The series provides a springboard for analyzing new roles for elders, intergenerational alliances, resource allocation, and artificial attempts to prolong life. These programs are particularly useful for students of psychology, sociology, family studies, human development, and health. The common myths surrounding aging are compared with today's realities. Experts and elders describe how we learn about aging and how knowledge can help us debunk myths. How the Body Ages Experts describe the universal physical changes that accompany aging and explain how deterioration can be prevented.
Researchers describe advances in cellular studies and the search for biomarkers of aging.
Eastern Maximizing Physical Potential of Older Adults Considers ways to develop the greatest physical potential in an aging individual while compensating for the effects of aging. Elders describe how lifestyle choices have helped them maintain an active, healthy life. Older adults discuss their continuing need for companionship, intimacy, love, and sex. Learning, Memory, and Speed of Behavior Explores what happens to our mental capacities as we age. Techniques used to maintain and augment mental functioning are examined.