AGING SUCCESSFULLY
Positive • Healthier • Happier
What Successful Aging Looks Like
Hi. I am Don Gash, an Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience in the College of Medicine and Lewis Honors College at the University of Kentucky. My career has been dedicated to studying the amazing human brain — how it ages and therapies for diseases of aging. This has led to important insights into healing process that promote healthy brain aging.
I am 77 now and they have proven to be invaluable as I age. I would like to share them with you. Let’s begin by defining the elements for wellbeing in aging.
Positive
Grounded in positivity, fully experiencing the joys in life, managing the challenges
Healthier
Staying physically and mentally active along with sensible lifestyle habits
Vibrant Friendships
Living boldly with purpose and meaning, thriving with a strong social network
How do we achieve these goals?
I believe we all realize that the human mind is one of the most powerful forces in nature. What we often don’t appreciate is the incredible power in our own mind. And how we can continue to strengthen and use this power as we age. Our brains are always changing and adapting to our experiences and thoughts. Choices we make in going forward are important. We can choose to develop and strengthen vital behaviors and skills for wellbeing.
My Aging Well Posts provide guidance to this pathway.
The Latest from Aging Well Posts
Encouragement, Tips and the Latest Research on Aging Successfully
Why This Blog on Aging?
Fifteen years ago, I recognized that aging itself posed serious threats to health and wellbeing – and has many features of being a disease. I felt that my experience in developing treatments for neurological diseases could be used to better understand normal aging processes and ways to promote successful aging. Ways that activate natural healing processes in the brain and body to effectively enhance wellbeing. This is not to replace good medical care when needed but make it work better.
The advice in my Aging Well Posts is evidence-based on published medical research studies, including my work, and from years of my testing many programs and practices to identify those which effectively cultivate and enable Aging Successfully.
Meet Dr. Don Gash, PhD
Emeritus Professor of Neuroscience
College of Medicine
Lewis Honors College
University of Kentucky
My credentials include earning a PhD in Biology at Dartmouth College with further post-doctoral work at the University of Southern California. My research career has been dedicated to better understanding the cellular and molecular changes that underlie Diseases of Aging and developing new therapeutic approaches to treat these disorders. Working with other leading scientists around the world, I developed an internationally recognized research program in biomedical neuroscience with extensive engagement with physicians, nurses, and patients with neurological diseases. Many of my over 230 publications are on Parkinson’s Disease and aging research. I have six patents awarded for treating diseases.
I have enjoyed teaching throughout my career. I currently teach in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University as well as in community programs. My teaching focuses on how we add years of high quality living with great satisfaction and enjoyment as we get older. The material covered in my classes and in the Aging Well Posts on this website are based on the best scientific and medical studies on what promotes health and wellness in aging.
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