On the cusp of her 50th birthday, aging expert Debra Whitman had questions. CNN: What else contributes to healthy aging? We, as a country, need to prepare for an aging population so that everyone can live a long and healthy life. Author and aging expert Debra Whitman speaks at CareFest at UCLA on November 2, 2023. I want to live a long and healthy life through my “second 50.” So doing those things now — to build up relationships, to build up values — really matters.

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