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Breaking the age code : how your beliefs about aging determine how long & well you live / Becca Levy, PhD.

Summary:

"The often-surprising results of Levy's science offer stunning revelations about the mind-body connection. She demonstrates that many health problems formerly considered to be entirely due to the aging process, such as memory loss, hearing decline, and cardiovascular events, are instead influenced by the negative age beliefs that dominate in the US and other ageist countries. It's time for all of us to rethink aging and Breaking the Age Code shows us how to do just that. Based on her innovative research, stories that range from pop culture to the corporate boardroom, and her own life, Levy shows how age beliefs shape all aspects of our lives. She also presents a variety of fascinating people who have benefited from positive age beliefs as well as an entire town that has flourished with these beliefs. Breaking the Age Code is a landmark work, presenting not only easy-to-follow techniques for improving age beliefs so they can contribute to successful aging, but also a blueprint to reduce structural ageism for lasting change and an age-just society." -- Amazon.

Record details

ISBN: 0063053179
ISBN: 9780063053175
Physical Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Edition: First William Morrow paperback edition
Publisher: New York : William Morrow, 2023.
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231] - 282) and index

Formatted Contents Note:

The pictures in our head -- Anatomy of a senior moment -- Old and fast -- Brawny brains: genes aren't destiny -- Later-life mental health growth -- Longevity advantage of 7.5 years -- Stars invisible by day: creativity and the senses -- Ageism: the evil octopus -- Individual age liberation: how to free your mind -- Societal age liberation: a new cosial movement -- Afterward: a town free of ageism.