27 min
Honest Aging: what we gain with age with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig Ask Dr. Mia: Conversations on Aging Well
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Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, a trailblazer in transforming the way we approach aging individually and as a society. In her 40+ year career, she has treated thousands of patients and trained hundreds of doctors and practitioners in all specialties of medicine. She is the Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Professor and Vice Chair, Emerita of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. We talked about her new book, Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life.
* Rosanne's inspiration for writing the book
* Ageism, both external and internal
* What is normal as we age and how to talk to loved ones about it
* How old is too old to hold public office
* Sex! No, older adults don't just stop having sex when they get to a certain age
You can purchase Honest Aging book from the publisher, on GoodReads, Bookshop, and Amazon.
Support the Show.
Video on Ask Dr. Mia YouTube channel
Transcripts on www.miayangmd.com. Transcripts are automatically generated and may contain minor inaccuracies.
Email: ask@miayangmd.com
Opinions expressed are exclusive of Dr. Mia Yang and not reflective of her or guest speaker's employers or funders.
Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, a trailblazer in transforming the way we approach aging individually and as a society. In her 40+ year career, she has treated thousands of patients and trained hundreds of doctors and practitioners in all specialties of medicine. She is the Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Professor and Vice Chair, Emerita of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. We talked about her new book, Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life.
* Rosanne's inspiration for writing the book
* Ageism, both external and internal
* What is normal as we age and how to talk to loved ones about it
* How old is too old to hold public office
* Sex! No, older adults don't just stop having sex when they get to a certain age
You can purchase Honest Aging book from the publisher, on GoodReads, Bookshop, and Amazon.
Support the Show.
Video on Ask Dr. Mia YouTube channel
Transcripts on www.miayangmd.com. Transcripts are automatically generated and may contain minor inaccuracies.
Email: ask@miayangmd.com
Opinions expressed are exclusive of Dr. Mia Yang and not reflective of her or guest speaker's employers or funders.
27 min