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Resources

GENERAL RESOURCES WE DRAW ON FOR AMP (alphabetical order)

American Association of Retired People – https://www.aarp.org/research/

British Psychological Society Research Digest – https://www.bps.org.uk

Gallup Polls Research –  https://news.gallup.com/home.aspx

Geriatric Medicine – https://www.todaysgeriatricmedicine.com/

Gerontological Society of America – https://www.geron.org/

International Positive Psychology Association – https://ippanetwork.org/  

National Academy of Medicine  – https://nam.edu/  

National Council on Aging – https://www.ncoa.org

National Institute on Aging – https://www.nia.nih.gov/

National Institutes of Health – https://www.nih.gov/      

Pew Research – https://www.pewresearch.org/

Positive Psychology Center @ U Penn – https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/

VIA Institute on Character  –  https://www.viacharacter.org/

 

ONLINE ORGANIZATIONS IT’S WORTH EXPLORING

Aging 2.0  https://www.aging2.com/

American Society on Aging https://www.asaging.org/

Center for Brain Health online experts  https://centerforbrainhealth.org/

Coming of Age  https://comingofage.org/

Elders Action Network – https://eldersaction.org/

Global Pioneers w/ Moira Allen & Jan Hively  https://www.passitonnetwork.org/

Grey is Green  –  https://grayisgreen.org/

Intergenerational Connections – https://cogenerate.org/

International Council on Active Aging – https://www.icaa.cc/

Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse –  https://oldschool.info/

Posit Science – https://www.brainhq.com Online brain training

Saging  – https://www.sage-ing.org/

Senior Planet https://seniorplanet.org/ (now part of AARP)

Staying Sharp   https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/

Third Act w/ Bill McKibben https://thirdact.org/

 

ONLINE PODCASTS AND NEWSLETTERS WORTH FOLLOWING

Ken Dychtwald, PhD  (website)   https://agewave.com/ 

Leslie Kernisan, MD MPH (newsletter) https://BetterhealthWhileAging.net 

Medical News https://www.medscape.com/

Neuroscience Advances  https://neurosciencenews.com/

Neuroscience Research   https://www.dana.org/

Next Avenue  (newsletter)  https://www.nextavenue.org/

Peter Attia, MD (podcast)  https://peterattiamd.com/ 

Physiologically Speaking (newsletter)   https://bradyholmer.substack.com/ 

Supplements testing https://consumerlab.com

 

BASIC BOOKS WORTH READING

The Complete Guide to Memory: The Science of Strengthening Your Mind   Richard Restak (2022)

Get Fit While You Sit: Easy Workouts from Your Chair   Charlene Torkelson  (1999)

Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age   Sanjay Gupta   (2021)

Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To   David Sinclair and Matthew LaPlante (2019)

Lighter as We Go: Virtues, Character Strengths, and Aging Mindy Greenstein and Jimiie Holland  (2014)

Legacies of the Heart: Living a Life that Matters   Meg Newhouse (2016)

Living an Examined Life: Wisdom for the Second Half of the Journey  James Hollis   (2018)

On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity, & Getting Old          Parker J. Palmer   (2022)

The Power of Purpose: Find Meaning, Live Longer, Better   Richard Leider   (2022)

Rejuvenaging: The Art and Science of Growing Older with Enthusiasm Ron Kaiser  (2018)

Staying Sharp: 9 Keys for a Youthful Brain through Modern Science and Ageless Wisdom   Henry Emmons and David Alter   (2015)

Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives    Daniel Levitin (2020)

Total Memory Workout: 8 Easy Steps to Maximum Memory Fitness   Cynthia Green   (2012)

What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life’s Third Age   Ken Dychtwald and Robert Morison (2020)

What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life? True Stories of Finding Success, Passion and New Meaning in the Second Half of Life    Bruce Frankel   (2010)

With a Little Help from Our Friends: Creating Community as We Grow Older   Beth Baker  (2014)

The XX brain: The Groundbreaking Science Empowering Women to Maximize Cognitive Health and Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease      Lisa Mosconi   (2020)

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