** following the reference indicates a suggested reading source.

Ackerknecht, E.H. Medicine and Ethnology. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1971.

Aron, Cindy Sondik. Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the U.S. NY, NY: Oxford University Press, 1999.

Barinaga, M. “Watching the Brain Remake Itself.” Science 266:1475-76, 1994.

Benson, Herbert, MD and E.M. Stuart. The Wellness Book: A Comprehensive Guide to maintaining Health and Treating Stress-Related Illness. NY: Fireside, 1993.

Benson, Herbert, MD and Marg Stark. Timeless Healing: the Power and Biology of Belief. New York: Scriber, 1996. ** Excellent explanations of how beliefs change our body.

Benson, Herbert, MD. Beyond the Relaxation Response. NY: Times Books, 1984. **

Benson, Herbert, MD. The Mind/Body Effect. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1979. **

Benson, Herbert, MD. The Relaxation Response. NY: William Morrow, 1975. ** Old, but helpful.

Binstock, R. “National polices and the vulnerable aged: present, emerging and proposed.” Reported in The Vulnerable Aged: People, Services and Policy. A. Harel, P. Ehrlich and R. Hubbard (Eds.). New York: Springer, 1990.

Brontë, Lydia, Ph.D. The Longevity Factor - The New Reality of Long Careers and How it can Lead to Richer Lives. New York: Harper-Collins, 1993. **

Churchland, P.M. The Engine of Reason, the Seat of the Soul: A Philosophical Journey into the Brain. Cambridge, MA: A Bradford Book, MIT Press, 1995.

Dossey, L. Healing Words: the Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine. NY: Harper Collis, 1993.

Fries, James F. and Lawrence M. Crapo. Vitality and Aging. Stanford University School of Medicine. San Francisco, W. H. Freeman & Company, 1981.

Fuchs, V.R. Who Shall Live? Health, Economics and Social Choice. New York: Basic Books, 1974.

Gillick, Muriel, R. M.D. Choosing Medical Care in Old Age: what kind, how much, when to stop. Harvard Press, 1994.

Goldman, Robert Berge. Brain Fitness –Anti-Aging Strategies for Achieving Super-Mind Power. NY, NY: Doubleday, 1999.

Golub, E.S. The Limits of Medicine: How Science Shapes our Hope for the Cure. NY: Times books, 1994.

Grispell, Diane. “This is your life table (life expectancy in the U.S.).” American Demographics (Feb. 1995) p.4(2).

Harley, C.B. and S. Goldstein. “Retesting the Commitment Theory of Cellular Aging.” Science, 207:191, 1980.

Harman, Denham, Robin Holliday, and Mohsen Meydari, Editors. Towards Prolongation of the Healthy Life Span. Series: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. NY: Academy of Sciences, 1999.

Harris, Dan R. (editor). The Aging Sourcebook. Detroit, MI, Omnigraphics, 1996. Resource for seniors.

Hayflick, L. “The Cell Biology of Human Aging.” Scientific American, 242:58-65, 1980.

Kantrowitz, B., et.al. “In Search of the Sacred.” Newsweek 52-62, November 28, 1994.

Kaplan, S. and S. Greenfield. “Enlarging Patient Responsibility.” Forum: Risk Management Foundation of Harvard Medical Institutions. 14, 1993: p.9-11.

Kirkland, Richard, Jr. “Why we will live longer. . and what it will mean.” Fortune (Feb. 21, ‘94) p.66(8).

Leaf, A. “Unusual Longevity – the Common Denominator.” Hospital Practice 8:75-86, 1973.

Levin, J.S. “Religion and Health: Is there an Association, Is it Valid, and is it Causal?” Social Science and Medicine 38:1475-82, 1994.

Miyashita, Y. “How the Brain Creates Imagery Projection to Primary Visual Cortex.” Science 268:1719-20, 1995.

Munson, Marty and Greg Gutfield. “Losing the Final five: Longevity favors thin men.” Prevention. V.46, (May1994) p.22.

Phillips, D. P., and C.A. VanVoorhees and T.E. Ruth. “The Birthday: Lifeline or Deadline?” Psychosomatic Medicine: 54:532-42, 1992.

Singhkhalsa, Dharma, MD with Cameron Stauth. Brain Longevity: The Breakthrough Medical Program that Improves your Mind and Memory. NY, NY: time Warner, 1999. **

Stratford, S. “Leaders Learn to Heed the Voice Within.” Fortune, p.92-100: August 22, 1994

Thomas, K.B. “General Practice Consultations: Is there any point in being positive?” British Medical Journal Clinical Research. 294: 1200-2, 1987.

Websites:

www.livingto100.com
Questions for calculating your longevity potential. Alliance for Aging Research.

www.worldhealth.net
Homepage for A4M – American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

** Please refer to the suggested reading lists supplied under each of the 12 Steps to Attitude Wellness. These are exceptional recommendations.