What You Should Know If You Are Middle Aged

This myth-busting guidebook offers insights, information and ideas for your own age of new opportunities. Whether you want to raft down a river, volunteer to mentor a young person or widen your knowledge of new housing options, this handy book will show you the way.

Aging Gracefully: A Pocket Guide for Middle-Aged and Older Adults is a comprehensive and practical handbook that empowers individuals to embrace the aging process with grace, vitality, and wisdom. Written by a seasoned expert in the field, this guide offers valuable insights, evidence-based strategies, and actionable advice to help readers navigate the unique challenges and opportunities that come with aging. From maintaining physical health and fitness to nurturing mental well-being and fostering meaningful relationships, this book covers a wide range of topics essential to aging gracefully. Discover the secrets to healthy eating for longevity, explore tailored fitness routines for seniors, learn techniques for managing chronic health conditions, and find inspiration for pursuing passions and hobbies in later life. Additionally, delve into the importance of quality sleep, creating a safe home environment, and making the most of travel and exploration opportunities. Whether you are in your middle-aged years or beyond, this pocket guide will equip you with the knowledge, tools, and motivation to enhance your well-being, embrace life transitions, and cultivate a fulfilling and vibrant lifestyle. It is a must-have resource for anyone seeking to navigate the journey of aging with confidence, resilience, and grace.

Childhood, adolescence, even the "twilight years" have been extensively researched and documented. But the vast terrain known as midlife—the longest segment of the life course—has remained uncharted. How physically and psychologically healthy are Americans at midlife? And why do some experience greater well-being than others? The MacArthur Foundation addressed these questions head-on by funding a landmark study known as "Midlife in the U.S.," or MIDUS. For the first time in a single study, researchers were able to integrate epidemiological, sociological, and psychological assessments, as well as innovative new measures to evaluate how work and family life influence each other. How Healthy Are We? presents the key findings from the survey in three sections: physical health, quality of life and psychological well-being, and the contexts (family, work) of the midlife. The topics covered by almost forty scholars in a wide variety of fields are vast, including everything from how health and well-being vary with socioeconomic standing, gender, race, or region of the country to how middle-aged people differ from younger or older adults in their emotional experience and quality of life. This health—the study measures not only health-the absence of illness—but also reports on the presence of wellness in middle-aged Americans. The culmination of a decade and a half of research by leading scholars, How Healthy Are We? will dramatically alter the way we think about health in middle age and the factors that influence it. Researchers, policymakers, and others concerned about the quality of midlife in contemporary America will welcome its insights. * Having a good life means having good relationships with others to almost 70% of those surveyed. Less than 40% mentioned their careers. * Reports of disruptive daily stressors vary by age, with young adults and those in midlife experiencing more than those in later adulthood. * Men have higher assessments of their physical and mental health than woman until the age of 60.

The 1, 2, 3s of adulthood differ ever so slightly from the popular grade-school primers of yesteryear inside Ross and Kathryn Petras's 1, 2, Can't Reach My Shoe. This clever counting book for the middle-aged (which the United States Census Bureau defines as age 35 and above) is perfect for readers of a certain vintage who intend to grow old gracefully--and with a sense of humor. Featuring full-color, retro illustrations in a playful board book format, 1, 2, Can't Reach My Shoe makes an excellent, humorous gift for the more than 78.2 million baby boomers in the United States. Consider: * 3: When they were first going out in their twenties, Thaddeus and Theresa used to have sex THREE times each day. Now that they are middle-aged, they still have sex THREE times. A year. *: Hey, those don't look like numbers! And you're right. They are not numbers. They are symbols that are used with numbers . . . and they are all over middle-aged Milton's doctor's report. "It says I should have a total cholesterol 60. I should have LDL * 59 1/2: Today is a great day! It is Carl's FIFTY-NINTH-AND-A-HALF birthday! Carl usually wouldn't celebrate a half birthday, but this one is different. Since he has turned FIFTY-NINE-AND-A-HALF, he is getting a nice present from his Uncle Sam: his very first penalty-free IRA distribution!

“There's lots of good news for the middle aged…A very jolly book with clear scientific explanations.”—The Telegraph David Bainbridge is a vet with a particular interest in evolutionary zoology—and he has just turned forty. As well as the usual concerns about greying hair, failing eyesight, and goldfish levels of forgetfulness, he finds himself pondering some bigger questions: have I come to the end of my productive life as a human being? And what I am now for? By looking afresh at the latest research from the fields of anthropology, neuroscience, psychology, and reproductive biology, it seems that the answers are surprisingly, reassuringly encouraging. In clear, engaging and amiable prose, Bainbridge explains the science behind the physical, mental and emotional changes men and women experience between the ages of 40 and 60, and reveals the evolutionary—and personal—benefits of middle age, which is unique to human beings and helps to explain the extraordinary success of our species. Middle Age will change the way you think about midlife, and help turn the crisis into a cause for celebration. “Bainbridge's zoological examination of the human animal results in a study that is full of surprises...Heartening.”—Sunday Times “Thought-provoking. [It] should certainly shed some new light on one's own potbellied or menopausal mid-life crisis...Fascinating.”—Evening Standard

Don't let middle age get you down! Are you middle-aged, and struggling? Do you feel a sense of emptiness, like something important is missing from your life? Do you find yourself asking questions like "What happened to the passion and excitement of my youth?" or "Is this is all there is to life?" If so, your not alone. Millions of people battle their own personal "midlife crisis" at some point in their lives. The transistion from youth to mature adult is full of pitfalls and rocky moments. The idea of aging--and what lies beyond--is terrifying to many people. But middle age can also be a wonderful time of growth, self-discovery, and inspiration. It can be a time to identify what's really important in life, and to let go of superficial things that don't serve us anymore. Midlife Harmony is a 130 page guided journey through many aspects of your life. A series of prompts and questions help you explore your thoughts and feelings, and work through some of the issues you may be experiencing as you grow older. This journal allows you to take a step back and assess where you are, right now, in your life. With this knowledge in hand, you can better plan for where you want to go right now--and well into the future.

Never mind the Real Housewives of Orange County—Marla Jo Fisher is the woman everyone can relate to, complete with bad parenting, rotten dogs, ill health, and fashion faux pas. For nearly two decades, in the Orange County Register and many syndicated papers, readers have delighted in Marla Jo’s subversive humor, cranky intellect, and huge heart on her journey through broke, single, after-40 motherhood, when she adopted Cheetah Boy and Curly Girl, to her oddball adventures around the globe, to the sublime ridiculousness of life next door. Even while facing a devastating diagnosis, Fisher teaches us that humor is the balm that eases and the very thing that binds us together.

You Know You've Reached Middle Age If . . . is a requiem to retirement. For boomers celebrating their official entry into middleagedom or those just on the cusp, Joey Green and Alan Corcoran offer hundreds of humorous defining moments that even the youngest at heart can't dispute.