The Best Aging Self-Help Books 2025

1. Between a Rock and a Hot Place : Why Fifty Is Not the New Thirty (Hardcover) 9780061669279

ISBN: 9780061669279 ISBN10: 006166927X Contributors: Jackson, Tracey,

A funny, fearless, no-holds-barred look at aging--hormone replacement therapy, online dating, eye lifts, and all As she approached her fiftieth birthday, Tracey Jackson found herself bombarded--at the gym, at parties, in conversations with friends--by a catchphrase on everyone's lips. "Fifty is the new thirty" and the endless magazine articles, photos, and T-shirts proclaiming the new aphorism had apparently bloomed out of a collective sense of denial, masking the true fears of a generation unwilling to relinquish their youth. With a comedy writer's training and a screenwriter's eye for detail, Jackson skewers the myth in "Between a Rock and a Hot Place," a hilarious, bare-knuckled, and ultimately practical appraisal of what middle age "really" means today. Willing not only to face the elephant in the room, but to put him under a (large) microscope, Jackson confronts the truth about death, work, and sex in what the French call the "third age," using poignant, laugh-out-loud stories from her life. Jackson examines the changing roles of motherhood and wifehood; the necessity of planning a "career after your career"; the unvarnished reality of our aging bodies; and the generational shift in our perception of age (""Tight abs" was not a phrase my grandmother had ever heard. And even if she had, her response would likely have been, "Who needs that when you have a girdle?""). Turning fifty is a wake-up call--but one that can be greeted with a plan. Recounting the changes she went through, the things she learned (and things she didn't) en route to fifty, "Between a Rock and a Hot Place" navigates, with unsparing honesty and unerring wit, the confusion and uncertainty of the most significant uncharted transition in our lives.

2. Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty Is the New Fifty, (Paperback)

\"Laugh-out-loud funny.\" --O, the Oprah magazine \"Tracey Jackson confronts the speed bumps of life with wit, brilliant insights, and...common sense....Between a Rock and a Hot Place is more than a good read, it's good company.\" --John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Hollywood screenwriter Tracey Jackson (The Guru, Ashes to Ashes, The Other End of the Line, The Ivy Chronicles, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and others), delivers a funny, fearless, no-holds-barred look at what it really means to turn 50 today. Offering insight into the joys, hurdles, and life lessons surrounding the half-century mark, Jackson explores topics as wide-ranging as hormone replacement therapy, online dating, lifts, nips, tucks, libidos, finances, coping with death, and preparing for the future.

Between a Rock and a Hot Place: Why Fifty Is the New Fifty, (Paperback) Author: Harper Paperbacks ISBN: 9780061669286 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 2012-02-21 Page Count: 304

3. How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life, (Paperback)

Baby Boomer Alert Get ready for the next prime of your life! Today we're living so much longer and more productively that age sixty has truly become the new age forty-the prime of life when our careers are in full swing, our minds are at their most creative, and our passions burn their hottest. -Mark Victor Hansen and Art Linkletter So how do we ensure that our bodies remain fit, our minds alert and creative, our finances stable-even growing-throughout our senior years? TV icon Art Linkletter (incredibly active in several enterprises at the age of 94) and Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) cocreator Mark Victor Hansen team up to show us how. Much more than a pep talk about maintaining a youthful attitude in our Second Prime, How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life provides tools we can use: strategies, self-tests, worksheets and resources, plus dozens of inspiring stories and humorous anecdotes. Woven together by the authors' own invincible spirits, these empowering principles come alive as Hansen and Linkletter motivate us to find greater purpose and passion in what we do, making the rest of our lives the best ever.

How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life, (Paperback) Author: Thomas Nelson ISBN: 9780785289265 Format: Paperback Publication Date: 2007-12-02 Page Count: 322

4. Pre-Owned The Dysphagia Cookbook: Great Tasting and Nutritious Recipes for People with Swallowing Difficulties (Paperback) 1581823487 9781581823486

9781581823486. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 161. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 161 p. The Dysphagia Cookbook is the foremost specialty cookbook for those limited by chewing and swallowing difficulties, and filled with nutritious, great-tasting recipes that don't ignore flavor, presentation, texture, aroma, and color. The ritual of eating gives shape and meaning to our lives, and just because you live with dysphagia doesn't mean you cannot find joy in what you eat with friends and family. The Dysphagia Cookbook includes countless, easy-to-prepare options for: Vegetable, fish, and meat dishes Healthy soups, salads, and sauces Desserts and fruit And more!It's accessible, practical approach also provides cooks with flexible instructions, and suggestions for adapting recipes to accommodate increasing levels of chewing and swallowing difficulties. With tips and advice on ingredients, consistency levels, and kitchen supplies, this book is a lifesaver for anyone who doesn't want their happiness put on hold for dysphagia.

ISBN: 9781581823486 Condition: Pre-Owned: Good Trade paperback Language: English Pages: 161 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 161 p. "The Dysphagia Cookbook" is a specialty cookbook filled with nutritious, great-tasting recipes for those whose eating options are limited by chewing and swallowing difficulties.

5. For Dummies: Living Longer for Dummies (Paperback)

What's the average human life span...72 years...78 years? Actually, science has determined that humans were designed to live 120 years, and that, until now, most people died too soon. It's also now clear that most of the maladies we commonly associate with aging, such as frailty, senility, and arthritis aren't part of nature's plan, but the result of other factors such as bad nutrition, disease, and disuse. Best of all is the news that, no matter how old you are or what shape you're in, you can take steps to reverse the aging process that has already occurred in you and to slow your rate of aging in the future. You're never too old-or too young-to begin living a longer, healthier life, and Living Longer For Dummies can show you how. Written by a leading national expert on aging, it's packed with life-changing tips on nutrition, exercise, attitude and behavior, that can help enhance and sustain your physical and psychological well- being to age 100 and beyond. You'll discover how to: Slow your rate of aging Reverse many of the effects of aging Avoid maladies associated with age Keep your mind and senses sharp Maintain limberness and muscle tone Keep your energy level high Rebound from illness Stay sexually active Dr. Bortz shatters common myths about aging and explains, in plain English, what science now knows about the normal aging process in humans. And he explores a wide range of life-prolonging topics, including: Getting good health care Exercising to stay healthy for life Eating right for a long life Getting adequate rest and relaxation Using alternative medicine and exercise techniques Maintaining brain-power Having sex to prolong your life and coping with sexual difficulties Handling health crises The number of people age 100 and older increases a whopping 8 percent every year in the United States? If you choose to, you can become one of them someday. Let Living Longer For Dummies show you how.

For Dummies: Living Longer for Dummies (Paperback)