September is Healthy Aging Month so here at ThirdAge we're offering you this terrific preamble: a top expert's take on the truth about longevity. And of course, ThirdAge is dedicated to bringing you healthy aging information not only in September, but all year round!
The longevity revolution is well underway, and everything we've thought about aging is up for grabs as we live and work longer than any other generation in human history. Many great minds are committed to redefining aging and retirement models that embrace this new reality. One of them is Laura Carstensen. Carstensen has been on the forefront of research on aging for nearly 30 years. She's a professor of psychology at Stanford University, director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, the author of several books, and recipient of numerous distinguished awards.
To find out what the five biggest myths about aging are, based on Carstensen's book, A Long Bright Future, click here to go to Huff/Post50: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/debra-ollivier/five-biggest-aging-myths_b_1350128.html?utm_hp_ref=fifty&ir=Fifty#slide=794816
