Aging Books

This is a really good book because it's packed with information that is scientifically documented, and at the same time it is written in simple words. It presents charts and many resources, for example places where you can find supplements, etc. All we have to do is really follow his suggestions!

Now in a completely revised, updated and expanded second edition, Jo Peddicord's Feel Nifty After 50! offers more than twenty ways to overcome loneliness and depression, enables the reader to discover how to stay fit even if she dislikes exercise; see how the beauty of color enhances one's personal appearance and image; and explore practical and effective ways to expand personal horizons, fight lethargy, overcome boredom, and enhance the quality and enjoyment of life every day, in every way. Simply stated, Feel Nifty After 50! is one of the best self-help books available today for women seeking to design a new life and image for themselves -- and to enjoy every moment of what life has to offer them after 50.

I first saw this book sometime ago and noted that the book had Howard Turneys name on the cover in the expanded edition, I believe.He is known as The Father of HGH so that got me interested.Why would Turney write a statement for a book that seemingly advocates homeopathic Growth Hormone?I got the book through a freind that bought it from Amazon.com and found it to be in another realm that I had not previously examined -homeopathy.Being a resercher I found the facts and statements about homeopathic GH to be very informative and interesting.Being sceptical by nature,I ordered the HGH Turney takes from the company found in the book,only I obtained the Full Spectrum also.Frankly, the Full Spectrum is my fav'(sorry Turney!) as it has a compound I have studied for some time GHRH or Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone.I was amazed to read about GHRH in the book and that this dreamous co.had a homeopathic version.I think that the book is good for those that need a starter version on HGH -and like me-for people who don't know much,if anything ,about homeopathy(Amazon has books on this interesting subject) so they can have a better understanding.Dr.Klatz's book -sold on Amazon, certainly is the top book though on HGH.

Robert England has written several books on the impact of global aging. This is an excellent study on this huge macroeconomic factor that is not resolved by any of the G-7 countries.

Robert England makes a convincing case that all governments from the G-7 group have greatly understated the fiscal pressures that the demographics of aging will impose on their respective government finances over the next 50 years. He contrasts the official figures on this subject with output from the demographic model developed by the Mountain View Research (MVR). In each cases, official estimates way understate demographic pressures of a growing aging population and the associated fiscal costs of supporting government programs earmarked for the elderly.

While governments predict that by 2050, life expectancy at birth will be 80.5 years in the U.S. and 83.0 years in Japan. The private sector MVR forecasts that the median outcome will be 83.2 years in the U.S. and 91.9 years in Japan. Thus, government authorities may have understated life expectancies by 2050 by 2.7 years in the U.S. and by 8.7 years in Japan. These years represent understated longevity gains of 17.9% in years over 65 for the U.S., and an amazing 50% for Japan. This is a serious matter because the addition of 50% more years after age 65 is roughly equivalent to another 50% increase in the cost of providing pensions, medical, and nursing care to elderly people than previously thought.

In my current job, I develop models catered to the financial service industry that are similar to the demographic MVR model. Using a regression analysis model, I was able to exactly replicate MVR median U.S. life expectancy by 2010, 2030, and 2050. My own judgment is that the MVR median figures are slightly overstated. This is because the underlying MVR assumption is that the increase in U.S. life expectancy experienced over the past 20 years, will continue forward at the same pace unabated over the next 50 years. I don't think this is realistic for a median outcome. But, using my same model, and progressively slowing the increase in life expectancy from one decade to the next, I come to the conclusion that the MVR estimates seem much closer to what appears realistic than official figures. In other words, even slowing down dramatically future increase in life expectancy, I come up with figures that are much higher than the official ones, and that are closer to the MVR ones. This smacks of governments manipulating their own analysis to understate the fiscal costs of global aging.

