PPT Slide
Rowe and Kahn point out that ìthe notion that abilities, once lost in old age, are lost forever is another of the dismal assumptions proved wrong by [recent research on successful aging].î They point out that changes in lifestyle, such as smoking cessation, can cause immediate and long-term improvements in health status, and that ìby harnessing the power of proper diet, exercise, smoking cessation, and so on, we can prevent or defuseî even genetic factors which many people assume pre-determine and make inevitable diseases such as cancer, heart disease, etc.