AUTHOR'S BIO
Lawrence Whalley
Psychiatrist and Professor of mental health at Aberdeen University, Scotland. His book The Ageing Brain was published in July 2001.
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The Old Age Boom
Lawrence Whalley Series: Health and Medicine 2001-11-20Against the advances of time, many adults deny themselves even small indulgences in the belief that virtuous moderation will ensure a healthy old age. New recruits to the war against ageing receive some basic training. Body map references are used daily to target damage attributed to the enemy – a single process called “ageing.” Eventually, even keen recruits admit that they are losing the battle. The language of surrender echoes. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 13178
