Aging with Attitude - by Robert Levine (Hardcover)

About the Book

The Rolling Stones (now in their 60s) have sung to us for years about what a drag it is getting old, but it doesn't have to be that way. Despite living in a youth-oriented society, many of the aged patients seen by Dr. Levine have kept their emotional zest, intellectual zeal, and empowering dignity. Levine points out well-known public figures who are clearly aging with dignity and vitality. The neurologist author shows steps we can take to age while retaining these qualities, defying a society that challenges this quest. Living longer is not enough for most of us: we don't want to just survive. The quality of our life as we age is most important, and much of that depends on our attitudes and approach. The text includes strategies to optimize self-esteem as well as health, including attention to nurtrition, exercise, health care, education and mind stimulation, sexuality, social activities, and cosmetics and cosmetic surgery.

Readers are shown the physiological facts of aging, from cellular to systemic changes. The most common diseases in old age are described, and actions are suggested to avoid many of the diseases. Levine also explores how the disorders change abilities and self-perception.

Book Synopsis

The Rolling Stones (now in their 60s) have sung to us for years about what a drag it is getting old, but it doesn't have to be that way. Despite living in a youth-oriented society, many of the aged patients seen by Dr. Levine have kept their emotional zest, intellectual zeal, and empowering dignity. Levine points out well-known public figures who are clearly aging with dignity and vitality. The neurologist author shows steps we can take to age while retaining these qualities, defying a society that challenges this quest. Living longer is not enough for most of us: we don't want to just survive. The quality of our life as we age is most important, and much of that depends on our attitudes and approach. The text includes strategies to optimize self-esteem as well as health, including attention to nurtrition, exercise, health care, education and mind stimulation, sexuality, social activities, and cosmetics and cosmetic surgery.

Readers are shown the physiological facts of aging, from cellular to systemic changes. The most common diseases in old age are described, and actions are suggested to avoid many of the diseases. Levine also explores how the disorders change abilities and self-perception.

Review Quotes

"[P]rovides the enlightenment lacking in many other resources that attempt to analyze the phenomenon known as "aging..,."Anyone involved with an aging population--and that includes everyone, from the young to professional caregivers--should read this book. Essential. All collections; all levels."-Choice

?[A] worthwhile book for a layperson or client who is interested in this subject, or a clinician that is new to the field of gerontology....[a] guide for younger people to prepare themselves for becoming older by confronting the inevitable changes and challenges associated with aging.?-Journal of Women & Aging

?[P]rovides the enlightenment lacking in many other resources that attempt to analyze the phenomenon known as "aging..,."Anyone involved with an aging population--and that includes everyone, from the young to professional caregivers--should read this book. Essential. All collections; all levels.?-Choice

?The focus of Aging with Attitude: Growing Older with Dignity and Vitality is exploring how people can approach life so that it can be rewarding and can produce a sense of worth and self-respect. There is no simple or single path: yet, successful aging appears to come by each individual seeking the "right" path for himself or herself. Obstacles to aging well are explored and ideas that individuals can use along their paths so they can enjoy life and live it well are shared....Aging with Attitude is enjoyable reading. There are pleasant quotes and short stories of how people adapt and adjust to the aging process. Public libraries, senior centers, and other facilities where adults gather will enjoy having this book available. Adults of all ages will learn something from Aging with Attitude that will enrich their dignity and vitality.?-Activities, Adaptation, & Aging

"The focus of Aging with Attitude: Growing Older with Dignity and Vitality is exploring how people can approach life so that it can be rewarding and can produce a sense of worth and self-respect. There is no simple or single path: yet, successful aging appears to come by each individual seeking the "right" path for himself or herself. Obstacles to aging well are explored and ideas that individuals can use along their paths so they can enjoy life and live it well are shared....Aging with Attitude is enjoyable reading. There are pleasant quotes and short stories of how people adapt and adjust to the aging process. Public libraries, senior centers, and other facilities where adults gather will enjoy having this book available. Adults of all ages will learn something from Aging with Attitude that will enrich their dignity and vitality."-Activities, Adaptation, & Aging

"ÝA¨ worthwhile book for a layperson or client who is interested in this subject, or a clinician that is new to the field of gerontology....Ýa¨ guide for younger people to prepare themselves for becoming older by confronting the inevitable changes and challenges associated with aging."-Journal of Women & Aging

"ÝP¨rovides the enlightenment lacking in many other resources that attempt to analyze the phenomenon known as "aging...."Anyone involved with an aging population--and that includes everyone, from the young to professional caregivers--should read this book. Essential. All collections; all levels."-Choice

"[A] worthwhile book for a layperson or client who is interested in this subject, or a clinician that is new to the field of gerontology....[a] guide for younger people to prepare themselves for becoming older by confronting the inevitable changes and challenges associated with aging."-Journal of Women & Aging

About the Author

ROBERT LEVINE, M.D., served as Chief of Neurology at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut, for 22 years, and is now in private practice. He is also Associate Clinical Professor at Yale University School of Medicine.