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1. The Today Show, January 18, 2007, http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&brand=msnbc&fg=copy&vid=0598e29a-bd87-4c26-bc81-8e404396129a&from=00.
2. Personal interview with Jane Jaffe, June 24, 2009.
3. Regent University chapel with Zig Ziglar, Spring 1998.
1. The Free Dictionary, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fundamental.
2. Dennis Prager, Happiness Is a Serious Problem (New York: Regan Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 1998), 5.
3. Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002), 190.
4. Richard Foster, The Celebration of Discipline (New York: HarperCollins, 1978), 17.
5. Ibid., 30.
6. Adapted from Pamela Christian’s website, www.blessyourheartcampaign.com/pam.asp.
7. “Healthy Heart Workout Quiz,” American Heart Association, www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=947.
8. Elizabeth George, A Woman After God’s Own Heart (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1997/2006), 26.
9. Personal conversation with Tami Rosselini, June 21, 2009.
10. Email interview with Vickie Bridges, June 11, 2009.
11. Dan Buettner, interview on Today Show, May 16, 2009, http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/29876634#30779258.
12. John D. Sutter, “All in the Facebook Family: Older Generations Join Social Networks,” CNN.com, April 13, 2009, http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/13/social.network.older/index.html.
13. Personal interview with Gracie Rosenberger, Fall 1998.
14. Standing with Hope website, http://www.standingwithhope.com/Gracie.cfm.
15. Charla Krupp, How Not to Look Old (New York: Springboard Press, Hachette Book Group USA, 2008), 34.
16. Les Parrott, The Control Freak (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2001), 2.
17. Stuart Hample and Eric Marshall, comps., Children’s Letters to God (New York: Workman Publishing, 1991).
18. Paul S. Joiner, LifeScripts: Treasured Prayers (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, n.d.).
19. “The Power of Prayer,” from 759 Secrets for Beating Diabetes (Pleasantville, NY: Reader’s Digest Association, 2007).
20. Corrie ten Boom, Don’t Wrestle, Just Nestle (Old Tappan, NJ: Revell, 1978), 79.
21. Personal phone interview with Mary Tennessen, August 3, 2009.
22. Quoted in Hyrum Smith, What Matters Most: The Power of Living Your Values (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000), 111.
23. Ibid., 66.
24. ExperienceBermuda.com, “What Makes Johnny Wave?” http://www.experiencebermuda.com/sightseeing/friendliest-man.html.
1. Personal interview with Jane Jaffe, June 24, 2009.
2. Quoted in William Speed Weed, “7 Anti-Aging Tips to Keep Your Brain Young,” Reader’s Digest, n.d., www.rd.com/living-healthy/7-anti-aging-tips-to-keep-your-brain-young/article28203.html.
3. Ibid.
4. Harry Lorayne, Ageless Memory: Simple Secrets for Keeping Your Brain Young (New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2007), 56.
5. Personal phone interview with Pam Farrel, July 20, 2009.
6. Personal phone interview with Danna Demetre, July 20, 2009.
7. Weed, “7 Anti-Aging Tips.”
8. Personal interview with Debbie Burnett, June 24, 2009.
9. Pam Farrel, Woman of Confidence: Step into God’s Adventure for Your Life (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2009), 162.
10. Personal phone interview with Kay Laboda, July 15, 2009.
11. “Student Set to Become World’s Oldest Graduate,” USA Today, November 21, 2006, www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2006-11-21-lifelong-learner_x.htm.
12. Weed, “7 Anti-Aging Tips.”
13. Personal phone interview with Marcia Ramsland, June 11, 2009.
14. Marcia Ramsland, Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay That Way (Nashville, TN: W Publishing Group, Thomas Nelson, 2003), 6.
15. Interview with Marcia Ramsland.
16. Personal phone interview with Karen Ehman, September 4, 2009.
17. Marcy Holmes, NP, “Perimenopause Weight Gain—Causes and Solutions,” www.womentowomen.com/menopause/menopauseweightgain.aspx.
18. Arlene Pellicane was interviewed at the Crystal Cathedral on May 10, 2009. The interview aired on The Hour of Power on May 31, 2009.
19. Pam Farrel, Fantastic After 40: The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Her Best Season of Life (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2007), 15.
20. Norman Cousins, Anatomy of an Illness (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1979).
21. Kalia Doner, “5 Habits of Heart-Healthy People,” www.remedylife.com/heart/articles/content?cid=346&ctid=2.
22. Daniel J. DeNoon, “Dark Chocolate Is Healthy Chocolate,” www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030827/dark-chocolate-is-healthy-chocolate.
