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

Becca Levy

Book - 2022

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.

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Subjects
Genres
Self-help publications
Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Becca Levy (author)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
294 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-282) and index.
ISBN
9780063053199
  • Introduction: Ideas Bouncing Between the US and Japan
  • 1. The Pictures in Our Head
  • 2. Anatomy of a Senior Moment
  • 3. Old and Fast
  • 4. Brawny Brains: Genes Aren't Destiny
  • 5. Later-Life Mental Health Growth
  • 6. Longevity Advantage of 7.5 Years
  • 7. Stars Invisible by Day: Creativity and the Senses
  • 8. Ageism: The Evil Octopus
  • 9. Individual Age Liberation: How to Free Your Mind
  • 10. 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 Gall to End Structural Ageism
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index