Finding What You Need
A Handbook of Rich Resources for Seniors and Retirees
Stephen Lau
A Handbook of Rich Resources for Seniors and Retirees
Stephen Lau
Table of Contents
Chapter One: FINDING WHAT YOU NEED
1.THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEEDS AND WANTS
2.FINDING OUT WHERE YOU ARE
Health
Wealth
3.FINDING OUT WHO YOU ARE
Chapter Two: FINDING YOUR HEALTH NEEDS
1.AUTOINTOXICATION
Pharmaceutical drugs
Smoking and alcohol
Processed foods and artificial drinks
Unclean water
Polluted air and sun damage
2.BASICS OF EATING
Eating to live, not living to eat
Eating less, not more
Eating frequently, not three times a day
Eating living foods, not dead foods
Eating sea salt, not table salt
Eating no refined sugar
Eating raw occasionally
Chewing thoroughly
Smart cooking
3.EATING HEALTHY
Apples
Brown rice
Chlorella
Garlic
Oats
Sea vegetables
Sweet potatoes and yams
Wheat grass
4.DRINKING HEALTHY
The burdock and daikon drink
The four-green drink
The pine needle drink
5.DETOXIFICATION
Common symptoms of a toxic body
Internal cleansing
Different ways of detoxification
6.REJUVENATION
Maintaining optimum blood pressure
Maintaining optimum cholesterol levels
Maintaining optimum sugar level
Maintaining optimum acid-alkaline
Maintaining optimum body weight
Maintaining balance and harmony
7.EXERCISE AND RELAXATION
Exercise
Relaxation
Chapter Three: FINDING YOUR FINANCIAL NEEDS
1.KNOWING THE BASICS
2.THE VALUE OF MONEY
3.SPENDING MONEY
4.FINANCIAL FREEDOM AND FINANCIAL WISDOM
Financial freedom
Financial wisdom
5. FINDING MONEY TO SAVE
Disciplined spending
Finding money to save
6. WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR MONEY
7. MOME ON FINDING WHAT YOU NEED
Financial needs
Starting a business
Turning hobbies into money
Chapter Four: COPING WITH DISEASES
1.THE FIRST SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DISEASE
Causes of disease
Disease symptoms
2.ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
What is and what is not Alzheimer’s disease
Different stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Prevention is better than cure
3.ARTHRITIS
Fighting arthritis pain
4.CANCER
Understanding the many causes of cancer
Cancer cures
The Chinese approach to cancer
Importance of the mind in cancer healing
5.DIABETES
Complications of diabetes
Good control of glucose
6.HEART DISEASE
Risk factors of heart disease
The Chinese approach to heart disease
What to do when you have a heart attack
7.TAKING CHARGE OF HEALTH CARE
Knowing how to talk to your doctors
Knowing what to tell your doctors about your symptoms
Knowing what questions to ask
Chapter Five: FIGHTING FRAILTY
1.PREVENTION OF FRAILTY
2.FRAILTY OF THE MIND
Distorted thinking
The mind and the will
3.FRAILTY OF MEMORY
How to overcome memory loss
How to sharpen memory
How to remember what you want to remember
Use nutrients to enhance memory
4.FRAILTY OF THE BODY
Impaired vision
How to improve vision
How to enhance vision health with diet
Major eye problems
Physical immobility
Chapter Six: A NEW LIFESTYLE
1.WHERE TO RETIRE?
2. WHAT TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
Finding time
Finding a second career
Finding a business
Finding volunteer work
Finding adult education
Finding games and sports
Finding creative talents
Finding places to travel to
Finding pets to keep
Chapter Seven: DISCOUNTS AND FREEBIES
1.SHOP TO SAVE
2.SENIOR HEALTH
Free information on aging and senior health
Free information on health care products
Alzheimer’s Disease
Arthritis
Cancer
Dental
Diabetes
Hearing
Heart disease
Migraine headache
Vision
Drugs
Diet
Health websites
Physical fitness
Weight loss
Medical financial assistance
3.BEAUTY
4.CARS
5.CRAFTS
6.DATING
7.FINANCE
8.GARDENING
9.HOBBIES
10.INSURANCE
11.LEGAL
12.PETS
13.RECIPES
14.RELIGION
15.SPORTS
16.TRAVEL
17.WEBSITES FOR SENIORS
18.DISCOUNTS AND FREEBIES FOR CLEVELANDERS
Chapter Eight: FINDING YOUR NEEDS
1.THE FINAL RECKONING
2.SPIRITUALITY
What is spirituality?
How to be more spiritual?
3.WHO AM I?
Love yourself unconditionally
Be a positive individual
Be a successful ager
4.WHY AM I STILL HERE?
Loving kindness
Volunteering
5.WHERE WILL I BE?
