- Taschenbuch: 288 Seiten
- Verlag: Dell; Auflage: Reprint (9. März 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0440508630
- ISBN-13: 978-0440508632
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,1 x 15,5 x 2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (5 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 838.563 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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This groundbreaking book should definitely help further the movement of what the authors call "a new gerontology." John Rowe, M.D., and Robert Kahn, Ph.D., both members of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network, thoroughly debunk the myth that aging has to be a painful process of debilitation. Their research has shown that the influence of genetics shrinks proportionately as you get older, while social and physical habits become increasingly integral to your state of health--both mental and physical. The 10 years' worth of research cited in Successful Aging reveal some flabbergasting facts about health in later life. For example, an inactive person is worse off, health-wise, than a smoker who exercises regularly. And your lifestyle and attitude are significantly more important than your genes in determining whether or not your golden years are healthy ones--even if you have a genetic predisposition for developing Alzheimer's, arthritis, cancer, or other serious health problems.
Rowe and Kahn start with a thorough breakdown of nutritional advice, including a rundown of the many vitamins and other nutrients that those older than 60 are in particular need of. They also detail the most important exercises for optimal functioning of body and mind, and analyze the benefits and risks of DHEA, melatonin, and tretinoin, while warning about snake-oil formulations that are now being marketed to the AARP set. There's also a thorough explanation of the importance of creativity and social connections--the research shows that, for the aging, strong social ties are even more important in preventing illness than genetic background. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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Gerontologist Rowe and psychologist Kahn report on a 10-year, MacArthur Foundation^-funded inquiry into "successful aging" --that is, remaining healthy, vigorous, mentally acute, and independent well into the ninth and tenth decades of life. Knowing how to do this is becoming crucial to ever more people as American life expectancy steadily increases to a full century. First dashing six myths about old age (e.g., "To be old is to be sick" and "The elderly don't pull their own weight"), they outline the structure of successful aging, contrast it with "usual aging" (a state of imminent physical breakdown), and argue against the presumption that genetic inheritance is a more powerful determinant of longevity and healthiness than are such variables as nutrition and social interaction. Separate chapters illustrate, with the experience of the study's elderly subjects, that good diet and exercise, maintaining and enhancing mental functions, positive social connections, and productive work are essential to living well while living longer. In conclusion, Rowe and Kahn recommend three large changes in social awareness: reconceptualize the course of life to accommodate increasing longevity, take account of the unpaid labor (e.g., voluntary work, caretaking) that is so much the work of elderly people, and relax the allocations of study, work, and leisure to discrete stages of life. Further, they note barriers to change and suggest governmental measures for overcoming them. However dry--its excitement lies in its content, not its style--this is a book of the first importance to the future of all Americans. Ray Olson
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While some may object to these "counterintuitive" findings, this book is in line with the vast majority of recent research in the field of gerontology. The notes at the back of the book give plenty of evidence to back up the claims here, too! In other words, it's accurate -- maybe not obvious, or what people want to hear, but accurate. That's what I wanted, and I think it's what most people can use. The extent to which one's own actions are responsible for how one ages is kind of scary, but also a powerful piece of knowledge. Also, it's great to know how *late* you can start doing a lot of things to improve your later life.
This book is also clear, consise and helpful. It's available in large print too - because just because your eyesight is going doesn't mean it's too late to improve your health by gaining and applying knowledge! If you find that you are aging or know someone who is, read this book!
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While hiding behind the mantle of saying that the book is based on a many-million dollar study by the MacArthur Foundation, in fact, it is little more than a feel-good book. To so disproportionately minimize the role of genetics in the aging process, while relying only fuzzy, methodologically weak studies to support its contraintuitive notions, renders this book just a step above pop-psych "You can be anything you want" books.
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The authors claim it covers the findings of a landmark study funded by the Macarthur Foundation. First of all, only the first 20 pages discuss this study that apparently millions of dollars was spent on. The remaining 180 pages tell us about work done by other people. Their main point, stated blazingly on the cover of the book, is that genes don't matter... what kind of nonsense is that? (And, the Macarthur Foundation had nothing to do with genetics) What makes us who we are anyway??? Who are these guys kidding? I am sure aging can be done well with the right motivation and common sense... but this is not the book to go to for authoritative, well thought through advise.
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reliable advice on enhancing your health and life as you age
I am very impressed with the research-based wide-ranging information about how you can enhance your health, your life involvement, your mental skills, and have better years in your... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
Contributes little that is new to the subject
Because of the excellent scholarship and substantial funds provided by the MacArthur Foundation over a period of seven years, this book may be considered as the definitive study... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. August 1998 von Bob Cooper (bobljsm@aol.com]
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