Health, Wellbeing, Competence and Aging

247 Pages·2013·32.41 MB·English

by  Ping-Chung Leung, Jean Woo, Walter Kofler

Health,
Wellbeing,
Competence
and Aging
ANNALS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
Series Editors: Ping-Chung Leung
(The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Charlie Changli Xue
(RMIT University, Australia)
Published
Volume 1 Chinese Medicine — Modern Practice
Edited by Ping-Chung Leung & Charlie Changli Xue
ISBN: 978-981-256-018-6
Publication date: February 2005 252 pp.
Volume 2 Current Review of Chinese Medicine: Quality Control of Herbs and
Herbal Material
Edited by Ping-Chung Leung, Harry Fong & Charlie Changli Xue
ISBN: 978-981-256-707-9
Publication date: May 2006 308 pp.
Volume 3 Alternative Treatment for Cancer
Edited by Ping-Chung Leung & Harry Fong
ISBN: 978-981-270-929-5
Publication date: November 2007 384 pp.
Volume 4 Healthy Aging
Edited by Ping-Chung Leung
ISBN: 978-981-431-771-9
Publication date: October 2010 284 pp.
Volume 5 Evidence-Based Acupuncture
Edited by Tang-Yi Liu & Ping-Chung Leung
ISBN: 978-981-432-417-5
Publication date: January 2013 Approx: 204 pp.
A n n a l s o f Tr a d i t i o n a l C h i n e s e M e d i c i n e – V o l . 6
Health,
Wellbeing,
Competence
and Aging
Editors
Ping-Chung Leung
Jean Woo
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Walter Kofler
Medical University of Innsbruck and President of International Academy of Science H&E, Austria
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Health, wellbeing, competence, and aging / edited by Ping-Chung Leung.
p. ; cm. -- (Annals of traditional Chinese medicine ; vol. 6)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-9814425667 (hardcover : alk. paper)
I. Leung, Ping-Chung, 1941– editor of compilation. II. Series: Annals of traditional Chinese
medicine ; v. 6.
[DNLM: 1. Medicine, Chinese Traditional. 2. Aging. 3. Health Promotion. 4. Mental
Competency. 5. Quality of Life. WB 55.C4]
RA776.75
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Editorial Board of the Annals of Tradictional Chinese Medicine
Special Advisors:
Ke-Ji Chen (China)
Seung-Hoon Choi (Philippines)
David Eisenberg (USA)
Shi-Long Lai (Hong Kong)
Shichen Zhang (Hong Kong)
Xiaorui Zhang (Switzerland)
Chief Editors:
Ping-Chung Leung (Hong Kong)
Harry H.-S. Fong (USA)
Charlie Changli Xue (Australia)
Executive Editors:
William King-Fai Cheng (Hong Kong)
Sim-Kim Cheng (Singapore)
Chye-Tee Goh (Singapore)
Associate Editors:
Alan Bensoussan (Australia) Ji-Sheng Han (China)
Paul Pui-Hay But (Hong Kong) Joseph Tak-Fai Lau (Hong Kong)
Bao-Cang Cai (China) Chun-Guang Li (Australia)
Kelvin K.-C. Chang (Hong Kong) Liang Liu (Hong Kong)
Timothy M. Chan (USA) David Story (Australia)
Pui-Kwong Chan (USA) Frank Thien (Australia)
Wai-Yee Chan (USA) Ling-Ling Wang (China)
Il-Moo Chang (Korea) Kenji Watanabe (Japan)
Yung-Hsien Chang (Taiwan) Kin-Ping Wong (USA)
Chun-Tao Che (Hong Kong) Peishan Xie (China)
Chieh-Fu Chen (Taiwan) Ping Xu (China)
Yung-Chi Cheng (USA) Bing Zhang (China)
Moses Sing-Sum Chow (Hong Kong) Zhong-Zhen Zhao (Hong Kong)
Kwok-Pui Fung (Hong Kong)
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Contents
Contributors xiii
Preface to Series xvii
Preface to Volume 6 xix
Chapter 1 Chinese Medicine has a Lot to Offer 1
Ping-Chung Leung
1.1 Food as Medicine 4
1.2 Health Claims and Efforts to Regulate Claims 6
1.3 How Should Health Claims be Justifi ed? 8
1.4 Self-Help Exercise to Maintain Health 9
1.5 Discussion 13
References 14
Chapter 2 Extended View of a Bio-Psycho-Socio-Eco-Cultural
Model and the Self-Understanding of Western
Medicine and New Public Health 17
Walter Kofl er
2.1 History 17
2.2 The Given Situation 20
2.3 Some Remarks on the Philosophy of Einstein 24
2.4 Application of the Proposal of Einstein
on the Extended View 26
2.5 Remarks on the Chinese Medical Model 33
References 35
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Chapter 3 The Hong Kong Cadenza Philosophy 37
Ruby Yu and Jean Woo
3.1 Introduction 38
3.2 The Principles 39
3.3 Project Vision 40
3.4 Four Major Components of the CADENZA Project 40
3.5 Achievements and Impacts 48
3.6 Future Plans 49
3.7 Conclusion 50
References 51
Chapter 4 Longevity, Life Satisfaction, Money and Aging 53
David Schnaiter
4.1 The Demographic Shift and the Search
for its Reasons 53
4.2 Necessary Expansions 55
4.3 Money and Life Satisfaction 56
4.4 Other Determinants of Life Satisfaction 58
4.5 Subjective Health and Aging 58
4.6 The Satisfaction Paradox of the Old 61
4.7 Conclusions 61
References 62
Chapter 5 Understanding Between Generations: A Practicable
Way to Help Create a Society Fit for All Ages 65
Christa Erhart, Susanne Schinagl
and Peter Erhart
5.1 Short Description of the Workshop
with Children and Operating Instruction 68
References 80
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Contents ix
Chapter 6 The Life as a Struggle for Immortality: History
of Ideas in Russian Gerontology
(With Immunoneuroendocrine Bias) 81
Leonid P. Churilov and Yury I. Stroev
References 130
Chapter 7 Promoting the Elderly Health in Hong Kong:
Strategies and Actions 137
Wai Man Chan
7.1 Aging of the Population 137
7.2 The Aging Phenomenon 138
7.3 Policy on Elderly Care 138
7.4 Active Aging 139
7.5 Health Promotion 140
7.6 Elderly Health Service 140
7.7 Health Assessment 141
7.8 Follow-Up Care 141
7.9 Measuring Health Outcomes 142
7.10 Visiting Health Teams (VHTS) 146
7.11 Responding to Change 146
7.12 Expert Advice and Resource Support 147
7.13 Elder Academy 147
7.14 Carer Training and Neighbourhood Active
Aging Project 147
7.15 From Research to Program 148
7.16 Media Publicity 148
7.17 Health Education Resource Materials 148
7.18 Future 149
References 149
Chapter 8 Integrative Medicine and Anti-Aging in Japan 151
Kazuhiko Atsumi
8.1 History of Medicine 151
8.2 Anti-Aging 152
8.3 Integrative Medicine 153
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