New Frontiers in Aging: Spirit and Science to Maximize Peak Experience in Your 60s, 70s, and Beyond: Spirit and Science to Maximize Peak Experience in Your 60s, 70s, and Beyond

As elders are living longer and healthier lives, these additional years call for what author Olga Spencer explains is a new vision and fulfillment of the senior stage. Here psychologist Spencer pinpoints how we can transform our perception of aging, changing from seeing senior years as a time of decline, to seeing this stage as a great opportunity for final, ultimate development. We can all transform our lives, to recognize new, unexpected and vital experiences and potentials, she explains. Enlisting fields as diverse as psychology, medical science, physics and cosmology, Spencer shows us the new frontiers in aging, and how our choices determine our destiny. Spencer also focuses on peak experiences, those moments that are for us validation of life lived fully and with passion, and their importance to seniors to not only fulfillment but also biological wellness and independence ce. Three of her book's major points are that aging begins in the mind, that aging is an obsolete concept, and that lifestyle (not age) determines successful aging. This thought-provoking book, written with the assistance of two medical doctors and a registered dietician, will interest any readers over 50 who want to live their senior years to their fullest, as well as their family members and loved ones, in addition to social workers, mental health professionals, medical professionals, clergy and other professionals in roles caring for seniors. Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 1. The Fountain of Youth......Page 16 2. The Fourth Age......Page 28 3. The Purpose......Page 36 4. The Fountain of Energy......Page 46 5. Changing Face of Love and Sensuality......Page 58 6. The Creative Process of Life......Page 72 7. Eating to Live Stronger, Live Longer......Page 84 8. Impact of Lifestyle on Health......Page 108 9. Modern Medicine and Rejuvenation......Page 120 10. Fitness at 50 and Beyond......Page 126 11. Vertigo, Dizziness, and Balance......Page 138 12. The Duality of Being......Page 148 13. Journey Toward the Light......Page 160 Epilogue......Page 168 Notes......Page 170 A......Page 182 C......Page 183 D......Page 184 E......Page 185 F......Page 186 H......Page 187 L......Page 188 N......Page 189 P......Page 190 S......Page 191 T......Page 192 Z......Page 193 The fountain of youth The fourth age The purpose The fountain of energy Changing faces of love and sensuality The creative process of life Living longer, living stronger Impact of lifestyles on health Modern medicine and rejuvenation Fitness at fifty and beyond Vertigo, dizziness, and balance The duality of being Journey toward the light.