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Please read: The entire contents of this workbook are based upon the opinions of Jackie Silver, unless otherwise noted, and for educational purposes only. The information and products mentioned in this book are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease, are not intended as medical advice, and not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified healthcare professional, such as a doctor, for when you need one. Be sure to check with your doctor before engaging in any dietary or fitness changes or routines.

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Introduction

Getting older may be beyond our control, buthow we age is not. Iʼm Aging Backwards and I inviteyou to join me. Iʼm happy to share with youmy secrets, tips and shortcuts for looking and feelingyounger and it doesnʼt take superhuman willpower.All it takes are small steps that add up to big results.Some of the tips may surprise you, and some you mayhave heard before but perhaps youʼve forgotten them.Donʼt worry — Iʼm here to remind you. Thereʼs no“magic formula” for Aging Backwards, but if you startwith baby steps, before you know it youʼll be makingstrides.

Iʼve always been a voracious reader with aspecial passion for science and anti-aging. Iʼve interviewedsome of the industryʼs most respected expertson the subject of anti-aging and I share some of their insightswith you in this workbook. You can have access to all of their “expert opinions” in the book, Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young, at AgingBackwards.com.

Aging Backwards is about incorporating subtlechanges into your life that are within almost anyoneʼscapacity to make. Itʼs about working with what youʼvegot and making a commitment to improving yourselfa little bit every single day. But if you do miss a dayor you feel like eating that big slice of cake “just thisonce,” so what? Aging Backwards is not about beatingyourself up. Itʼs about focusing on the good things youdo and doing more of them, more often. Lots of littleaccomplishments add up to big results and the rewardsare great.

If youʼre ready to halt and possibly even reverse theaging process, then read on. I must warn you, though,that Aging Backwards may be habit-forming. You maysoon find yourself looking forward to that workout youused to loathe or calling your local med spa to makean appointment.

Life should be an adventure, and adventures arealways best when you approach them with an open,optimistic mind.

As I like to say, itʼs never too late — or even tooearly — to start thinking about Aging Backwards. Itʼstempting to use certain “crutches” to rationalize all thereasons why we canʼt do this or that. Iʼm here to helpyou change your old way of thinking and replace it withnew, encouraging, motivating, positive thoughts! Iʼve kept this workbook brief so you can print it out without wasting a ton of paper and ink, but still get the benefits offered here.

Iʼm not a doctor, so Iʼm not giving you any medicaladvice. But I will tell you what I know, what Iʼve triedand what Iʼve found that works and doesnʼt work. So,read on, enjoy the discoveries youʼll make about yourself and your lifestyle by using this workbook and letʼs turn back the clock — together!

Jackie Silver

Welcome to Aging Backwards!

Congratulations! By downloading this workbook, youʼve ex-pressed an interest in looking and feeling younger. Please take a few moments to write down your own stories about your quest to keep Aging Backwards. Donʼt worry - this is just for you! Nobody else has to see it so you can be as authentic as youʼd like. After writing down your stories, turn to the next section to read some of my “Aging Backwards Escapades.”

In my quest to look and feel younger, I have had the following experiences:

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Aging Backwards Escapades

Lip ServiceAs the “anti-aging petri dish,” I like to try all thelatest products and innovations so I can tell everyonewhat works and what doesnʼt. People always send meproducts for review and I try to be fair and at least testthem out. I once received a box of lip plumpers thatsat in my kitchen for a while, so out of guilt or curiosity,I decided to try the product one morning rightbefore my weekly radio show on Mix 100.7 Nancy &Chris Mornings in Tampa Bay. I smoothed the plumper onto my lips as directed at about 6 a.m. and left for the radio station.By the time I arrived 30 minutes later, I couldnʼtfeel my tongue. My lips were plump, alright, but if Icanʼt feel my tongue I canʼt really say, “This is a greatproduct!”

At some point in the show, the brilliant andhilarious radio personality Nancy Alexander, and I gotto talking about this particular lip plumper on the air,commenting about the lack of feeling in my tongue. Itold everyone that I wouldnʼt say the name because Ifelt I could not endorse this product with the peculiarside effect. Within one minute, every phone line lit upand we continued to get calls begging for the nameof the product. We must have gotten dozens! Finally,to put a stop to all the calls, Nancy revealed the nameof the product, which sold for a whopping $35 for aquarter of an ounce! I prefer to plump my lips naturally with Cynthia Rowlandʼs Luscious Lips lip pump andkeep my tongue intact. (CynthiaRowland.com)

Fraud DoctorA friend and I decided to visit a California plasticsurgeon for a consultation. Another friend of oursrecommended him because, being out in Camarillo,he was much cheaper than a comparable BeverlyHills doctor. Plus, he didnʼt charge for consults. Wewerenʼt seriously considering having anything done,we just thought it would be a fun road trip from LosAngeles and an interesting experience. At the time,I was about 45 and she was 42, but she put down 37on the forms we filled out. We went in together, andshe was the first one in the chair.

He looked at her file, took a cursory look at her and told her she didnʼt need a thing. He said she was still young and perhaps a little Botox was all she needed.

Itʼs true, she didnʼt need anything, but if she had any area that wasbeginning to show her age it was her neck,which is usually the first place to show age for many people.

I was next in the chair. The doctor looked at my chart and launched into a discourse that almost rivaled Lincolnʼs Gettysburg Address about how he could give me a necklift and get rid of “all this,” as he gestured under hischin.

