"Discover the extraordinary power of Positive Aging to prepare you for the greatest challenge of your life-growing old. Americans now live longer than ever-a full 30 years longer than they did in the early 20th century. Our forever-young culture and personal expectations have not yet adapted to that change. These extra years can be a burden or an adventure, depending on your mental attitude. You can't fight the inevitable changes to your aging body, but author David Lereah says these changes are at worst inconveniences that won't prevent living a fulfilling life. The Power of Positive Aging offers a practical training guide to successfully cope with the physical and mental decline that accompanies aging. Based on life lessons learned during Lereah's successful battle against cancer, The Power of Positive Aging gives readers an easy-to-follow program of mental and spiritual exercises teaching mindfulness and acceptance, plus strategies for pursuing a balanced life and seeking and accepting social support. The Power of Positive Aging shows how simple lifestyle modifications will transform your everyday life, helping you to live more joyously for the rest of your years. Growing older can be the best part of living when you embrace the power of positive aging"--

Prologue: Growing Old is a New PhenomenonChapter One: We Are in this TogetherChapter Two: The Power of Us: Social SupportChapter Three: The Power of Me: Inner SpiritChapter Four: MindfulnessChapter Five: PositivityChapter Six: The Four A'sChapter Seven: BalanceChapter Eight: The Inconveniences of AgingChapter Nine: Aging to the Other SideChapter Ten: Healthy Habits for Your BodyChapter Eleven: Emotional Intelligence and AgingChapter Twelve: Reclaim Your LifeChapter Thirteen: Positive Aging ProgramsChapter Fourteen: Aging in AmericaChapter Fifteen: United We AgeAppendix A: Highlights from Profile of Older Americans 2014Appendix B: Anatomy of a Cancer SurvivorAppendix C: Guide to Key Concepts