Timeless: Nature's Formula for Health and Longevity

by Louis Cozolino

Overview

Unlocking the secrets of positive aging.

Few prejudices in Western society are more powerful than those concerning aging. Until recently, we have assumed that the story of aging is one of loss and decline. But there’s an entirely different truth. Yes, you can teach an old dog—or even a sort-of-old dog—new tricks.

Is there a secret to staying young? It turns out that there are many, and they all begin with nurturing our existing relationships to foster brain health, keeping us happier and healthier.

As readers of this book will learn, wisdom, enhanced social relationships, greater adaptation and flexibility (mental, if not physical!)—all these things can be attained as we grow older. Filled with both practical and thought-provoking suggestions, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to age in style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393713251
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2018
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Louis Cozolino, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University and maintains a clinical and consulting practice in Los Angeles, California. He is the Series Editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction 1

Part 1 Building the Social Brain

1 Our Social Brains 15

2 Connecting to Others 39

3 Sustaining the Social Brain: A New Look 56

Part 2 The Social Brain Across the Life Span

4 The Life of the Brain 71

5 Growth and Adaptation 86

6 Two Brains: Many Possibilities 102

Part 3 Attachment and Wisdom

7 The Emergence of Wisdom and Compassion 121

8 The Maturation of Emotion 141

9 Challenges to Wisdom 156

10 Stories as Nurturance 177

Part 4 Body and Soul

11 Nurturing Your Body 197

12 Nurturing Relationships 209

13 Compassion in Action 226

14 Optimal Challenge and Maximum Inclusion 244

Credits 265

Notes 277

Index 327

Editorial Reviews

"[Cozolino] cites the need for meaningful relationships with the young, face-to-face contacts with others, a positive attitude, and worthwhile occupations. This reassuring book would be an inspiration to seniors as well as their families and caregivers."

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"Louis Cozolino addresses human development at all levels of biological and psychological organization – the brain, the mind, the social, the evolutionary – and masterfully weaves them into an interconnected whole.  With its emphasis on wisdom, this book fits perfectly with the integration of traditional and modern practices that will be necessary for our survival and adaption in the decades and centuries to come. Wise, compassionate, socially embedded, and evolutionarily adaptive, Timeless is essential reading for all of us, young and old."

Jonathan D. Salk

"Dr. Cozolino has written a very informative and helpful book. It is written in a style that is readable and understandable. . . . There are many who would find this book inspirational and educational."

Psych Central

"This book gets as close as possible to a prescription for maintaining a healthy brain. ‘Use it or lose it’ is the mantra of neuroscience, and so too this book directs us to search for physical and mental challenges while fostering our social connectedness, all of which maximize our brain’s activity."

John Ratey