Abstract

Japan boasts one of the highest average life expectancies in the world, at 87 years for women and 81 years for men. However, did you know that there is roughly a 10-year gap between life expectancy and "healthy life expectancy"—the period during which one can live independently?
This book is packed with information to relieve anxieties such as: "After experiencing caring for my own parents, I determined never to become a burden to my children," or "I've started worrying about my health checkup results and feel a gradual physical decline."

【Key Highlights of This Book】

1. Packed with ALL the latest medical knowledge for extending healthy life expectancy! Based on medical evidence, it covers everything essential for lifelong independence: nutrition, oral health, maintaining muscle strength, and dementia prevention.
2. Super easy to understand with manga and diagrams! Opening each chapter with manga, alongside abundant full-color diagrams and illustrations, it makes complex medical knowledge effortless to grasp.
3. Filled with things you can start "right today"! Introduces numerous concrete practices that can be seamlessly incorporated into daily life. You can change your behavior starting the very day you read it!

【Table of Contents】
Chapter 1: How to Extend Your Healthy Life Expectancy
Chapter 2: Diets That Extend Healthy Life Expectancy
Chapter 3: The "Mouth"—Holding the Key to Healthy Life Expectancy
Chapter 4: Building a Body to Walk for a Lifetime & Exercise
Chapter 5: What You Can Do to Prevent Dementia
Column: Attitude Survey on Healthy Life Expectancy Among Men and Women in Their 40s to 60s
Healthy Life Expectancy Q&A

Author’s Information

/ Assistant Director, Frailty Prevention Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology / Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology / Deputy Research Director, Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology / Vice President, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology