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Health promotion

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process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health by developing their resources to maintain or enhance well being

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Nutrition

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influences one’s ability to defend body against disease,

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Calories

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caloric needs gradually decrease and reduction in calories is recommended beginning in fourth decade of life

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Soluble fiber

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help lower serum cholesterol

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Insoluble fiber

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promote good bowel activity and improve glucose intolerance

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Carbohydrates

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essential for maintaining normal blood glucose level

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Hydration

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intracellular fluid is lost resulting in decreased total body fluids

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Sleep

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is the time for cell growth and repair

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Sleep apnea

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difficulty falling or staying asleep and/or premature waking

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Nocturnal myoclonus

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characterized by at least five leg jerks or movements per hour during sleep

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Restless legs syndrome

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neurological condition characterized by uncontrollable urge to move legs,

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Sleep apnea

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significant disorder in

which at least five episodes of cessation of breathing

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Comfort

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state of ease and satisfaction, of bodily freedom from pain and anxiety

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Pain

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Greatest threat with comfort “unpleasant sensory and emotional experience

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Nociceptive pain

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may arise from tissue inflammation, mechanical deformation, ongoing injury, or destruction of tissue

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Somatic pain

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most common pain in older adults due to articular disorders; deep and aching, may be sharp

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Visceral pain

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caused by organ stretch, inflammation, or ischemia

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Neuropathic pain

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pathophysiologic dysfunctional process involving peripheral or central nervous system

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Inflammatory pain

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abnormal inflammation caused by inappropriate response by body’s immune system

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Mixed or unspecified pain (functional pain)

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mixed or unknown mechanisms, pain without obvious origin, but can cause pain

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Carbohydrates

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Essential for maintaining normal blood glucose level

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Sleep

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is often a mirror into the state of health and well - being

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Sleep efficiency

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defined as the ratio of total sleep time to time in bed, decreases clearly and significantly with age

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Capsicum

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for joint and nerve pain; relief provided within a few days

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Devil's claw

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for inflammatory- related pain; taken orally

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Feverfew

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beneficial for prevention of migraines;

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Ginger

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reduces inflammation and nausea

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Turmeric

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useful with inflammatory conditions

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Valerian

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relaxes muscles

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White willow

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relieves inflammation and general pain

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Falls

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Leading cause of unintentional injury death in older adults

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Annual vaccination against influenza

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is recommended forall adults 65 years of age andolder because more than 90