Successful aging is a psychological feat. Fear for __1__9 Z8 c" p& K( G3 ^3 I6 e! a
death, for example, may sometimes oppress you.
8 ?9 M8 ]" b" `9 r% k even when this is successfully overcome, there is still
1 H6 B; \. M2 F, T6 H$ l something for you to deal with-loneliness. Loneliness
+ I0 F P- q" u; d6 F( } can speed your demise no matter conscientiously __2__
# h, O) C: a0 ^ m3 D: W you care for your body. “We go through life surrounded
/ O* _& Y, C, J by protective convoys of others,” says Robert
5 T% @; B( f9 v# w- o/ P a8 S Kahn, a psychologist of the University of Michigan; n) g+ U4 d4 ~/ O( c! d O+ }
who studied the health effects of companionship. “People __3__
, \5 T, c' f5 n5 J) |+ N, O4 B) h who manage to maintain a network of social support do6 i, B6 X) }+ a, z' W, X7 ?$ s
best.” One study of elderly heart-attack patients x' }3 z1 `$ l1 L$ Z0 b$ z
found that those with two or more close associations __4__' k& V; ^$ Y' C3 b4 |3 j
enjoyed twice the one-year survival rate of those who0 L4 Y6 P7 c: r `7 P4 D
were completely alone., b+ M ]3 g: S7 p" G5 T" W4 Q0 B0 ~
Companionship aside, healthy oldsters seem to1 k# x8 `8 F, ?+ S
share a knack for managing stress, poison that contributes __5__4 j" E: E/ j; O& r
measurably to heart disease, cancer and accidents.: \* G, r# S6 |! T
Researchers have also been kinked successful aging __6__3 j- [" W% r' n3 C
to mental stimulation. An idle brain will deteriorate
6 Q- g; S; j9 w; | m just as sure as an unused leg, notes Dr. Gene Cohen, __7__5 s' g6 G/ p0 v. G
Head of the gerontology center at George Washington/ h, g9 z7 l0 C/ u; M! n2 I
University. But just as exercise can prevent muscle __8__, _# m% ^+ _( P, _* R! u
atrophy, mental challenges seem to preserve both
9 W) i; e) k8 M9 d k5 Z% Y4 m the mind and the immune system. But what most
) D( K) j$ ^* r# k5 u) f# |: X. |4 Q impresses researchers who study the oldest old is
% I+ E1 o/ H3 I2 P3 h. J his simple drive and resilience. “People who reach 100 __9__8 U4 ?3 [ e) \) }* O
are not quitters,” says Adler of the National Centenarian
$ L. B& @5 a) w: j* m/ ]$ a w# k Awareness Project. “They share a remarkable ability to
, a; }+ {) |& @+ S" |/ l renegotiate life in every turn, to accept the inevitable losses __10__
q" v( {% p% z9 r, J- F/ d& P# |# B And move on.” |
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