Book Description
Science and lifestyle changes are adding years to our lives and creating a "new face of aging." Through profiles of 24 Senior Olympians, learn that the second 50 years of life can be "exciting, productive, and joyful!" Though each athlete follows an individual path, all find themselves at the same destination: a happier and healthier way of life. Here they share their histories and their wisdom about the keys to vital aging, including diet, exercise, and the benefit of supportive relationships. Along with these true-life stories, The New Face of Aging offers the latest demographic and scientific news to show that today's seniors are indeed a healthier, more vital generation.

From the Inside Flap
Look for Roger Burke in the Gulf of Mexico, swimming a mile or two before breakfast. If you don't find him there, take to the highway. He's bound to be out there somewhere, in the middle of a ten-mile run, or a 30-mile bike ride. At age 64, Burke is a living legend amoung tri-athletes around Sarasota, Florida. He is also one of the most highly developed senior athletes presented in the pages of The New Face of Aging. But he represents just one approach to the art of living well as a senior, just one example in a book filled with role models and inspirational figures. Together they prove that there are many ways to reach health and happiness in an active lifestyle. Jackie and Arthur Murphy of Long Island, New York, thrive on the competition and camaraderie they find as avid shuffleboard players. The Green Table Gang of Bolingbrook, Illinois, gathers to play table tennis every week. The competition is intense, but the friendships are even deeper. And when they travel to face other teams around the Midwest, they almost always rise to the top. In California, the Silver Streaks women's softball team pioneered the game for seniors in the San Francisco Bay area. The team has provided a place for very accomplished athletes- including an Olympian from the 1960 games - to continue to make sport a part of their lives. These stories are just a few of the two-dozen profiles of active seniors that reveal The New Face of Aging. Though each athlete follows an individual path, all find themselves at the same destination: a happier and healthier way of life. Here they share their histories and their wisdom about the keys to vital aging, including diet, exercise, and the benefit of supportive relationships. Along with these true life stories, The New Face of Aging offers the latest demographic and scientific news to show that today's seniors are indeed a healthier, more vital generation. The fact is illness, isolation, and inactivity are not the norms of old age. Indeed, the vast majority of people over 65 live in their own homes and enjoy good health. More than 40 percent say they are enjoying the best years of their lives.

About the Author
Mike Magee, M. D., director of the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative and a noted expert on the patient-physician relationship is senior medical adviser of Pfizer Inc and maintains an extensive calendar of speaking engagements to a wide variety of audiences including physicians, patients, medical educators, administrators, and legislators. Through these addresses, Dr. Magee is able to interact with each of these groups to ensure their views are taken into account in the work of the PMHI

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Look for Roger Burke in the Gulf of Mexico, swimming a mile or two before breakfast. If you don't find him there, take to the highway. He's bound to be out there somewhere, in the middle of a ten-mile run, or a 30-mile bike ride. At age 64, Burke is a living legend among tri-athletes around Sarasota, Florida. He is also one of the most highly developed senior athletes presented in the pages of The New Face of Aging. But he represents just one approach to the art of living well as a senior, just one example in a book filled with role models and inspirational figures. Together they prove that there are many ways to reach health and happiness in an active lifestyle.

Jackie and Arthur Murphy of Long Island, New York, thrive on the competition and camaraderie they find as avid shuffleboard players. The Green Table Gang of Bolingbrook, Illinois, gathers to play table tennis every week. The competition is intense, but the friendships are even deeper. And when they travel to face other teams around the Midwest, they almost always rise to the top. In California, the Silver Streaks women's softball team pioneered the game for seniors in the San Francisco Bay area. The team has provided a place for very accomplished athletes - including an Olympian from the 1960 games - to continue to make sport a part of their lives. These stories are just a few of the two-dozen profiles of active seniors that reveal The New Face of Aging. Though each athlete follows an individual path, all find themselves at the same destination: a happier and healthier way of life. Here they share their histories and their wisdom about the keys to vital aging, including diet, exercise, and the benefit of supportive relationships.