Understanding Aging: A Resource for Living Better

by Martin Terplan

This book examines what causes aging. It describes the influence of aging on the structure and function of each body part, and it explains what impacts the elderly, including health care, diet, exercise, infections, cancer, pills, addictions, sleep, and money. The book advises how to stay healthy at home, how to select a nursing home, and, finally, how to cope with declining health, dying, and death. It is comprehensive yet concise and presents a clear understanding of aging with new information useful for everyone interested in the care of older people.

148 pages, Paperback

Published January 4, 2021

About the author

Dr. Terplan received his M.D. from the University of Buffalo. He retired from private practice in 2013 and was Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He has chaired graduate courses in Geriatrics, sat on Geriatric editorial boards, and has published widely. Dr. Terplan is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He lives in Northern California.

Reviews

[Margaret]

Understanding Aging: A Resource for Living Better offers a broad examination of the aging process and its effects on the structure and function of the body.
Martin Terplan addresses practical concerns ranging from health care, diet, exercise, infections, and cancer to medication, addictions, sleep, and financial considerations.
The book also moves from general understanding to practical questions such as staying healthy at home and selecting a nursing home.
Its willingness to address declining health, dying, and death gives the resource a wider perspective on the realities families may encounter in later life.
At 144 pages, the Kindle edition combines a comprehensive subject range with a concise format for readers interested in aging and caring for older people.

[David Lombardi]

Intelligent, clear, compassionate, wise.

As valuable a book as I have ever read. I know the author, but not well, so I believe I can give an accurate review. Dr. Terplan writes with such honest simplicity that the reader is not burdened with the need to look for flaws or hidden agendas. A rare and wonderful experience for this reader. Absolutely trustworthy.

[Elizabeth Rynecki]

A gift from Dad. I went to grade school with Dr. Terplan’s sons. Straightforward and pragmatic advice on the medical and psychological aspects of aging. I may “only” be in my 50s, but some solid and useful wisdom for all of us.