| As women live out their later years, they must be able to enjoy their later years to the fullest extent. One way to do this is to lead a lifestyle that promotes health, lowers risks, and in general helps them feel better. Routine health care allows disorders to be detected in their early stages, when they are more easily treated. A healthy diet and exercise program can help prevent some health problems in older women and improve how they look and feel. Preventive health care and some simple adjustments in lifestyle can go a long way in improving women's quality of life. |
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Excerpted from the American Medical Women's Association The Women's Complete Healthbook,
edited by Roselyn Payne Epps and Susan Cobb Stewart.
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