Prepare to Defend Yourself . . .: How to Age Gracefully and Escape with Your Dignity - Softcover

"Minson is a storyteller with great wit, qualities that enhance this excellent manual. He uses examples from history and popular culture to help drive home his points, and his loose, breezy style should appeal to a wide group of readers. Like Baby Care Basics, Prepare to Defend Yourself is more a reference tool than a book to read from cover to cover; like UnSelfie, Prepare To Defend Yourself makes heavy use of various studies and findings from academic or government sources."--Smoky Mountain News -- (01/13/2017) "Minson's Book presents its arguments with humor and clarity. It may not need to be a book you wish to read, but it is a book you should read before you need it." -- The Galveston County Daily News-- (08/09/2016) "[Prepare to Defend Yourself. . .How to Age Gracefully and Escape with Your Dignity is] delightful and witty, and deals with many problems an aging person may encounter, such as bodily changes, altered behaviors, both good and bad and what one can do to make life more bearable and fun after 50. Prepare to Defend Yourself is a book that everyone should read." -- The Mexia News-- (05/24/2016)

At a time when the baby boom generation looks forward to life asseventy-somethings, author and consumer health expert Dr. MattMinson turns in his second book to the multiple challenges ofaging at a time when the whole country is "going gray." Written with the insight and humor of a medical insider and inthe same easy style of his first book, this wise and witty guide isanchored in the American concepts of life, liberty, and the pursuitof happiness as they apply to an aging population. Life, for as long as one's genes and habits will allow, should belived in a safe and stimulating physical and social environmentthat also provides access to affordable healthcare. Libertyis achieved through physical and financial security andindependence, and Minson provides the tools to assess the manyfacets of feeling safe, including when it is time to examine livingarrangements. Happiness comes from love, sex, and a take-chargeattitude to end-of-life issues, and on these Minson provides solidinformation and advice. In this wide ranging, accessible resource for both healthcareproviders and everyday users of medical and legal services,Minson has supplied the knowledge you will need to confidentlyembrace your golden years.