Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading

Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives

In 1986 Dr. David Snowdon, one of the worldâ€™s leading experts on Alzheimerâ€™s disease, embarked on a revolutionary scientific study that would forever change the way we view agingâ€”and ultimately living. Dubbed the â€œNun Studyâ€ because it involves a unique population of 678 Catholic sisters, this remarkable long-term research project has made headlines worldwide with its provocative discoveries.
Yet Aging with Grace is more than a groundbreaking health and science book. It is the inspiring human story of these remarkable womenâ€”ranging in age from 74 to 106â€”whose dedication to serving others may help all of us live longer and healthier lives.

Totally accessible, with fascinating portraits of the nuns and the scientists who study them, Aging with Grace also offers a wealth of practical findings:

â€¢ Why building linguistic ability in childhood may protect against Alzheimerâ€™s
â€¢ Which ordinary foods promote longevity and healthy brain function
â€¢ Why preventing strokes and depression is key to avoiding Alzheimerâ€™s
â€¢ What role heredity plays, and why itâ€™s never too late to start an exercise program
â€¢ How attitude, faith, and community can add years to our lives

A prescription for hope, Aging with Grace shows that old age doesnâ€™t have to mean an inevitable slide into illness and disability; rather it can be a time of promise and productivity, intellectual and spiritual vigorâ€”a time of true grace.
Country USA
Brand Bantam
Manufacturer Bantam
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber new18-20150727-a002993
Color White
ReleaseDate 2002-04-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780553380927

Country	USA
Brand	Bantam
Manufacturer	Bantam
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	new18-20150727-a002993
Color	White
ReleaseDate	2002-04-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780553380927

Aging with Grace: What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Leading Longer, Healthier, and More Meaningful Lives

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