Aging Well

In this definitive, prescriptive guide to all aspects of aging, the authors-both top experts on aging at Harvard Medical School-offer a complete and highly accessible reference focused on the physical and emotional issues that affect seniors and their loved ones. Here is invaluable advice on a range of topics, from lifestyle choices to retirement and insurance options to coping with loss and other life concerns. Aging Well addresses such increasingly important subjects as:<br /> <br /> * Safety risks associated with growing older<br /> <br /> * Alternative medicine and the right questions to ask<br /> <br /> * Assisting aging parents and other challenges of the “sandwich generation”<br /> <br /> * Mail-order products for seniors<br /> <br /> * Healthy-aging research and potential therapies<br /> <br /> * How to optimize and strengthen your health if your body is affected by illness or disease<br /> <br /> Aging Well contains what you need to know to help you and your loved ones live fuller, healthier lives, whether you’re 40, 50, or older-because aging well is living well.