Champion Your Health: Older Adults Month 2026
May is Older Americans Month! The 2026 theme is Champion Your Health, and focuses on the roles played by prevention and wellness in healthy aging. The titles below, selected by librarians at The Seattle Public Library, explore topics such as taking an active role in managing your health, advocating for yourself, accessing preventative care, and making informed decisions that support independence.
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Honest Aging
A geriatrician, Leipzig provides readers with inside information about the aging process. She details what to expect, what's normal, what's not - and what options there are when adapting to getting older. By recognizing age-related changes in your body and mind, you will gain the knowledge to optimize aging and make the best decisions about your life. (Publisher description)
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Grown Woman Talk
For all women who have often not been seen or heard, this practical guide, written by the chief medical officer of Alloy Women's Health, combines emerging practices with the latest research to empower us to become effective and efficient advocates in getting the care we deserve. (NoveList)
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Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging
An easy-to-understand yet comprehensive guide to help people live longer and more purposeful lives. (Publisher description)
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The Fifth Season
As Mark began to reflect on the gifts and challenges of this process we’re all immersed in, he realized, more than ever, that we are called to live a creative life as we age. The Fifth Season offers Mark’s wise and gentle insights on growing older, helping readers identify the second half of life as a turning point, a time of integration and transformation that guides us in making sense of our experiences. All seasons lead to this season; all experiences lead to this understanding of experience. (Publisher description)
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The Grieving Body
Coping with death and grief is one of the most painful human experiences. While we can speak to the psychological and emotional ramifications of loss and sorrow, we often overlook its impact on our physical bodies. (Publisher description)
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Healthy to 100
Longevity Project founder Stern extols the importance of meaningful relationships in this insightful examination of healthy living. Stern provides practical takeaways readers can incorporate into their own lives, encouraging adults to sign up for in-person activities like learning courses, seek out volunteer opportunities, and invest in intergenerational relationships. This is a hopeful blueprint for anyone seeking to make the most of their later years. (Publishers Weekly)
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100 Rules for Living to 100
Dick Van Dyke danced his way into our hearts with iconic roles in "Mary Poppins," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," and "The Dick Van Dyke Show." Now, as he's about to turn 100 years old, Dick is still dancing, still approaching life with the twinkle in his eye that we've come to know and love. In "100 Rules for Living to 100," he reveals his secrets for maintaining your joie de vivre, staying physically healthy, and making the most out of the life you've been given. (Adapted from publisher description)
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Radiant Rebellion
Society surrounds us with messages about what older adulthood will be like—and they’re often grim. But what if growing older could be something richer, freer, and more joyful? In Radiant Rebellion, Karen Walrond explores how she claimed agency over her health and well-being, embraced the privilege of aging, and rejected limiting societal expectations to imagine a more expansive vision of later life.
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Dare I Say It
Beloved actress Naomi Watts opens up about the challenges she faced upon reaching early menopause in this empowering, fun, and practical guide to menopause and aging, all based on the latest advice from hormone experts, doctors, and nutritionists. (Publisher description)
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Age Stronger
Written by top strength and rehab expert Matt Wiest, Aging Stronger gives you: A realistic and sustainable 3-tier functional fitness approach that relieves the nagging aches and pains you've learned to endure; A program that will build strength and mobility for your later years; Simple exercises broken down with step-by-step instructions so you can understand how to do each move safely and effectively; 200 full-color photographs showing proper form. Avoid fragility and age stronger with this accessible guide at your side. (Publisher description)
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