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Living Longer and Better

Aging Healthy - drkoop.com - site by former US Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop
     http://www.drkoop.com/resource/aging/index.asp
Administration on Aging
     http://www.aoa.gov
National Institute on Aging
     http://www.nih.gov/nia
National Council on Aging
     http://www.ncoa.org
Shape Up Fitness Program - from Green Thumb Web Site, funded by the CDD
     http://www.greenthumb.org/shape2/index.html
Exercise and Aging: Information from the National Institute on Aging and NASA
     http://weboflife.arc.nasa.gov/exerciseandaging
In Search For the Secrets of Aging: Online booklet from the National Institute on Aging and National Institutes of Health
     http://www.nih.gov/health/chip/nia/aging
University of Texas Medical Branch Center on Aging
     http://sagesite.utmb.edu/coa/coa.asp
Alzheimer's Association
     http://www.alz.org
Aging Healthy - Mind and Body Changes - from drkoop.com
     http://www.drkoop.com/resource/aging/body
Osteoporosis
     http://www.drkoop.com/centers/Osteoporosis
Alzheimer's Disease
     http://www.drkoop.com/centers/Alzheimers
Family Caregiver Alliance - long-term care for older family members
     http://www.caregiver.org
Diet and Nutrition Needs with Aging
     http://www.drkoop.com/resource/aging/nutrition
Fitness and Aging
     http://www.drkoop.com/resource/aging/fitness
Mental Health and Aging
     http://www.drkoop.com/resource/aging/body
SPRY Foundation: Setting Priorities for Retirement Years
     http://www.spry.org
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
     http://www.aarp.org
Children of Aging Parents -- nonprofit organization to assist caregivers of the elderly with resources and support groups
     http://www.careguide.net/careguide.cgi/caps/capshome.htm!
United Seniors Health Cooperative
     http://www.ushc-online.org
Menopause: online booklet from the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
     http://www.nih.gov/health/chip/nia/menop/men1.htm
Arthritis
NIA brochure

     http://www.nih.gov/nia/health/pubpub/pubpub.htm
American Arthritis Association
     http://www.arthritis.org
Can Hormones Prevent Aging? Online information about estrogens, testosterone, DHEA, melatonin, and others -- from the National Institute on Aging
     http://www.nih.gov/nia/health/pubpub/hormrev.htm
Life Extension: Science or Science Fiction? -- Online information from the National Institute on Aging
     http://www.nih.gov/nia/health/pubpub/lifeext.htm
GeroWeb: Institute of Gerontology Virtual Library on Aging - with search engine
     http://www.iog.wayne.edu/GeroWebd/GeroWeb.html
Better Health: Seniors
     http://www.betterhealth.com/seniors
National Osteoporosis Foundation
     http://www.nof.org

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