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  Ageism is the most widely accepted form of prejudice worldwide and impacts both physical health and mental well-being. Ageism is discrimination of people based on their age. There are several forms of ageism.   An example of self-directed ageism  is stating aloud, “I’m having a senior moment.” Or, “I guess it’s just old age.” Hearing it come out of your own mouth reinforces ageism to yourself and those around you. Conscious and unconscious ageism are also prevalent. Examples are “Over the Hill” parties, greeting cards poking fun of old people, anti-aging creams promising a younger face, television commercials and shows depicting older people as frail or deaf, and old people jokes. All of those reinforce ageism and reinforce age-bias attitudes and marginalization. “Greedy Geezers” are gobbling up resources at the expense of younger people . This is untrue. In 2012, Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson wanted to cut Social Security by pitting generations against each other for...

  Thank you, gerontologist Dr. Harry “Rick” Moody, Fielding University, for sharing these aging updates and resources!   BOOKS OF INTEREST   UNRETIREMENT,  by Chris Farrell (Bloomsbury, 2014). Here is the correct link for a book review:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyNpvwg0f1E LOVE AND TIME : Embracing Change, Growth and Mature Relationships in the Winter of Life, by Richard Matzkin (Wisdom Exchange Publications, 2024). STAGE (NOT AGE)  by Susan Golden (Harvard Business Review, 2022). A deeper approach to marketing in an aging society.     WEBSITES TO S...

  Thank you Dr. Harry "Rick" Moody, for forwarding this information to me every month! AgeDoc POSITIVE AGING: IT’S IN YOUR HANDS   People sometimes ask for advice about positive aging. Arthur Brooks has suggested thinking about our later life experience as if investing in a 401(k) financial plan. If you wait to start saving when you turn 60, you’re going to have a big problem. It’s also true for how we imagine our “future selves.” That was the title of a report on aging issued in 1976 by the National Institute on Aging. The forward was written by its director, Dr. Robert Butler, who I came to know shortly after that time and who later became my boss (and mentor) at the International Longevity Center. It was Butler who coined the term “ageism,” and he fought it to the end of his life. Becca Levy wrote  Breaking the Age Code: ...