Podcast 373: Do Beliefs About Aging Impact Our Health & Longevity?

<p>Sign up to Patreon to get access to bonus ad-free podcasts, exclusive downloads, live Q&amp;As and more: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf">https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf</a></p> <p>EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcastI talk to Dr. Becca Levy, an award-winning Yale professor of psychology and global health. We discuss the dangers of ageism, how positive and negative age stereotypes affect the health of older individuals, how to use the mind and brain more effectively as we age, age as a socially fluid construct, what happens to memory and the mind when we get older, and so much more!</p> <p>Read the show blog here:&nbsp;https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/do-beliefs-about-aging-impact-our-health-longevity</p> <p>Get Dr. Levy's book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/breaking-the-age-code-becca-levy?variant=39419497316386</p> <p><br></p> <p>OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS:</p> <p><strong>NED: If you’d like to give Ned a try, Cleaning Up&nbsp;The&nbsp;Mental Mess listeners get 15% off Ned products with code: DRLEAF. Just visit&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://helloned.com/?utm_source=CleaningUpTheMentalMess&amp;utm_medium=Podcast"><strong>helloned.com/DRLEAF</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;to get access!</strong></p> <p><strong>InsideTracker: For a limited time, get 20% off the entire InsideTracker store.&nbsp;Just go to&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://info.insidetracker.com/drleaf"><strong>insidetracker.com/drleaf</strong></a><strong>.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</p> <p><strong>3:30 </strong>How older people are treated in Japan &amp; why this is important</p> <p><strong>4:35, 6:45 </strong>Why we need to teach our children from youth about celebrating aging</p> <p><strong>5:10</strong> Our beliefs about age impact our life span</p> <p><strong>7:40</strong> We can change our beliefs about aging &amp; positively impact our health at any time in our lives</p> <p><strong>8:30</strong> How age beliefs can affect our health, including our risk for dementia</p> <p><strong>12:50</st