23. Interview with Marcia Ramsland.
24. Ibid.
25. Personal phone interview with Carol LeBeau, August 26, 2009.
26. Beverly Buffini, I Can, I Will, I Believe (Carlsbad, CA: Olivemount Press, 2003), 109.
27. Martin H. Manser, The Westminster Collection of Christian Quotations (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001), 49.
1. “Q & A with a Phyllis Diller Plastic Surgeon,” Michael Elam, MD, www.cosmeticsurgery.com/articles/archive/an~165/.
2. Jean M. Loftus, MD, The Smart Woman’s Guide to Plastic Surgery (Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2000), 1.
3. “Menses Overview,” www.gynob.com/menses.htm.
4. Interview with Danna Demetre.
5. Colette Bouchez, “Hot Flashes: Open a Window or I’ll Scream,” www.webmd.com/menopause/guide/hot-flashes-open-window-scream.
6. Pam Farrel, Fantastic After 40: The Savvy Woman’s Guide to Her Best Season of Life (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2007), 92.
7. Personal phone interview with Karen Ehman, September 4, 2009.
8. Adapted from Karen Ehman’s website, http://karenehman.com/home/?page_id=64.
9. Interview with Karen Ehman.
10. Personal phone interview with Danna Demetre, July 20, 2009.
11. Ibid.
12. “100 Ways to Look Younger,” Prevention, www.prevention.com/100waysyounger/.
13. Morgan Spurlock, Don’t Eat This Book, Fast Food and the Supersizing of America (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2005), 60.
14. Ibid., 19.
15. Personal phone interview with Chelle Stafford, February 27, 2009.
16. Ibid.
17. Spurlock, Don’t Eat This Book, 151.
18. Richard Foster, The Celebration of Discipline (New York: HarperCollins, 1978), 55.
19. “Water: The Elixir of Life,” www.parentingweekly.com/pregnancy/breathingspace/vol38/pregnancy_health_fitness.asp.
20. “Help for Soda Lovers,” www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/help-soda-lovers.
21. Interview with Danna Demetre.
22. Personal interview with my mom, Ann Kho, January 15, 2009.
23. 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, www.health.gov/paguidelines/guidelines/default.aspx.
24. Beth Howard, “In Your Dreams: How to Sleep Better, Longer, Easier and Reap More of the Health Benefits of Getting Enough Rest,” Healthy Living, Summer 2009, www.remedylife.com/general/articles/content?cid=1919&ctid=2.
25. Personal interview with Michelle Anderson, November 9, 2007.
26. Howard, “In Your Dreams.”
27. Kalia Doner, “5 Habits of Heart-Healthy People,” Remedy, August 2006, www.remedylife.com/heart/articles/content?cid=346&ctid=2.
28. Bill and Pam Farrel, Red Hot Monogamy: Making Your Marriage Sizzle (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2006), 157.
29. Ed Wheat, MD, Intended for Pleasure: Sex Techniques and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage (Grand Rapids, MI: Revell, 1977), 216.
30. Personal phone interview with Pam Farrel, July 20, 2009.
31. Wheat, Intended for Pleasure,128.
32. Interview with Pam Farrel.
33. “Get My Teeth” joke, http://blog.seniors-site.com/get-my-teeth-joke.
34. Personal phone interview with Kathy Martin, August 27, 2009.
35. Patsy Clairmont, “Word of the Month,” September 2009, www.patsyclairmont.com/word.html.
36. Women of Faith conference, September 5, 2008, Anaheim, CA.
37. Personal interview with Jane Jaffe, June 24, 2009.
38. John and Stasi Eldredge, Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2007), 6.
39. http://thinkexist.com/quotation/beauty_is_how_you_feel_inside-and_it_reflects_in/220285.html.
40. Ken Gire, Windows of the Soul (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996), 18.
41. http://thinkexist.com/quotation/every_time_you_smile_at_someone-it_is_an_action/215120.html.
42. Personal phone interview with Thelma Wells, July 16, 2009.
43. Doris J. Day, MD, Forget the Facelift: Dr. Day Turns Back the Clock with a Revolutionary Program for Ageless Skin (New York: Penguin Group, 2005), 75.
44. Ibid., 91.
45. American Massage Therapy Association website, www.amtamassage.org/news/MTIndustryFactSheet.html#6.
46. Colette Bouchez, “Spas: The Risks and Benefits,” www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/features/spas-the-risks-and-benefits.
47. J. Walker Smith and Ann Clurman, Generation Ageless: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Live Today and They’re Just Getting Started (New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007), 8.
48. The Today Show, October 27, 2008, http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/29876634#27399360.
49. www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_bancroft.html.
50. Personal interview with Evelyn Birdwell and quilting group at San Diego First Assembly of God, August 27, 2009.