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Old age doesn’t come by itself – part 3
It seems characteristic of older people these days that we think of ourselves as much younger than these old people we see around us. This because inside we still think of ourselves as being youthful if we feel well, even … Continue reading
Posted in Backache, Health Delivery, Health Policy, Medicine, old age, Physiology, sexual relationships
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, behaviour, dementia, exercise, health, heart attack, old age
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Old age doesn’t come by itself
There is an old Welsh saying that patients used to tell me when they came to see me in the surgery complaining of aches and pains, or failing eyesight and many other things – “old age doesn’t come by itself”, … Continue reading
Posted in Backache, Medicine
Tagged muscle weakness, skin, sun damage, vitamin supplements, wrinkles
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Elen Samuel, doctor and writer 