Setting and accomplishing day to day goals, no matter how small, is a key to positive aging. Doing nothing or dwelling on what you can't do is self-defeating. Think positive and get going!

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Are You Prepared To Be Happy To Age 102?

Unlocking The Secrets to Living Longer and Healthier

Every year life expectancy increases in the United States. We are living longer, and many baby boomers can expect to live well into their eighties and nineties. The keys to living with health and vitality in our senior years is held in the new book Happy to 102: The Best Kept Secrets to a Long and Happy Life. Written by a team of senior care experts, Kathy N. Johnson PhD, CMC, James H. Johnson PhD, and Lily Sarafan MS, the book lays out specific lifestyle factors that promote healthy longevity for all adults.

Based on the well-known Okinawa Centenarian Study, Happy to 102 spells out precisely what it takes to delay or escape Alzheimer's and other chronic diseases, slow down the aging process, and enjoy better health in our senior years. It lists explicit factors, such as diet, exercise, sociability, mental challenge and sense of purpose that affect longevity. Chapters include, among others, “You Age What You Eat” and “The Psychology of Living to 102”.

These innovative methods give Happy to 102 a unique feel and set it apart from typical aging books. What sets this book apart is its foundation in groundbreaking scientific research of the longest living people on Earth.

With a focus on aging in place with in-home care, Happy to 102 inspires us all to live happier, healthier lives at any age.

Lily Sarafan is Co-Author of Happy to 102: The Best Kept Secrets to a Long and Happy Life. She is also Chief Operating Officer of Home Care Assistance, North America's premier provider of in-home care for seniors. Lily earned her Masters and Bachelors degrees from Stanford University. She serves on the Board of Stanford Professional Women as well as advisory committees for various non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area.

To watch a brief video interview with Lily, click on http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=view_from...

Lily Sarafan is available for interviews.

Stay active especially if you are in a caregiving role. Its easy to get caught up in the daily tasks of caregiving, but now is more important then ever to stay health. Take 30 minutes out every day and do something just for you.

A walk in the park.
Time with a good book.
A lunch date with friends.

It will help you and the person you are caregiving.

Very nice tips... so often we forget about ourselves while we are taking care of others until it is too late...We all need to "train" for our older years and these care excellent suggestions.. do one every day this week and you will be happy!