SECRETS OF AGING WELL HOW SOME PEOPLE REMAIN VITAL AND ACTIVE EVEN IN OLD AGE.
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hat accounts for the difference between a vital 93- year-old who is actively involved in life and a senior who is sedentary, withdrawn and enfeebled? While some of healthy aging is genetic, certain habits and healthy SUGANTHINI UMAKANTHAN, MD practices make it
possible to remain vital and vibrant as you age. “The most important habit of healthy aging is positive thinking,” says Suganthini Umakanthan, MD, a geriatric medicine specialist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBI). “Negativity and worry create so much stress for seniors. They’re often anxious not just about their own health, but about the well-being of their children and grandchildren,” says Dr. Umakanthan, who is known to patients as Dr. Uma. “I
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