The G-7 countries have greatly underestimated the impact of all other demographic assumptions. Relative to the private sector MVR figures, they underestimated the rise in old age dependency ratios. Officials have done this by overstating fertility rates, inmigration rates, labor force participation. As a result, they have overstated the population of the labor force supporting the elderly population (that they have understated as mentioned in the prior paragraph). Thus, while officials predict that by 2050 the old-age dependency ratio will rise to 0.371 in the U.S., MVR median outcome is 0.393 (this means there will be 39 retirees supported by 100 workers; or there will be only 2.5 workers supporting each retiree). In Japan, the difference is more dramatic. Officials forecast the old-age dependency ratio will reach 0.592 while MVR median outcome is 0.734 (only 1.36 active worker supporting each retiree). These differences have drastic impact on the respective government debt levels these countries will have to issue to support government programs aimed at the elderly.

Robert England mentions that there is no one solution that will allow governments finances to withstand this demographic tidal wave. What is needed is an all out effort on all fronts including: a) a reduction in elderly benefits (especially in Europe where they are way too high to be sustainable); b) a progressive rise in the retirement age which reflects rising life expectancies; and c) government policies to support rising fertility rate and increase inmigration (this is a huge issue in Japan).

Robert England details the experience of Germany and Italy at attempting fiscal reforms (reducing pensions, increasing retirement ages) to address these upcoming fiscal issues associated with the rapid aging of their respective population. Apparently, implementing reforms that will adequately manage these future fiscal costs represent a formidable political challenge. After all, do you know who is one of the most powerful lobbying group in America? The answer is AARP. (American Association of Retired Persons).

This is the first fitness book I've read that designs a program based upon my personality and tendencies. It's not a "cookie-cutter" exercise book that you try and get frustrated with, but encourages me to try activities that I can do that are beneficial to my health. The author has done her homework!

This book is a collection of channeled messages from mystic and spiritual teacher Betty Bethards. Compiled by James Gemperline, who is on the Board of Directors of the Inner Light Foundation in Petaluma, CA, which was founded by Bethards, they are made from recordings of Bethards' public appearances over a twenty-five year span. Called "trances," each chapter tackles a particular subject, such as "Meditation," "Dealing with Fears," "Growth and Change," and "Sharing Your Love with Others."
The same qualities are emphasized that one finds in her very popular "The Dream Book: Symbols for Self-Understanding"--the importance of self-love, of developing your gifts and talents, of sharing your "light" in a positive, constructive way to make it a better world (through the techniques of meditation, affirmation and visualization, and dreams). These are inspired messages which inspire the reader!

This book is very good It starts with a brief biography of Otto Werner.This is very emotive for persons like me that have been doing research in this syndrome the last years.
Each chapter has been written by an authority in the field, and the most important thing is that there are many chapters about the clinical aspects of this disease From this point of view this book is unique as the last book published is more molecular oriented.
The price is high but the quality of the paper is super good

Another beautiful collection of poetry from Ken Nye. He shares his thoughts, memories and love of family with maturity and wisdome. Ken Nye writes with powerful images allowing the reader to fully experience his poems.

If you enjoyed and found this book useful, you might like "The Healing Journey Through Retirement" by Phil Rich, Dorothy Sampson, and Dale Fetherling. It provides important and useful information about the transition from work to retirement, and describes 5 transitional stages, and is helps people understand retirement through providing information and ideas, and a journal writing format.

This is an excellent book for both deaf and hearing people. As someone who is partly deaf and whose hearing is worsening with the years, the advice in this book was timely and needed both for me and for my family, all of whom hear perfectly. Time and again, I found the author writing just what I had been feeling or experiencing, as if she had been riding on my shoulder the past few years. And boy, can she write! Excellent prose, witty, graceful, and compelling. Some of the references may be out of date now but the wisdom of this book will never be. She addresses not only the practical sides of hearing loss but also the emotional, mental and spiritual sides in a manner that is never intrusive on one's own beliefs but always like listening to a loving and wise friend. I cannot recommend this book enough, especially for anyone in a family in which someone is losing their hearing and thus their life-giving contact with others.