Getting Old: Deal with it

by Lee Janogly

You know you're old when your adult children talk to each other in front of you and spell out certain words. Reaching the milestone of 80, Lee Janogly was continually irritated at the notion that older people are slower, frailer and generally out of touch with modern living. Even if we do sometimes put the remote control in the fridge, we know how to work it… An experienced diet and exercise counsellor, Lee knows that older people really do want to know how to be healthy and well for as long as possible – without being lectured or patronised. After all, as the 81-year old Vogue magazine cover star, actress Jane Fonda says, 'Older women are the fastest growing demographic in the world. It's time to recognise our value'. Lee's new book charts amusingly what happens to bodily and mental functions as we age. She looks at diet and fitness options – and her friends have their say too… She's tracked down expert advice for us all on the best way to improve your memory and general health and appearance. By the end of this book you will be standing straighter, eating more healthily and people will be telling you how great you look (they better not add 'for your age!').At times outrageously funny, and sometimes exquisitely sad, this new book entertains and informs in equal measure. Join us – you will feel right at home. As Lee says, we just need love and laughter

Genres: Psychology

194 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 13, 2019

Reviews

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting, funny and very, very practical. A good, positive and unfussy book about ageing and how to age well with good thoughts and practical tips on a variety of useful topics, such as weight, dieting, how to live well and stay curious and socialised.

I particularly liked the diet advice with her debunking of fad diets and a simple approach to losing weight and getting more exercise.

Positive! Very Positive!! Good fun!!!

Reading this book, largely written for a female audience was interesting for a male, ummm, senior. Worth reading definitely and a keeper / rereader book too as you might want to come back to it with a "What did she say about...." query in the future or two days after you finished it. Cheered me up yet covers some very serious topics.

[Kaye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light, but quite a good review of getting old. Good advice on exercise, diet.

[Pam Keevil · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book, easy to read with plenty of anecdotes as well as research. It dispels many of the myths about the aging process. I would have liked the text to have been broken up with the occasional chapter summary, list of key things you could do etc.

[margaret mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Read

I think anyone of a certain age should read this book. Lots of tips and laugh out loud in parts! Wish she was a mate or better still a next door neighbour, such a fun person.

[Geraldine Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of useful information for advancing years.

[Crystal · Rating 1 out of 5]

Overbearing and presumptious, Lee Janolgy has written one of the worst books I have ever read.

Lee's internalized misogyny and fatphobia bleeds through every chapter of this book. Just when I got to the chapter on grief I thought, "finally, a value add chapter," and then the line, "-and you don't have to be nice to the wife of his friend from the golf club, who made it plain she didn't like you because you're slim and she's fat." Oh please!

If you're looking to read a book that has anything of value to offer on the challenges of aging, this is not it! If you want to read a book about how to look pretty for men as you age, what you can't and shouldn't wear if you're fat and old and how digusting fat people look, all while reading the sprinkles of an egomanical writer's insults of all her friends spread throughout the pages of self-indulgence, well then yes, this book is for you. Otherwise, save yourself the time and money and avoid this book like the plague.

[Dora · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am giving this 5* because it made me laugh, was full of useful advice and was well written. Although not as old as the author, I could see myself and friends in her anecdotes so I am well prepared! Great little book.

[Wendy Williams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grab a coffee and settle into a comfy chair. Its like having a chat with your best mate. Plenty of down to earth advice about getting older and all with a touch of humour.

[Eslam الغني · Rating 3 out of 5]

كتاب كانت قراءته سلسة وممتعة ومبصرة في بعض جوانبه، وأتمنى أن تكون ترجمتي له موفقة وسلسة بدورها.

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[Lorna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Deluded

Another deluded book on trying desperately to avoid the inevitable.Very irritating and sad at the same time.Avoid buying it and wasting your money