Winning Strategies for Successful Aging (Yale University Press Health & Wellness)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (558 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300184026 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Richard Wang said A practical and enlightening book!. I am a geriatric psychiatrist from Taiwan. With the coming of aging society, there are more and more books and articles on health issues of elders. Among these documents, I highly recommend the book WINNING STRATEGIES for SUCCESSFUL AGING to aging readers, especially those of a Chinese popula. Getting Better, Not Older richard w Are you getting better or just older? Eric Pfeiffer writes in his book Winning Strategies For Aging Gracefully Sucessfully that you can grow better as well as older if you create wise goals and have strategies for reaching those goals. Pfeiffer's goals include choosing an ideal place to live,. 30 Years of Experience Natasha M Pfeiffer As of: 30 June 2013, by Richard Y. Newton, Jr., Colonel,USAF(ret)I have had the privilege to know Dr. Eric Pfeiffer for more than thirty years; and, to support him in a volunteer capacity as a Member and Chairman Emeritus of the University of South Florida (USF) Suncoast Alzheimer's & Geronto
Dr. Eric Pfeiffer, who for thirty years has cared for—and learned from—elderly people, addresses with compassion and deep understanding the multitude of issues that arise for aging individuals and their families. Other chapters explore the importance of a spiritual life and the value of maintaining an active sexual life. For anyone who is approaching a 65th birthday with trepidation, this valuable book offers heartening advice on navigating the later years of life. Filled with illustrative anecdotes and enhanced with a lovely selection of poems, this reassuring book demonstrates how it is possible to direct and control the aging experience. Pfeiffer advises on choosing an ideal place to live, finding a range of satisfying activities, and maintaining an active social life.
“A work of inspiration and pragmatism rewarding for both the scientific and general reader.”—Gary J. Kennedy, M.D., Professor and Director of Geriatric Psychiatry, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine