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Your story quoted a gerontologist who said of his pool of research subjects, "I don't have any fat centenarians"--a thought that should catch the attention of baby boomers. I am also a gerontologist, and I've found that people who live long lives have certain traits in common. They are usually feisty and flexible, and they have faith in themselves and the world. They are survivors who have a sense humor and humility. Thanks for the many hints for the rest of us who want to emulate these pioneers. MERA KELLEY La Jolla, Calif...
...University of Wisconsin at Madison, gerontologist Richard Weindruch studies deprivation, like Sinclair, but has a different idea about why calorie restriction works. He has been comparing calorie-restricted rhesus monkeys with unrestricted ones and has found striking differences. The CR monkeys have shown no evidence of diabetes, for example, while it affects about half of normal monkeys. Only four of his CR monkeys, moreover, have died from age-related diseases--half the rate of the control group. He believes the explanation lies in the complex activities of fat cells. The CR monkeys have much less body fat, and that--just...
...Studies show that the height of death anxiety occurs in people's 40s and 50s," notes Karen Fingerman, a gerontologist at Penn State. "When you begin to calculate how many years you have left, it makes your parents' aging even more evident." In a study she conducted of 2,000 middle-aged daughters and healthy, aging mothers, she found that the daughters were more worried than necessary, often to the annoyance of their mothers. To help their parents, Fingerman urges, "kids need to confront their own emotions. Recognize that you're not just worried about your parent; you're worried...
Years ago, gerontologist Ken Dychtwald found an eerie letter in his mailbox. "Do you feel that you've lost control of your life? Are you struggling to balance your work and family responsibilities? If so, then Dr. Ken Dychtwald can help you." Accidentally, a company that makes self-help tapes had sent him an ad for a set that he himself had recorded. Dychtwald laughed off the incident. But two years ago, as he prepared to celebrate his 50th birthday, Dychtwald realized that he really did need his own advice...
...Gerontologist Ken Dychtwald, 51, questions whether people in this age set want to read magazines about being a baby boomer, arguing that they might prefer magazines that concentrate on tennis, fashion, country-and-western music or whatever else they fancy: "I don't necessarily think we have to join up into a club and have a club magazine." But early indications suggest both magazines are doing well. More's circulation has climbed steadily, from 320,000 when it started in September 1998 to 525,000 last year. My Generation's 3.1 million circulation, carved from Modern Maturity's 20.9 million...