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As revelatory as Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal, physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson’s Elderhood is an essential, empathetic look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life. For more than 5,000 years, 'old' has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before, we’ve made old age into a disease.

Even as life expectancy has increased over the centuries, the thought of aging continues to plague men and women around the world. In addition to worries about the physical aspects of aging, people also fear the prejudice that exists toward the elderly. But as President Jimmy Carter demonstrates, there are indeed virtues to aging, as he explores the spiritual and intellectual growth that often comes with old age. President Carter tackles such issues as planning for retirement, adopting new diet and exercise regimens, and coping with age prejudice.

Aging Out Loud with NYC Aging is a podcast that redefines how we think about aging. Hosted by NYC Aging Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, this bold and engaging show spotlights issues, policy, and current events impacting older adults, including caregiving, community care, and the personal experiences of extraordinary older adults. Reflecting NYC Aging’s mission to eliminate ageism and improve the lives of older New Yorkers, we invite listeners to explore the power, potential, and resilience of aging in today’s world.

Home of the audio version of the La Crosse Senior Living Magazine

On this weekly podcast, members of the Johnson McGinnis Elder Care Law & Estate Planning team discuss the tools, techniques, strategies, and services that will help you respond with confidence to the legal, financial, and personal challenges created by long life, chronic illness, and disability.

Because of rapidly aging populations, the number of people worldwide experiencing dementia is increasing and the projections are grim. Despite hundreds of millions of dollars invested in medical research, no effective treatment has been discovered for Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia. The Alzheimer Conundrum exposes the predicaments embedded in current efforts to slow down or halt Alzheimer's disease through early detection of presymptomatic biological changes in healthy individuals.

A Podcast where together we discuss proactive aging in the right place, with a choice, connecting to the professional advice of our special guests, while creating better days throughout the aging process. Sponsored by ComForCare In Home Case of West Linn & Portland-South.

"Octopuses and the Puzzle of Aging" is from the December 04, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Peter Godfrey Smith and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

If you’re looking for services created specifically for the aging population of Northwest Georgia—look no further. Designated by the Georgia Department of Human Resources, the Area Agency on Aging in Northwest Georgia coordinates programs and services designed to assist older Georgians in their desire to live in the community instead of a long-term facility. At your Area Agency on Aging, our number one concern is the health and well-being of seniors and elderly citizens of Georgia.

"Another Delicate Topic with Aging: When Is It Time to Give up Guns?" is from the June 10, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Turkewitz and narrated by Caroline Miller.

In this book, author and biologist Marcy Houle shares her personal journey of caring for her father, a surgeon, who developed Alzheimer's disease, and later her mother, who succumbed to other medical conditions.Like many children of aging parents, Marcy often felt powerless traveling this sad trajectory - watching them fall through the cracks of a fragmented and confusing healthcare system, where professionals often wrote off their symptoms as "just old age".

"Wonderful... Physicans would do well to learn this most important lesson about caring for patients." —The New York Times Book Review Over the years that Victoria Sweet has been a physician, “healthcare” has replaced medicine, “providers” look at their laptops more than at their...

"The 80-Year-Old Runway Model Reshaping China's Views on Aging" is from the October 03, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Didi Kirsten Tatlow and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"As Aging Population Grows, so Do Robotic Health Aides" is from the Science section of The New York Times. It was written by John Markoff and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Trump's Aging Air Fleet Gives His Bid, and His Brand, a Lift" is from the April 23, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Susanne Craig and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.