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Have you noticed? Today’s seniors don’t look or act much like “old people.”

Seniors are much “younger” these days. And yet, when we reach that age—usually after 50 or 65—we notice there are a lot of different factors affecting our bodies and brains, and we wonder: what we should be doing about it? Or is it too late?

Unfortunately, many seniors have bought into the concept that aging equals decay. They accept that as an inevitable fact, probably because many of them saw their parents and grandparents go through such misery. The idea that we can slow down the aging process, and in some cases, reverse it to avoid chronic illness, seems unrealistic.

Mind Shifts for Old Dogs

We’d like to reverse that mindset and encourage everyone to join the War on Aging, but first seniors must believe that it is possible to be healthier. A shift in one’s mental model is required, and some “old folks” don’t shift easily. In fact, since most of us have been practicing our standard health habits for so long, we resist when told we need to change them.

Why do you think so many seniors ignore good advice about exercise and diet? Likely, they’re thoroughly entrenched in habits of a lifetime based on incomplete knowledge from medical experts of the past. Today, we know much more about the body and the brain.

We know from brain scans and imaging that you CAN teach old dogs new tricks. But it’s like the old joke about how many psychologists it takes to change a light bulb: it takes only one but she must want to change it.

We believe seniors would modify some of their health habits if they knew what leading-edge healthcare specialists know about aging well. Any senior who wants to age better than his parents did can do so by shifting his mental model to what’s possible.

Join Us Monday

You are invited to join us Monday, June 24, as TheAuthorsShow.com interviews us about our book, War on Aging. We’ll share scientific news, tips, and how you can thrive as a senior. Click the link or image above, and then click on the book title, War on Aging, listed on that page.

You can be stronger, live longer, have more fun, love more people, and truly age well. Join us in the war on aging, and thrive!