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You're Never Too Old to Get Healthy Brief Description: Transcript: Salerno: Quitting smoking at any age can have substantial health benefits; beginning an exercise routine at any age can improve your well-being. There are many things that we attribute to aging that are really not part of the aging process. Aging is not a disease. Schmalfeldt: May is "Older Americans Month". So, it's a great time for everyone — older and younger folks alike — to realize that aging should not be considered as a head-long slide into decrepity and disability. Salerno: We're finding out more and more that there are people who live very active, healthy lives until very, very late — into their 90's. Those people have the blessing of good genes. But, they also — many of them — have developed life-long habits that have paid off. Schmalfeldt: You'll find more information about staying healthy into your golden years — as well as a variety of other health-related subjects of interest to older Americans — at the NIA's "Information Center". To get access to that info — as well as free publications — call the toll-free number, 800-222-2225. From the National Institutes of Health, I'm Bill Schmalfeldt, in Bethesda, Maryland. |
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