The authors, both retired college professors of health education, look at mental and physical aspects of aging and how people can slow or even reverse the process through positive mental outlooks and effective care of the body. It is the most authoritative and comprehensive book in this area. There is also one chapter on plastic surgery for those who are not happy with the exterior effects of aging. For the reader who is interested only in one are of health (such as preventing heart attacks or cancers, developing a sound nutritional program, intelligently supplementing one's diet, reducing stress, plastic surgery, etc) individual chapters or sections of the book can be accessed.