life is a lifestyle guide to longevity and good health for old men. Written in an age when the majority of the population didnât live to see their fortieth birthday, Hillâs book provides practical advice on diet, exercise, and lifestyle, including sleep and emotional health, as well as illuminating insight into the thinking on health and longevity in the mid-eighteenth century. Some of the more prescriptive advice has the hysterical tone expected from eighteenth-century guides and manualsââThe pine-apple, the most pleasant of all fruit, is the most dangerous.ââbut more surprising is how full of genuinely good advice the book is and how much of it reads like modern-day health literature. This includes such insightful sayings as: âA warm bath and a glass of wine if you are having difficulty getting to sleepâ; âUse medicines only as a last resortâaddress diet and lifestyle first to resolve illnessâ; and âQuiet, good humour, and complacency of temper will prevent half the diseases of old people; and cure many of the others.â
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Full of both sage wisdom and what now seem ridiculous regimens, The Old Manâs Guide to Health and Longer Life will be the perfect gift for a man of more mature years.
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Reprint edition from British Library Board (May 15, 2013)
9780712358989 | details & prices | 74 pages | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.38 lbs | List price $10.00
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