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Localize your health with these interesting reads from area authors and some area solutions for exercise.
		Your Husband’s Health: Simplify Your Worry List By Kathleen W. Wilson, M.D. Attention wives: The secrets of men's mysterious emotional upsets at midlife, how to keep him alive by preventing heart disease and cancer and how to deal with his quality of life problems—weight gain, sleep problems and erectile dysfunction—are revealed on these pages. The book begins and ends with a typical husband, Charlie, who is just beginning to experience the symptoms of midlife, and sense his own mortality, but doesn’t want to go to the doctor. The book is a way for Charlie’s or any other wife to become aware of the medical facts as they pertain to midlife men, sort out when he has a serious pending problem, and make going to the doctor less of an ordeal for him. This is just about everything a wife needs to know to help her husband protect his health. It is short enough to be readable and doesn’t pretend to cover every malady known to mankind. It is a personal book, from a doctor’s personal viewpoint, and for a woman’s most personal concerns about her husband.
		Brain Maintenance: Prevent Stroke and Delay Dementia By Kathleen W. Wilson, M.D. This book explains the choices you must make now in order not to add more brain damage to what might occur with age. Risk factors for disease fall into two categories: the ones that you inherit and the ones that you can avoid or change. But even if you have inherited a genetic tendency to develop a disease, there are still things that you can do to steer clear of it, if you start early enough. This book explains how not to add more brain damage to what might occur with age, and the choices you must make now. The first third of this book presents the latest theories about the causes of dementia, as well as leading-edge information on how to preserve normal brain function. The second part of the book goes into great detail about Alzheimer’s disease, probably the single most feared degenerative illness of the brain. The third part of the book discusses the short- and long-term effects of stroke (a.k.a., loss of blood flow to parts of the brain, resulting in brain cell death). In the end, Dr. Wilson tells you exactly what you should and should not do to maintain normal brain function later in life.
		Health for Midlife Women: When You Think You Are Falling Apart By Kathleen W. Wilson, M.D. “So much of what discourages women at this age, so much of what makes them feel they are ‘falling apart’ is reversible, treatable or at least understandable.” - Kathleen Wilson, M.D. Dr. Wilson, an experienced internal medicine doctor with a special interest in women’s health, shares with women the latest thinking on psychological problems, anti-depressant use, what the Women’s Health Initiative studies really showed about estrogen replacement therapy, perimenopause, skin care and cosmetic surgery at midlife, cardiovascular disease, common cancers in women, and how to manage in the medical system. She has focused her medical practice on midlife people, and observes what keeps people healthy and what makes them miserable. She emphasizes what people can do to help themselves to avoid those big, expensive medical problems further down the line. This book will give you hope and a new outlook on your health. The book is 316 pages and avoids medical jargon. It is spiced with stories and humor in straightforward, easy-to-read prose.
		The Other Midlife Crisis: Arthritis and All Those Aches and Pains By Michael R. Wilson, M.D. Dr. Michael Wilson is an orthopedic surgeon who has been in practice for 28 years. He trained at Mayo Clinic and practices surgery at the prestigious Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans. Dr. Wilson provides clear direction for dealing with common midlife ailments such as back pain, knee pain, arthritis, torn cartilage and over a hundred other conditions that commonly affect the aging baby boomer. There isn’t a midlife person alive who does not himself have one of these conditions and wonders what he or she ought to do. If you read The Other Midlife Crisis, you will understand why it hurts where it does and what can be done for it. Just watch out you don’t bust something laughing while reading this entertaining book.
		The Better Brain Book By David Perlmutter, M.D., and Carol Colman Naples, FL It’s easy to write off such things as forgetting your keys or forgetting why you walked into a room as signs of growing older. However, according to The Better Brain Book, loss of memory is not a natural part of aging. They are actually symptoms of a distressed brain. The book describes how to build a better brain through nutrition, lifestyle changes and brain exercises. In his book, Dr. Perlmutter reveals a unique guide to understanding the toxins found in your medicine cabinet, household products and the food you eat. The book will also help you learn how to bring back mental clarity and practice prevention and treatment techniques for stroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other neurological conditions. About the authors: David Perlmutter, M.D., is a board-certified neurologist and a leader in the field of complementary medicine. In addition to founding the Perlmutter Health Center and The Perlmutter Hyperbaric Center in Naples, Dr.Perlmutter has created brainsustain, brainsustain Neuroactives and kids brainsustain, a nutritional supplement program for brain health. Carol Colman is the coauthor of numerous bestselling health books. She lives in Larchmont, New York.
		The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children By Carol Simontacchi, M.S., C.C.N Sanibel, Florida Clinical nutritionist Carol Simontacchi explores the relationship between diet and the changing levels of chemicals in the brain. The findings may shock you (or drive you crazy). From the Publisher: An unprecedented and impeccably reported look at how American food manufacturers and their "products" may be endangering our minds. In The Crazy Makers, nutritionist Carol Simontacchi reveals that brand-name consumer food producers may be putting items on the market that redefine what we commonly think of as "food." From infant formulas to supposedly health-conscious packaged meals, these pseudo-foods may be causing chemical levels in the brain to rise to alarming heights. Based on new research, epidemiological evidence, and a formal study of schoolchildren's eating habits conducted by Simontacchi, The Crazy Makers will open your eyes as it identifies how the latest food products may be driving you crazy-and will tell you what you can do about it.
		Managing Your Memory: Practical Solutions for Forgetting By Bill E. Beckwith, Ph.D Naples, Florida Memory expert Dr. Bill Beckwith shares his years of experience with an intriguing overview of how your memory works, insights into what causes you to forget and common sense advice on how you can improve your memory. From the Publisher: An Unforgettable Book About Memory. Noted memory expert, Dr. Bill Beckwith shares his years of experience with an intriguing overview of how your memory works; insights inot what causes you to forget, and common sense advice on how you can improve your memory. For anyone who has experienced senior moments or been overwhelmed by information, Dr. Beckwith outlines effective strategies for enhancing your memory. He clearly helps you distinguish between the effects of normal aging and memory loss. He then focuses on ways you can improve your memory ranging from the effects of memory aids to medications, supplements, and food to controlling emotions and planning for your future... All the things you can do to protect your memory and your lifestyle.
		Florida’s Fabulous Trail Guide By Tim Ohr Tampa, Florida Looking for a more adventurous way to exercise? If you’re bored with your routine route, check out this book which provides information as well as directions on more than 300 locations in Florida to bicycle, hike or jog. Also available by Tim Ohr: Florida's Fabulous Natural Places Florida's Fabulous Canoe & Kayak Trail Guide