Are There Other Ways to Think About Aging?

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I think there are a lot of messages in our culture that encourage us to think about all the things that, all these negative things that people a ou kow a loto the or myths about things that happen in aging. And i'll tell you right now, i don't know how to even live in a world where you don't fear aging. I just, naturally, without hesitation, link aging up to loss in your global perspective. Are there other ways to view it that aren't tied to look when you get old, things start breaking? Amso for example, in writing the book, one of my favorite a groups that i got known were these grandmothers in zimbabwe

Dr. Becca Levy's research explores psychosocial factors that influence older individuals’ cognitive and physical functioning, as well as their longevity. She is credited with creating a field of study that focuses on how positive and negative age stereotypes, which are assimilated from the culture, can have beneficial and adverse effects, respectively, on the health of older individuals.

Dr. Levy's book, Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live is available now!

Learn more about Dr. Levy at: https://ysph.yale.edu/profile/becca_levy/.

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