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Aging Body Resources

Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D., GUIDE TO GOOD HEALTH (William Morrow & Co)

Guide to Good Health: What Every Forty-Plus Woman Should Know About Her Changing Body provides professional expertise in this frank and friendly guide for mature women who want to understand their bodies and take charge of their health. Published by William Morrow & Co.

Gail Sheehy, SEX AND THE SEASONED WOMAN (Ballantine Books)

Guest and best-selling author Gail Sheehy’s books address fundamental questions that apply to women and men as they move through the stages of adult life from adolescence into their seasoned years. Published by Ballantine Books.

Dan Buettner, BLUE ZONES (National Geographic Society)

A program to help you feel better, look younger, and avoid 70% of the diseases that will kill you before your time, based on the pockets around the world where people live the longest, healthiest lives- Blue Zones. Published by National Geographic Society.

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, THE THIRD CHAPTER (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Renowned sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot challenges the still-prevailing and anachronistic images of aging by documenting and revealing the ways in which the years between ages fifty and seventy-five―the third chapter―may, in fact, be the most transformative and generative time in a person’s life. The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Dr. Robert Schwalbe, SIXTY, SEXY AND SUCCESSFUL (Praeger Publishing)

Dr. Robert Schwalbe’s book, Sixty, Sexy, and Successful: A Guide for Aging Male Baby Boomers, offers a straight-talking guide for men reaching 60 and beyond—and those who love them—to assure the decades to come are among the most rewarding of their lives. Published by Praeger.

Dr. Pepper Schwartz, PRIME (Collins Living)

Calling for a brave and creative reevaluation of what is possible in the second half of women’s lives, Prime: Adventures and Advice on Sex, Love, and the Sensual Years invites every woman to develop and maintain her sexuality. From Collins Living.

Gail Sheehy, PASSAGES (Ballantine Books)

Guest and best-selling author Gail Sheehy’s books address fundamental questions that apply to women and men as they move through the stages of adult life from adolescence into their seasoned years.

You Can!

From the Administration on Aging, this site encourages Americans of every age to make healthier choices.

BenefitsCheckUp

A free, easy-to-use service that helps older Americans identify the assistance programs available to them.

Ask Dr. Butler

Dr. Robert Butler answers questions about senior health and aging at everydayhealth.com.

Dr. Stephen L. Kopecky
How to Survive a Heart Attack.
The Mayo Clinic on Aging
What to Expect as You Get Older.