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Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old

Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old

By Ken Dychtwald, 1999

“Old simply isn’t what it used to be,” writes gerontologist Ken Dychtwald, bestselling author of Age Wave. In the 20th century, the number of Americans ages 65 and older increased from 3 million to 33 million. This number is likely to double by 2035! After 30 years in the field of aging, Dychtwald is convinced that “‘Age Power’ will rule the 21st century” and that “dramatic anti-aging breakthroughs” in supernutrition, hormone replacement, gene therapy, bionics, and organ cloning will be discovered in the near future.”

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“Old simply isn’t what it used to be,’ writes gerontologist Ken Dychtwald, bestselling author of Age Wave. In the 20th century, the number of Americans ages 65 and older increased from 3 million to 33 million. This number is likely to double by 2035! After 30 years in the field of aging, Dychtwald is convinced that “‘Age Power’ will rule the 21st century” and that “dramatic anti-aging breakthroughs” in supernutrition, hormone replacement, gene therapy, bionics, and organ cloning will be discovered in the near future. This all sounds like wonderful news, except that Dychtwald fears that “we are woefully unprepared” for the aging of the boomers. He sounds a wake-up call to “the five social train wrecks we need to prevent.” For example, society will face epidemics of chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s (14 million Americans will have it by the mid-21st century). Tens of millions will live their long, last years in poverty. And living longer will be worthless if the elderly spend their last decades doing little more than watching television&emdash;40 million retirees average 43 hours a week of TV now! Age Power describes the aging-related dangers ahead of us and solutions (both social and personal) for preventing them. “Many of the painful, punishing challenges of old age could be prevented if informed choices were made earlier in life,” says Dychtwald, and this book will help you make much more informed choices.”

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  1. President Jimmy Carter – December 21, 1999

    This book, like all that Ken Dychtwald writes and says, offers a true education into the issues we all face as we age.

  2. Suze Orman, author of The Courage to Be Rich – December 21, 2000

    A powerful look into what you need to know today to understand and protect your tomorrows.

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