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Many negative aging myths are busted in this lucid book by one of the first trained geriatricians. For instance, being slightly overweight may be protective for aging heart patients (if after contracting heart disease). But the blow-by-blow account of many inescapably negative aspects of aging that follows may have some dropping the book mid-read to bolt for the gym. A full 50 percent of cognitive deficits in a study of aging nuns were genetic. Half of all women are no longer sexually active after age 65. Thought processes slow considerably with ag...Log In or Sign Up to Read More