Chapter Nine: THE FINAL JOURNEY
1.THE CAUSES OF DEATH
Disease and accidents
Suicide
2.THE MEANING OF DEATH
The Oriental philosophy of death and dying
Death anxiety
3.PREPARING FOR DYING
Spiritual needs
Practical needs
4.The FINAL JOURNEY
A nursing home
A home hospice
The suffering
5.DYING WITH GRACE
Chapter One: FINDING WHAT YOU NEED
1.THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEEDS AND WANTS
2.FINDING OUT WHERE YOU ARE
Health
Wealth
3.FINDING OUT WHO YOU ARE
Chapter Two: FINDING YOUR HEALTH NEEDS
1.AUTOINTOXICATION
Pharmaceutical drugs
Smoking and alcohol
Processed foods and artificial drinks
Unclean water
Polluted air and sun damage
2.BASICS OF EATING
Eating to live, not living to eat
Eating less, not more
Eating frequently, not three times a day
Eating living foods, not dead foods
Eating sea salt, not table salt
Eating no refined sugar
Eating raw occasionally
Chewing thoroughly
Smart cooking
3.EATING HEALTHY
Apples
Brown rice
Chlorella
Garlic
Oats
Sea vegetables
Sweet potatoes and yams
Wheat grass
4.DRINKING HEALTHY
The burdock and daikon drink
The four-green drink
The pine needle drink
5.DETOXIFICATION
Common symptoms of a toxic body
Internal cleansing
Different ways of detoxification
6.REJUVENATION
Maintaining optimum blood pressure
Maintaining optimum cholesterol levels
Maintaining optimum sugar level
Maintaining optimum acid-alkaline
Maintaining optimum body weight
Maintaining balance and harmony
7.EXERCISE AND RELAXATION
Exercise
Relaxation
Chapter Three: FINDING YOUR FINANCIAL NEEDS
1.KNOWING THE BASICS
2.THE VALUE OF MONEY
3.SPENDING MONEY
4.FINANCIAL FREEDOM AND FINANCIAL WISDOM
Financial freedom
Financial wisdom
5. FINDING MONEY TO SAVE
Disciplined spending
Finding money to save
6. WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR MONEY
7. MOME ON FINDING WHAT YOU NEED
Financial needs
Starting a business
Turning hobbies into money
Chapter Four: COPING WITH DISEASES
1.THE FIRST SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DISEASE
Causes of disease
Disease symptoms
2.ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
What is and what is not Alzheimer’s disease
Different stages of Alzheimer’s disease
Prevention is better than cure
3.ARTHRITIS
Fighting arthritis pain
4.CANCER
Understanding the many causes of cancer
Cancer cures
The Chinese approach to cancer
Importance of the mind in cancer healing
5.DIABETES
Complications of diabetes
Good control of glucose
6.HEART DISEASE
Risk factors of heart disease
The Chinese approach to heart disease
What to do when you have a heart attack
7.TAKING CHARGE OF HEALTH CARE
Knowing how to talk to your doctors
Knowing what to tell your doctors about your symptoms
Knowing what questions to ask
Chapter Five: FIGHTING FRAILTY
1.PREVENTION OF FRAILTY
2.FRAILTY OF THE MIND
Distorted thinking
The mind and the will
3.FRAILTY OF MEMORY
How to overcome memory loss
How to sharpen memory
How to remember what you want to remember
Use nutrients to enhance memory
4.FRAILTY OF THE BODY
Impaired vision
How to improve vision
How to enhance vision health with diet
Major eye problems
Physical immobility
Chapter Six: A NEW LIFESTYLE
1.WHERE TO RETIRE?
2. WHAT TO DO WITH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
Finding time
Finding a second career
Finding a business
Finding volunteer work
Finding adult education
Finding games and sports
Finding creative talents
Finding places to travel to
Finding pets to keep
Chapter Seven: DISCOUNTS AND FREEBIES
1.SHOP TO SAVE
2.SENIOR HEALTH
Free information on aging and senior health
Free information on health care products
Alzheimer’s Disease
Arthritis
Cancer
Dental
Diabetes
Hearing
Heart disease
Migraine headache
Vision
Drugs
Diet
Health websites
Physical fitness
Weight loss
Medical financial assistance
3.BEAUTY
4.CARS
5.CRAFTS
6.DATING
7.FINANCE
8.GARDENING
9.HOBBIES
10.INSURANCE
11.LEGAL
12.PETS
13.RECIPES
14.RELIGION
15.SPORTS
16.TRAVEL
17.WEBSITES FOR SENIORS
18.DISCOUNTS AND FREEBIES FOR CLEVELANDERS
Chapter Eight: FINDING YOUR NEEDS
1.THE FINAL RECKONING
2.SPIRITUALITY
What is spirituality?
How to be more spiritual?
3.WHO AM I?
Love yourself unconditionally
Be a positive individual
Be a successful ager
4.WHY AM I STILL HERE?
Loving kindness
Volunteering
5.WHERE WILL I BE?
Chapter Nine: THE FINAL JOURNEY
1.THE CAUSES OF DEATH
Disease and accidents
Suicide
2.THE MEANING OF DEATH
The Oriental philosophy of death and dying
Death anxiety
3.PREPARING FOR DYING
Spiritual needs
Practical needs
4.The FINAL JOURNEY
A nursing home
A home hospice
The suffering
5.DYING WITH GRACE