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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.
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"At last! A book on aging that not only is a joy to read but is practical and inspiring. Olga Spencer covers a wide range of topics asking and answering crucial questions with wisdom and humor. Her mixture of personal stories, anecdotes, and philosophical quotes makes the issues both personal and universal. It is the best book I have yet read on the experience of aging." < p="">Peggy Papp, Psychotherapist, Author, Lecturer <>
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"New Frontiers in Aging truly opens up new ways of being and growing in the mountaintop years of our lives." < p="">Joan LaMontagne, Professor, Southern California University for Professional Studies <>
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"At last! A book on aging that not only is a joy to read but is practical and inspiring. Olga Spencer covers a wide range of topics asking and answering crucial questions with wisdom and humor. Her mixture of personal stories, anecdotes, and philosophical quotes makes the issues both personal and universal. It is the best book I have yet read on the experience of aging." - Peggy Papp, Psychotherapist, Author, Lecturer
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New Frontiers in Aging truly opens up new ways of being and growing in the mountaintop years of our lives.Joan LaMontagne, Professor Southern California University for Professional Studies
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"The richness of life's possibilities, and the central role of purpose, anchor this thoughtful book." < p="">Robert Butler, M.D., President and CEO, International Longevity Center <>
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"This is a practical guide on living fully and creatively while aging. And Olga Spencer is practicing what she is preaching: live and love until the last minute!" < p="">Maj-Britt Rosenbaum, M.D., Psychiatrist, former Director, Human Sexuality Center Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center <>
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"New Frontiers in Agingtruly opens up new ways of being and growing in the mountaintop years of our lives."
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"Drawing from the fields of psychology, medical science, physics, and cosmology, Spencer, a psychologist and octogenarian inspires readers to increase awareness of their potential and design their own visions of aging. She invites readers to set and reach new goals in the process of living a purposeful life rather than leading an existence of mindless
habit, regardless of chronological age. She teams with MDs in endocrinology, cosmetic surgery, nutrition, and audiology to give advice on taking care of the body, and also addresses sense of purpose, the creative process, and love and sensuality." - SciTech Book News
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"Provides me and my Baby-Boomer contemporaries with important reminders and valuable information as we age, and are involved with our aging parents." < p="">Cornelia Seckel, Publisher, < i=""> Art TimeS & Lt; / i > <>
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"An illuminating read, informative and inspiring." < p="">Rhoda Gilinsky, Freelance Writer, formerly of < i=""> New York TimeS & Lt; / i > <>
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"This book is not only timely, but includes practical advice to enhance what is called 'the new old age,' and it provides rich spiritual and scientific underpinnings, reflecting Dr. Spencer's belief in the creative potential of all human beings." < p="">Gerda Schulman, Professor, Hunter College <>
Synopsis
Explains how life choices and lifestyle in our senior years can lead either to decline, or to new possibilities, energy, creativity, life, love and relationships.
About the Author
OLGA BROM SPENCER, PhD is a psychologist, author, and octogenarian practicing what she writes about - self-development. As a clinician, she was a member of the Faculty at New York University School of Social Work. She later became Founder and Director of the Center for Family Development Inc., and the World Trade Family Center, based in the World Trade Center, pioneering innovative treatments for one-parent families, with the cooperation of Margaret Mead, Dr. W. Schwartz, Marianne Walters, and Adelphi University. Among her honors are the AARP National Award for Seniors and the Star of the Year Award for the Westport/Weston (CT) AARP.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1.) The Fountain of Youth
2.) The Fourth Age
3.) The Purpose
4.) The Fountain of Energy
5.) Changing Faces of Love and Sensuality
6.) The Creative Process of Life
7.) Living Longer, Living Stronger, Nancy Ryan, M.S., R.D., C.D.E.
8.) Impact of Lifestyles on Health, Anna C. Freitag, M.D., FACS, FACE
9.) Modern Medicine and Rejuvenation, Joel Singer, M.D., FACS, ASPS
10.) Fitness At Fifty and Beyond
11.) Vertigo, Dizziness and Balance
12.) The Duality of Being
13.) Journey Toward the Light
Epilogue
List of Abbreviations