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The New Love and Sex After 60
The New Love and Sex After 60
by Robert N. Butler, M.D., Myrna I. Lewis, Ph.D.
The best authorities on whether love and sex can exist in later life are older people themselves. Frank and Marianne have been together forty-six years. They've led unremarkable lives in terms of success and lucky breaks and have had more than their share

The Transition
The Schwarzbein Principle II, The Transition: A Regeneration Program to Prevent and Reverse Accelerated Aging
by Diana Schwarzbein, M.D.
Everyone goes through what I call the transition to restore their metabolism, achieve an ideal body composition and obtain optimum health. The transition is a journey of healing. You can only be in your transition if you are improving your nutrition

Our Changing View of Aging
The New Yoga for People Over 50: A Comprehensive Guide for Midlife and Older Beginners
by Suza Francina
As a society and as individuals, we can expect that our notions of aging will continue to change dramatically in the years ahead. Leading pioneers in the field of mind/body medicine such as Deepak Chopra, M.D., an endocrinologist, bestselling author

Timing Is Everything
The Schwarzbein Principle II, The Transition: A Regeneration Program to Prevent and Reverse Accelerated Aging
by Diana Schwarzbein, M.D.
The time it takes to go through the transition is different for everyone. The transition to a healthy metabolism can occur very quickly, or it can take months or years to complete. If you have a healthy metabolism, you will be able to complete your

Breaking Down the Myths of Aging
Successful Aging
by John W. Rowe, M.D., Robert L. Kahn, Ph.D.
The topic of aging is durably encapsulated in a layer of myths in our society. And, like most myths, the ones about aging include a confusing blend of truth and fancy. We have compressed six of the most familiar of the aging myths into single-sentence

Cancer
The Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection: The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men
by Suzanne Somers
The last words I ever thought I'd hear about myself were 'You have breast cancer.' It was as though someone had dropped a load of lead on my head. I felt stunned. This is something that happens to other people, I thought. Not me.

Emotional Longevity: Toward a New Definition of Health
Emotional Longevity: What Really Determines How Long You Live
by Norman B. Anderson, Ph.D., P. Elizabeth Anderson
A visionary new definition of health from one of America's most prominent behavioral scientists. Based on a web of scientifically proven connections between biology on the one hand and social environment, beliefs, and emotions on the other

How Old Are You Anyway?
The Ropes: Girls Have the Rules, Women Know the Ropes
by Judy Steinberg, Raechel Donahue
Lying about one's age is always a dilemma. Once you've done it, you're stuck with it, and more often than not it will come back to bite you in the most inappropriate place. Whenever possible, go with the truth.

Skin Care and Aging : Age Spots, Shingles and Bruising
by National Institute on Aging
All skin cancers could be cured if they were discovered and brought to a doctor's attention before they had a chance to spread. Therefore, you should check your skin regularly. The most common warning sign of skin cancer is a change on the skin

The Study of Adult Development
Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development
by George E. Vaillant, M.D.
The past century's advances in medicine and technology have added decades to our life expectancy. More of us can expect to live into our eighties, nineties, and beyond. But what most of us want to know is: How can we make the best of those extra years?

Effective Planning
The Complete Eldercare Planner: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help
by Joy Loverde
Most of us are inadequately prepared, emotionally and otherwise, to face the complex issue associated with caring for elderly loved ones. Each situation usually involves multiple issues. How one family handles a problem is not necessarily the right

The Call of the Authentic Self
If Not Now when: Reclaiming Ourselves at Midlife
by Stephanie Marston
As life goes on it becomes tiring to keep up the character you invented for yourself, and so you relapse into individuality and become more like yourself every day. This is sometimes disconcerting for those around you, but a great relief to the person

Dr. Bob's Super Mind Power
Brain Fitness: Anti-Aging to Fight Alzheimer's Disease, Supercharge Your Memory, Sharpen Your Intelligence, De-Stress Your Mind, Control Mood Swings
by Robert Goldman, M.D.
We all want to be smarter and more alert, to require less sleep and better handle the stresses and strains that life throws our way. I have always been fascinated with how powerful the mind can make us feel and how far the inner self can be pushed.

A New Role for Medicine
The Life Extension Revolution: The New Science of Growing Older Without Aging
by Philip Lee Miller, M.D., Monica Reinagel
Brian became a patient of mine about three years ago. He was 47 years old. He came to see me not because he was sick but because he wanted to feel better. Brian had built a successful software consulting firm and had worked hard to keep his business going

The Accelerated Aging Epidemic
Ten Years Younger : The Amazing Ten Week Plan to Look Better, Feel Better, and Turn Back the Clock
by Steven Masley, M.D.
How would you like to look and feel ten years younger in just ten weeks time? Studies show that Americans on the whole are aging faster than ever with conditions like diabetes, cancer, and heart disease occurring increasingly earlier on in life-along

Reversing the Body's Aging, for Astronauts and for You
AstroFit
by William J. Evans, Ph.D., Gerald Secor Couzens
My job over the past few years has been to find effective ways to prevent the premature aging of the Mars-bound astronauts. As head of the Nutrition, Physical Fitness, and Rapid Rehabilitation Team of the National Space Biomedical Research Institution

Anti-Aging Pyramid
Fit and Fabulous After 40: A 5-Part Program for Turning Back the Clock
by Denise Austin
Congratulations! Just by reading these words, you've already taken an important first step toward improving your life and your health: You've made the decision to do it. But now you're not sure what to do next. You know that you need to exercise more.

The Four Dimensions of Aging
Age Right
by Karlis Ullis, M.D., Greg Ptacek
When I first met Jackie Joyner-Kersee, she was an eighteen-year-old freshman who had come to UCLA to play basketball. After establishing that she could do that exceedingly well, she decided to test her talents in track and field.

The Harvard (Grant) Cohort
Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development
by George E. Vaillant, M.D.
The 'Grant Study' of adult development was begun at Harvard University by Arlie Bock and Clark Heath. These two student health service physicians had received a gift from a philanthropist, William T. Grant, to study healthy development.

The Facts on Aging Skin
Your Future Face: Create a Customized Plan for Beautiful Skin
by Dennis Gross, M.D., Cara Kagan
To understand better how to combat the signs of aging, it's a good idea to become familiar with the process itself. The rate at which our skin ages and how this aging will manifest itself are determined primarily by our genetics, the passage of time.

Aging
Aging Parents
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Advice & Discussions
Learning and Aging
Here is an article I found interesting and helpful. I think this is the right category to put it in. link I thought this might help someone on this forum and might inspire one to go ahead with their dreams even if they are "old" or even if they are young.
Heath, premature aging
Hi everyone I'm just 22 and have alot of lines or crow feet already on my face around my eyes. I started notice this when i was 20. My skin is pretty bad I was wondering if i am prematurely aging because no one I see my age has these problems yet, maybe Im wrong though.
Skin care/early aging prevention...
I was looking on google (without much luck) since my friends mom told me: "you should start taking care of your skin at a young age. This is the reason why I have aged so well." Another lady there also looked EXTREMELY young (her skin I mean, even though she was obese).

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