Word: younger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to his feet for every standing ovation. Otherwise, it would look like Republicans were the real champions of hundred dollar tax credits and measures to save social security for a few more years. While Gore enjoyed several natural advantages over Hastert--he is younger, trimmer, and thus more fit--he still wins high marks for being such a spirited cheerleader...
...other than simply the passage of time determines the rate at which we age." And it's not simply a matter of genes, says the author. Johnson prescribes a regimen of supplements, hormones, vitamins and antioxidants in addition to dietary guidelines, exercise and stress-reduction techniques, to achieve that younger-than-the-class-of-'68 look...
...echoes the same theme. "We really can slow the pace of aging--and even reverse it," he writes. Roizen shows how our choices affect the quality of our old age. "Eating that hamburger will make you older tomorrow than if you ate that salad today. And you will be younger tomorrow if you exercise today." Some suggestions are bromide-simple: wear a seat belt, take an aspirin a day, floss your teeth daily. Others are more intriguing: Enjoy (safe) sex frequently. "By making simple decisions, you can take your foot off the gas pedal," says Roizen, "and slow down your...
...unpretentious wisdom. Carter writes about how he and his wife Rosalynn have adjusted to getting older, even addressing their sex life. ("Rosalynn and I have learned to accommodate each other's desires more accurately and generously.") Not surprisingly, their retirement is busier than the entire careers of most younger people (Carter's mother Miss Lillian set the example: she joined the Peace Corps and went to India at 68). Carter uses his political background to write knowingly of government policy toward seniors. And, like others of his generation, Carter has known the sad side of growing older...
Larry, at 62 one year younger than his brother, says disgustedly that there is little truth to Monty's portrait of their father, a gentle and kindly man known around town for his generosity. Among former townspeople who back up this view is Joyce Renebome, an aunt roughly the brothers' age who often stayed overnight at the Roberts' house. She and her daughter Debbie Ristau are writing a protest book, Horse Whispers and Lies. Both Larry and Renebome say they never saw any beatings. Larry and Monty shared a bedroom and took baths together; Larry says he would have known...