Ageless Aging: A Woman's Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan

We are in the midst of a longevity revolution. And that is particularly true for women:

• Women can expect to live five years longer than men.
• A 50-year-old woman can expect to live another 35 years, on average.
• Women comprise 80% of centenarians, the fastest growing segment of the world's population.

But despite these incredible statistics, women are not living well. Women typically spend the last 14 years of their lives in a cascade of health issues. And while current research suggests that some 70 to 90% of your health and longevity is under your control--rather than at the mercy of your genes--the reality is that most women are not taking advantage of the measures that could lead to a longer and happier life.

Ageless Aging presents a pioneering new way for women to age--an ascent that includes feeling youthful and vital while gaining wisdom, resilience, and experience. It provides a holistic, actionable plan that will help women make use of all the tools available to them as they grow older.

Women need a trusted resource to help them thrive as they age. Internationally acclaimed author and thought leader Maddy Dychtwald is the perfect guide. Maddy has her finger on the pulse of all the latest research, science, and information about longevity and aging, as well as the specific issues facing women. She understands that Ageless Aging is a complex process, that the various pieces of the puzzle work synergistically, and with this book she shows you how to create your best future self by taking control of the aging process.

A national bestseller when it was released in hardcover, the paperback edition includes a new chapter with recent developments in the fast-moving world of longevity--from wearables and AI to breakthroughs in Alzheimer's and the gut microbiome.

Author: Maddy Dychtwald,Kate Hanley
Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press
Published: 10/07/2025
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.06h x 5.91w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9798887704050

About the Author
Maddy Dychtwald is an internationally acclaimed author, public speaker, and thought leader on longevity, aging, the new retirement, and the ascent of women. She co-founded Age Wave, the world's leader in understanding and addressing the far-reaching impacts of our aging population, and has led numerous acclaimed studies on women and money. In addition, she has been involved in more than 25 thought leadership research studies worldwide on aging, longevity, retirement, health, family, caregiving, housing, and leisure, which have cumulatively garnered more than 14 billion media impressions. Maddy has been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Newsweek, Time, Fox Business News, CNBC, and NPR, and others. She has written many blog posts for the Wall Street Journal, and Huffington Post. Maddy is the author of two previous books: Influence: How Women's Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World for the Better and Cycles: How We Will Live, Work, and Buy. She lives in San Francisco with her family.