Good Health

Holding negative stereotypes about seniors maybe harmful to your health. In a long-term study, younger adults whose views on aging were the most negative were almost twice as likely to later have a heart attack or other cardio problems as those with more positive attitudes on the topic (25 percent versus 13 percent, 30 years after the study's start). People who feel pessimistic about getting older take poorer care f their health, so forming unkind caricatures becomes self-fulfilling prophecy. "To break the cycle, think about independent older people you know or see on TV, and ask yourself if your views would apply to them".