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Risk Avoidance

Dietary, substance-related, environmental, physical and behavioral risks belong in this section.

The available resources cover food choices, starting exercise and home safety. Dedicated coverage of substance-related, environmental and other behavioral risks is not available here yet.

Available resources

  • Eating for healthy aging
  • Starting exercise safely after 50
  • Home safety checklist
  • Preventive care & checkups
Tools & Guides

Tools & Guides

  • Weekly Activity Check
  • Walking Progress Planner
  • Protein calculator
  • Two-week Sleep Diary
  • 30-Second Chair Stand
  • 4-Stage Balance Check
  • Fall-Risk Checklist
  • Home Safety Checklist
  • Healthy Aging Scorecard

Essential reading

  • 10 Things Longevity Experts Never Do
  • Healthy Aging After 50: The Complete Guide to Living Longer and Better
  • Protein After 50: Why You Need More, How Much, and How to Get It
  • Sleep After 50: Why It Changes, What Helps, and What to Do About Insomnia
  • Everyday Capability After 50: Strength, Balance, and a Safer Home
  • Starting to Exercise After 50: How to Begin Safely
Health & Research

Health & Research

  • European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • World Health Organization
  • Protein After 50: Why You Need More, How Much, and How to Get It
  • Everyday Capability After 50: Strength, Balance, and a Safer Home

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