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Are You Ageist Against Yourself?

By Lisa Sileo

Edgewater at Boca Pointe Embraces “Ageless Living”
for Better Health
If you’ve ever thought, ‘I’m too old for this,” or joke
to others about having a “senior moment,” it’s time to
change your mindset on growing older. Medical experts
and researchers warn it’s fundamental for your health – do
yourself a favor and think twice before engaging in any
negative self-talk about aging!
Often our internal dialogue and deepest thoughts can shape
our experiences more than we realize. In a groundbreaking
study, internal ageism, or our own negative perceptions on
aging, can profoundly impact our health, longevity, and the higher rates of ageism were more likely to have poor physical
risk of dementia. or mental health and more chronic health conditions.
What is Self-Inflicted Ageism? Breaking the Age Code
“Older adults have never really thought that they were Dr. Becca Levy wrote the bestselling book “Breaking the
practicing ageism against themselves, and this can drastically Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How
limit our potential for growth and vitality,” said Connie Long & Well You Live,” and found through her research
Rasmussen, Director of Rehabilitation and Special Programs that older people with more positive age beliefs were also
at Acts Retirement-Life Communities. Edgewater at Boca much less likely to develop dementia. In fact, even those
Pointe is an Acts community which caters to residents to help participants who carried a gene that puts them at higher risk
them stay active, healthy and independent. for Alzheimer’s, were nearly 50% less likely to develop
Rasmussen recently gave a widely popular presentation the disease than their peers who held negative age beliefs
to Acts residents about the often-overlooked issue of self- (Source: Yale School of Public Health).
inflicted ageism and how to combat it. Dr. Levy found people with a more positive mindset on
“When people believe that aging is a negative time of life, growing older outlived their pessimistic peers by an average
they are more likely to have a negative experience,” she said, 7.5 years. Her research found adults with a negative view on lead to withdrawal and isolation. Negative emotions can also
citing research that found nearly all older adults have experienced aging are less motivated to prioritize their health and fitness, elevate biological stress levels, thereby increasing the risk of
some forms of “everyday ageism,” but those who experienced and often are less confident in social settings, which could heart disease and stroke.
How To Shift Your Mindset

“Multiple studies show, when we shift our mindset on
ª ageing as a time for growth, joy and vitality, we end up
living purpose-driven, vibrant lives with joy and vitality,”
Rasmussen said.
“Acts residents enjoyed learning about ageless living –
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profoundly changed his lifestyle - for the better.
“Living at an Acts community is one of the best decisions
I’ve ever made, far exceeding what I had hoped when I moved
here from California,” Colb said. “One of the reasons I’m so
enthusiastic about living here is my physical therapist who
introduced me to Activator Poles, so I’m able to be more
active and social.”
“If left to myself, I would not be a walker,” he admitted.
“I’m fairly lazy, but these simple sticks have really changed
my life. I can’t imagine going a day without them.”
Rasmussen likens a positive mindset on aging, and the
right resources, to a plant able to weather any storm.
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