Staying Healthy and Well as We Age, by Dr. Stephen Schimpff
Modern medicine has given us longer lives. Our daily habits determine how well we live those extra years. Remember, Aging is inevitable. Decline is often negotiable.
Good Health is No Good Without Wellness by Dr. Stephen Schimpff
You can be perfectly healthy, but not at all well, if you’re not strong enough to handle routine life tasks.
Health is the absence of disease.
Wellness is the ability to do the things that give you pleasure and joy. To fully participate. To feel satisfied with life.
One of the principal ways you can preserve wellness is to maintain your muscle mass and strength.
This is the critical need of many residents at Charlestown.
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Here is a new article of Stephen Schimpff’s on the surprising benefits of resistance exercises on not just muscle but the heart, blood vessels, brain, and other organs.
Another reminder of why preserving and reversing muscle loss is so important for Charlestown residents.
Stephen Schimpff, M.D.