Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs about Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live

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At 67, I hike, belly dance, garden, lead a study group, read widely 10-12 books a month, teach Qigong, and have an active love life.

If you aren't sure if a comment is ageist, try substituting a different marginalized group for "old" and see if it sounds discriminatory. As is the case with a growing number of these nonfiction padded-out listicle-books, I instead recommend reading the 99-cent summary and getting the book done and over with quickly.She has published many articles, won numerous awards for her work and been cited widely across the media. It has made me realise how easy it is for us to think ourselves old and ill rather than being positive and leading a full life. Like for instance how majority of illness be it CVDs, hearing impairment or memory its root cause not age but rather the stereotypical mindset that comes with ageing. It matters less when and what you do than that you build up positive age beliefs and trust that your body will respond in kind.

Though it has worked out well for me, with that background I was very receptive to this excellent book about the effects and prevalence of ageism in our world. I turned 50 last year, and as an only child, I'm also the primary caregiver for my 86-year-old mother who lives with my husband and me and suffers from dementia and severe osteoporosis.Highly recommend this wonderful resource for any and all who want to experience a full and meaningful later life. This book will shatter some of your basic assumptions about aging—and how we can lead longer, healthier, and happier lives.

She details the scope and effects of ageism (perhaps especially virulently against women) countering the m with many examples of vibrant older people.Through cutting edge science, and memorable stories, she shares a new view of aging that will change how we age. Please list any fees and grants from, employment by, consultancy for, shared ownership in or any close relationship with, at any time over the preceding 36 months, any organisation whose interests may be affected by the publication of the response. Changing one's mindset and entrenched thinking rarely happens overnight - especially when it's as institutionalized as ageism - but this book can help anyone and everyone who struggles with the idea of getting older and provides realistic, actionable guidance for addressing issues personally and as an advocate across multiple verticals in society. Levy not only teaches us to think differently about ageing, she shows us how that new way of thinking can and will enhance our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. She then tackles head on the question of how to start shifting Western cultural ideas around getting older.