Growing old
Most people are unwilling to confront aging - even many seniors live in denial of it. Some fear losing their independence and autonomy, while others simply can't accept the graying of their hair. This program explores the varied landscape of aging i...
Holding Back the Years? The Race to Slow the Aging Process
This program airs conflicting viewpoints of biologists, nutritionists, and geriatric experts as it presents efforts being made to dramatically slow the process of aging. Factors impacting the rate of aging and bodily changes associated with aging ar...
Death by Design
Winner of 10 international awards, Death by Design is a guided tour into the invisible world of cells, told through a collage of metaphors and interviews with cellular biologists. State-of-the-art microcinematography is playfully intercut with paral...
Successful aging: holistic aging : uniting the mind, body & spirit
Holistic living unites the mind, body, and spirit into a whole person thus creating a positive stimulus for living. How then can we have a body that's healthy and vital? Have a mind that's fully aware and engaged? And have an inner spirit that's pos...
Successful aging: intimacy, sexuality & aging
Love, intimacy, communication, and sexual expression are affirmations of our being human. Physical and emotional bonding with another human being is both natural and essential. It is a true confirmation of life and living and a vital part of our exi...
The Last Journey
If we’re lucky, our parents live long enough to entrust us with protecting and caring for them. But the adult caregiver doesn’t always feel so lucky—the burdens of decision making, of remaining involved and vigilant, are often overwhelming. Wh...
Aging: what an autopsy reveals
To most people, old age means gray hair and wrinkled skin - but that's just the surface. In this program, anatomist Gunther von Hagens and pathologist John Lee focus on the rarely seen, internal effects of aging. The body of a woman who died in her ...
Growing Older: Aging and the Loss of Independence
In some cases, owing to either physical or mental issues, elderly adults are forced to accept an often painful loss of independence.
Growing Older: Longevity Revolution, The
In the last hundred years, the average life expectancy in the United States has increased by nearly sixty percent. This has been called by some the "longevity revolution."
Growing Older: Planning for the End of Life
As the end of life draws near, family members may be called on to make difficult decisions. This can be especially traumatic if their loved one hasn't previously made his or her wishes known.