Whatʼs amazing about this is I had already had aneck lift at age 38, and my neck has been comparedto that of a teenager by some of the doctors I know.My friend and I were both in such shock that we wererendered speechless. We walked out of the doctorʼsoffice and to this day we laugh about the fraud doctorwho wanted to give me a neck lift with my teenageneck. So, watch out for anti-aging “specialists” whojust want to take your money and arenʼt really goingto do anything for you.

Use this space to write down the benefits to looking and feeling younger:

Example: “I would have more confidence if I looked and felt younger.”

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Use this space to write down your challenges to looking and feeling younger:

Example: “I have food cravings at night that keep me from losing weight.”

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Benefits and Challenges

Mission Statement

Use this space to write down your Mission Statement for Aging Backwards:

Example: “My mission is to lose ten pounds, get or give myself weekly facials, add more vegetables into my diet and exercise at least every other day to look five years younger by (date):”

My Aging Backwards Mission:

Perceptions

Use this space to write down how you feel other people perceive you:

Example: “Other people usually think Iʼm younger (or older) than my actual age.”

Use this space to write down how you perceive yourself:

Example: “I feel younger (or older) than I look.”

Aging Backwards Expert Opinion

How old are you now? Uh, uh. Notso fast. If your first impulse wasto tell me how many years it hasbeen since you were born, stop

right there. There could be a hugedifference between your chronological

age and your biologicalage. And you have control over

that difference.

— David A. Kekich,Maximum Life Foundation

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“Use this space to write down details of how your chronological age may differ from your biological age:

Example: “My doctor told me that smoking is not only bad for my health but that it is also aging me.”

Aging Backwards QuickTips

These are just a few of the quick tips from the book, Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young

• Easiest eating plan: Super-size your veggies and halfsizeeverything else.

• Order an appetizer as your entrée.

• If you find yourself bingeing, donʼt just brush yourteeth — floss and brush. All that hard work and theminty taste make you stop eating.

• Freeze green tea or pomegranate juice and use themas ice cubes for the antioxidants.

• Frozen grapes, bananas and strawberries taste like candy.

• Be aware of the hidden calories in liquids like soda,juice and flavored water; read the label.

• Organic fruits and vegetables have 40 percent moreantioxidants than conventionally grown produce.

• Concrete evidence from numerous studies reveals thatsmoking ages you by shortening the telomeres, orends, of chromosomes.

• Smokers who quit before age 50 cut their risk of dyingin the next 15 years in half, according to the NationalConference of State Legislatures.

• Trick yourself into working out by dancing or jumpingrope with your kids.

• Weight training is essential after age 40.

• Wear a pedometer; it makes you want to walk more.

• Try facial exercises.

• Wearing fitted clothes can make you look slimmer, nomatter what your size or shape.

• Trim nose hairs and excess “aging” hairs.

• For precision results, use a magnifying mirror when applyingeye makeup.

• Use ultra soft pillowcases, preferably satin, and wash them frequently.

• When you feel overwhelmed, inhale for a count offour, hold for five and exhale for seven.

• Keep grey roots invisible.

• Hypnosis actually works for many people trying to form new habits or break bad habits.

• A six-minute nap is all you need to rejuvenate andimprove memory.

• Getting your beauty rest can keep your weight down.

• Visualize yourself looking and feeling younger.

• Write down your goals, wants and needs.

• People who volunteer on a regular basis are the healthiest and live the longest, according to research.

Forming New Habits

Use this space to choose one or two tips from the QuickTips list that you find easy and convenient. Resolve to get into the habit of incorporating them into your life.

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Use this space to write your own “resolve” statement:

Example: “I resolve to incorporate more yoga into my exercise routine. Yoga helps to keep my mind and body balanced. Now, if only I could find an equally enjoyable way to keep my checking account balanced.”

I resolve to

About the Author

Jackie Silver is Aging Backwards and she sharesher secrets, tips and shortcuts in her book, Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young, on her Web site, AgingBackwards.com,on TV, on radio, online and in person.

As a television correspondent on thesyndicated show, Daytime, sheʼs been called the AgingBackwards “Guru” and Aging Backwards “Expert.” Sheʼs also the beauty editor for Clear Channelʼs Mix 100.7 Nancy & Chris Mornings in Tampa Bay and a sought-after speaker.

She founded Aging Backwards, LLC, in 2006 to educatethe public about the latest innovations in the antiagingindustry. She has more than 25 years of experiencein broadcasting and she combines her naturalreporterʼs curiosity with her desire to help people lookand feel younger.She is a member of the American Academy ofAnti-Aging Medicine, the American Heart AssociationCommunity Board, Screen Actors Guild and the AmericanFederation of Television and Radio Artists.

Visit the Web site, agingbackwards.com, and feel freeto contact the author at jackie@agingbackwards.com.

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Expert Opinion Bio -David A. KekichMr. Kekich founded the countryʼs largest life insurancemaster general agency, which raised $3.1 billion ofpremium income for First Executive Corp., co-foundeda major financial services company and arrangedventure capital funding for private companies for 11years. He is a recognized expert on private investingand authored the venture capital handbook “How TheRich Get Richer With Quiet Private Investments.” Mr.Kekich founded both public and private companies,was engaged as a consultant and served as directorto numerous private and public corporations. He alsosold and developed real estate. In 1999, Mr. Kekichfounded the “Maximum Life Foundation,” a 501(c)(3)corporation dedicated to reversing human aging and aging related diseases. In 2006, he co-founded StemCell Products, LLC. Mr. Kekich also authored “LifeExtension Express,” a how-to book for extreme lifeextension. He serves as a Board Member of the AmericanAging Association.

The Aging Backwards Workbook is the companion to the book, Aging Backwards: Secrets to Staying Young, available at AgingBackwards.com.