Breaking the age code : how your beliefs about aging determine how long & well you live /

A leading expert on the psychology of aging discusses how our individual beliefs about aging can have a profound effect on our life expectancy and offers stunning new revelations about the mind-body connection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levy, Becca (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022].
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Ideas bouncing between the US and Japan
  • The pictures in our head
  • Anatomy of a senior moment
  • Old and fast
  • Brawny brains : genes aren't destiny
  • Later-life mental health growth
  • Longevity advantage of 7.5 years
  • Stars invisible by day : creativity and the senses
  • Ageism : the evil octopus
  • Individual age liberation : how to free your mind
  • Societal age liberation : a new social movement
  • Afterword: A town free of ageism
  • Appendix 1: ABC method to bolster positive age beliefs
  • Appendix 2: Ammunition to debunk negative age stereotypes
  • Appendix 3: A call to end structural ageism.