Aging Books

Elizabeth Somer takes a very practical approach to aging. If you have been wishing for increased energy, improved endurance and less illness, then this book has many answers. The author basis her findings on numerous scientific studies and shows how you can not only live longer, you can live a healthier life well into your nineties.

Aging may seem like a depressing topic, but this book makes it seem more like a challenge. Through the advice in this book you can gain a basic understanding of what it takes to stay young with increased vitality. There is also a test to find out how long you will live. This book answers the following questions and more:

Should you take DHEA?
How can you naturally boost growth hormone levels?
Why is fish a necessary food in the antiaging diet?
Does sugar speed up the aging process?
What can you eat to boost your immune system?
How can you prevent Osteoporosis?
Should you take melatonin?

"Age-Proof Your Body" makes you aware of what it takes to stay young and also provides helpful solutions and recipes. You can learn about the importance of pomegranate and cranberry juice or try out the antiaging recipes. Near the end of the book there is also a special chapter on menopause.

~The Rebecca Review

Christine Bigby is a practitioner, researcher and teacher in social work with close to 20 years of experience in the field of disability and currently senior lecturer at the School of Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
This book has five parts (perspectives in ageing, physical and psychological needs, social dimensions of aging, older parental carers of adults with lifelong disability, service developments and policies for successful ageing) with a total of ten chapters and appendix with relevant information on age-related biological changes and health risks.
Children and adolescents with intellectual disabiliy (ID) had a life expectancy of about 20 years in the 1930s for example (Down syndrome even less), but today people with ID live nearly as long as the general population (people with Down syndrome still less with today a life expectancy of 56 years). This situation has today resulted in people with ID all of a sudden entering the third age or golden age, but the service provider and service systems in many countries have been taken by surprise and adaptation and support systems will need to be established in order to care better for this population.
This book is therefore most welcome with an extensive review of the research and service development in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia with illustrative vignettes and relevant questions following the first four parts of the book. Suggested literature is also part of each chapter.
All in all a book recommended for both practitioners, researchers and policy makers involved with persons with life long disability as they age.

Professor Joav Merrick, MD
Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and Medical director, Division for Mental Retardation, Box 1260, IL-91012 Jerusalem, Israel. E-mail: jmerrick@internet-zahav.net

Mark Gringols, BPT, MPH
Physiotherapist, Clalit Health Services, Beer-Sheva, Israel. E mail: gringols@bezeqint.net

I had a great experience with this company and would certainly buy from them again. My merchandise came very quickly and was in perfect shape. Thank you so much for the wonderful service.

I have been trying to reorder this book for my students, but I can't find it. Is still available?
I have all Dr. Perricone's Books , but this is the antiaging of the future.There is nothing comparable in the market.
Ileana Irvine

A beautifully written gut-level view of aging. I'm proud to have known the lady in earlier years. I'm pleased she hasn't lost her beauty or her bite.

L. Southern

Struggling with my own aging, I found the book helpful in integrating my personal faith into the changes that are occuring while I grow older. I particularly enjoyed the many scripture references which he uses to back up his statements.

Aging and Judging Trophy Whitetails is the ultimate resource for every whitetail enthusiast. The book is loaded with photos (almost 300 color photographs) taken by esteemed wildlife photographers, and is a teaching tool to age and judge trophy whitetails in the field. It also includes a self test to see how well you have learned the skills expertly taught in the text. A must have!!

I used an earlier edition of this text during my own doctoral training. That it has been revised and updated speaks to its excellence as a comprehensive text covering all aspects of aging and mental health. I will be using this text in my counseling classes because it is chock full of useful information, (practical, medical, and psychological,) and emphasizes " the dignity and worth of each individual irrespective of age." Professional counselors, psychologists, and all those who work with aging adults need to read this book and keep it as a ready reference. As the population ages we need to understand the special needs and attributes of older adults, as well as how aging is viewed in a diverse society.

Span of information along the continuum of policies and services important for older adults is well organized and interesting. Useful as a textbook for a graduate course in Gerontology that I am teaching.

What has life meant and how long is it worth living for? These and other questions are answered in the multidisciplinary survey AGING AND THE MEANING OF TIME, a college-level text perfect for courses on philosophy and health alike. Chapters juxtapose the personal experience of aging with insights on philosophy, health, and metaphysics to provide an excellent survey. A top pick.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch