Aging

Medications and Older Adults
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
As people age, their medicine cabinets may begin to overflow. To avoid dangerous side effects and interactions, communication and organization are essential. People ages 65 and older consume more prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medicines

Growing Older, Eating Better
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Many older Americans, especially those who live alone, have been unable to get proper nutrition due to problems that often accompany aging. But food programs and other types of assistance are now helping elders to a better diet.

Unproven Medical Treatments Lure Elderly
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Sixty percent of those who try untested medical treatments are over age 65, according to one report. Not only can these treatments be a waste of money but, according to FDA, they can also be dangerous.

Older Adults Health Care : Home-Care Helpers
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Some senior citizens require home care to live comfortably and safely. When friends and family are unable to provide that help, professionals can often meet those needs, which vary considerably from person to person.

Older Adults Examine Health Care Options
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Surveys reveal that most older adults would rather be cared for in the comfort of their own homes than in a nursing home. Some studies have shown that people heal more quickly at home than in an institution and that home care often is the less expensive

Testing Drugs in Older People
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A drug dose that's therapeutic for a younger person may be too strong for an older person. To encourage manufacturers to include older patients in clinical studies, FDA recently issued guidelines on how to study drugs in the elderly.

Nutrition and the Elderly
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A recent survey completed for the new Nutrition Screening Initiative (sponsored by Ross Laboratories) - targeted at improving the nutritional health status of the aging - shows that while 85 percent of seniors surveyed believe nutrition is important

Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Depression, one of the most common conditions associated with suicide in older adults, is a widely underrecognized and undertreated medical illness. In fact, several studies have found that many older adults who die by suicide - up to 75 percent

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.

Ten Steps to Reverse Aging
Grow Younger, Live Longer
by Deepak Chopra, M.D.
You have been living inside a prison that has no visible walls - the confines of your self derive entirely from the habits and conditioning of your mind. If you are committed to growing younger, you must escape this prison of conditioning.

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.

Madness and Method: Predictable Crises of Adult Life
Passages
by Gail Sheehy
Without warning, in the middle of my thirties, i had a breakdown of nerve. It never occurred to me that while winging along in my happiest and most productive stage, all of a sudden simply staying afloat would require a massive exertion of will.

Disease-Free Aging Is Partly Within Your Control
Biomarkers
by William J. Evans, Ph.D.
As these examples show, people can, indeed, deflect their descent into the Disability Zone by controlling the key physical aspects of aging that are, to a great extent, within human control - your control! We know that the decline in our ten Biomarkers

As Many Aging Schedules As There Are People
Biomarkers
by William J. Evans, Ph.D.
Some gerontologists have likened the process of biological aging to a long, slow tide that moves upon us so gradually it may take a long time before we're aware of its presence. Certainly aging is not something that happens suddenly.

Postponing Your Entry into the Disability Zone
Biomarkers
by William J. Evans, Ph.D.
Possibly the greatest misconception people have about the process of aging is that it's synonymous with illness. It's true that chronic conditions such as heart disease are more common as we move up in years.

It's Never Too Late
AstroFit
by William J. Evans, Ph.D., Gerald Secor Couzens
From the time that people first began studying humans in motion, the prevailing belief was that as we aged we automatically became enfeebled. The prevailing opinion was that those who remained strong simply had better genes.

Ninety Days to a New You
AstroFit
by William J. Evans, Ph.D., Gerald Secor Couzens
Performing the AstroFit program regularly comes closer to being a fountain of youth than anything modern medicine can offer. Although many people blame 'getting old' on bad luck, fate, or poor genes, staying young is mainly a lifestyle decision

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

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.

She Who Once Was
Kiss Tomorrow Hello
by Kim Barnes, Claire Davis
We were standing at the kitchen sink, chopping vegetables for a salad, when Martha announced her plan. She'd thought about it for months, she said. Maybe years. I regretted my response immediately, and to this day still regret it. Just listen to me.