Sever the link between your biological and chronological aging by harnessing the power of epigenetics. Just because you have a birthday every year, your body need not age a year.

Dr. Gillian Lockitch, medical specialist, professor, international speaker, wife and mother, had it all. Then her life drastically changed. She lost her husband of 30 years to cancer, her adult children moved away to pursue academic and professional careers, she downsized from her family home to a downtown high-rise condo and retired from her 25- year medical career. Then a devastating back injury forced her to give up ballroom dancing, the physical and social activity that was a primary source of happiness in her life.

This book tells the story of her journey from an inactive, overweight, widowed, isolated, depressed retiree to the vibrant author, speaker, entrepreneur and dancer that she is today. It describes the roadmap she laid out for herself to address issues of heredity, aging, mindset, goal setting, nutrition, physical activity, appearance and socialization.

Using her specialist medical training and her expertise in theatre, food and travel, she suggests ways of planning a fulfilling retirement with humor, intelligence and grace. She describes worked or didn’t work for her and offers simple ways to make changes in your aging trajectory to facilitate graceful aging and live out your years with a healthy mind in a healthy body.

Her book is a call to action. An invitation to you to live out your best aging trajectory, no matter where you are on your journey. If you are in your early or mid career, learn how to avoid her pitfalls and instead program your lifestyle for health and longevity. If you fear that your life is almost over and the best years are behind you, Dr. Lockitch will show you that life can actually get better with age. The best is yet to come. She will encourage you to dance, laugh, think, and help others live with joy and vitality in life.