the best books on healthy aging
1. Healthy Aging: A Lifetime Guide to Your Well-Being
acclaimed bestseller dr. Andrew Weil provides sensible advice to older adults in an old but good title; Healthy Aging: A Lifetime Guide to Your Well-Being. in the 2007 version (a good one), dr. Weil’s advice combines traditional and non-traditional medical advice to help us age in good health. highlights include tips on eating well, nutrition and the anti-inflammatory diet, exercising correctly, and a solid foundation on the aging process in general.
“weil wants us to be sensible about aging…he argues that we shouldn’t fight aging. There is no way to win that war. instead, we should focus on aging well.” (the washington post)
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2. age wisely: strategies for baby boomers and seniors
Aging Wisely: Strategies for Baby Boomers and Seniors is dr. Robert Levine’s book on aging that includes both mind and body in his approach. dr Levine is the former chief of neurology at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut and a retired clinical professor at Yale University. dr Levine believes that we are responsible and that we should be in control of our own lives. Interwoven is the element that maintaining a positive attitude allows us to age well. dr Levine reminds her readers that disease and chance events aside, healthy aging is up to us.
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“dr. Robert Levine’s book provides a recipe for aging wisely and with dignity. brimming with anecdotes, and written in an interesting and clear way, it is good medicine for those of us who want to make the rest of our lives the best of our lives. (Jan Culinane, author of the best-selling Single Women’s Guide to Retirement)
3. a man’s guide to healthy aging: stay smart, strong and active
Despite the title saying otherwise, there is much in this leading book on healthy aging that applies to both genders. a man’s guide to healthy aging: stay smart, strong and active authors edward thompson jr. and Lenard Kaye examine “what’s next” after midlife, offering a man’s perspective on healthy aging. In this book, the authors focus on mind-body approaches to regaining health, with a strong bias toward mental health and the role it plays in men as they age.
“covers just about everything you need to know, but might be afraid to ask, about staying fit mentally, physically, socially, intellectually, and sexually through the decades.” (wall street newspaper)
4. the gift of the years: aging gracefully
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the gift of the years: aging gracefully is a book about accepting the aging process and assimilating it. Author Joan Chittister is a Benedictine Sister from Erie, PA and has written more than 50 books (many receiving accolades and awards) . she mocks herself by writing the gift of years; “The worst thing about this book is that I may be too young to write it. After all, I’m only seventy years old. this quote alone provides the self-awareness and perspective worth considering for our top 5 books on healthy aging.
Among other things, the book contains around 40 essays on topics such as adaptation, sadness, regret and success. The author also offers tips on how to allow yourself to be active in your golden years and use that time to connect with yourself and others.
“You may have to be in the second half of your life to know how sincerely and helpfully Joan Chittister speaks. we live in a culture of the first half of life, which makes this wisdom even more necessary and more wonderful.” (richard rohr, author, the nude now)
5. the wonder of aging: a new approach to embracing life after fifty
New York Times bestselling author Michael Gurian (author of Wonder Boys) takes us on a journey along newly defined dimensions for our second half of life. the wonder of aging: a new approach to embracing life after fifty divides our second act into 3 stages; the age of transformation (from late forties to around sixty), the age of distinction (from sixty to seventy-five), and the age of completion (the final stage of our journey). his philosophy is to emphatically embrace life after 50 and inspire his readers to go out and get it (whatever their “it” is). Author Michael Gurian is described as a philosopher, family therapist, corporate consultant, and author of more than twenty best-selling books.
“the wonder of aging is a very important book. It’s packed with practical advice, solid science, and stories to inspire and motivate you. With 11,000 people turning 60 every day, we can no longer help but talk about aging…so we should embrace it in awe.” (Daniel G. Amen, MD, New York Times bestselling author of Use Your brain to change your age)
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