"What would you do if you could live to 122, like the French woman Madame Calment, who, at the time of her death in 1997, had the oldest confirmed life span. What if you could do so and stave off dementia, or Alzheimer's, or other common ailments of aging? What would happen if we stopped thinking of ourselves as aging and in decline, and instead started thinking of ourselves as chronologically advantaged?" "More effective than age-defying creams and...

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...