Product Description

In 2011, the first wave of the 76 million Baby Boomers will reach age 65, and one in three American adults will be senior citizens. Everyone wants to know how to live the healthiest and longest life.

50 Simple Ways to Live a Longer Life is an easy-to-comprehend resource packed with the most amazing health discoveries from the forefront of science. It leaves readers inspired to take active roles in extending their own lives and improving their own health.

Each chapter contains a different way to extend your life, plus a "Making It Real" section that tells readers what they specifically can do to achieve these benefits.

50 Simple Ways to Live a Longer Life offers fresh perspectives and intriguing information, even on those frequently covered topics like exercise and diet. This book is an affordable, easy-to-assimilate book that will help people add years and vigor to their life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #858707 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

From Publishers Weekly
There's no need to approach the Golden Years with dread, according to science/health journalist Bohan and health aficionado Thompson. The authors contend that a barrage of confusing scientific research, backed by harmful stereotypes, has led to many false assumptions about the aging process, such as the idea that senility and dementia are a normal part of aging. In this compact but informative guide to longevity, Bohan and Thompson help readers sort through the steady stream of health dos and don'ts, offering 50 techniques that they believe will increase a person's life. Readers will discover how to reduce the risk of acquiring a degenerative illness like Alzheimer's as well as how to decrease the risk factors for obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Spending time outdoors, meditating, keeping an optimistic outlook and volunteering are among the proven life-extending strategies the authors mention, in addition to more traditional techniques like maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly. Despite frequent repetition-the authors devote four separate chapters to eating less food-this book is insightful and accessible, combining hard scientific facts with practical advice.
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About the Author
Suzanne Bohan is an experienced health and science journalist. She serves as a correspondent for the Sacramento Bee and worked as a health reporter for ANG Newspapers. She's also contributed to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and National Public Radio's San Francisco affiliate, KQED. She's won several journalism awards, most recently the 2005 David Perlman Award for Excellence in Medical Journalism. Bohan earned a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree in biology from San Francisco State University.

Glenn Thompson, a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Business, received his law degree from Santa Clara University. He practiced law for two decades while owning and operating radio stations. He's also a devoted student of health and longevity, and has served as a health advocate. Publishing a book about simple ways people can extend their lives has been a goal for more than a decade.

The authors are married and live in Mill Valley, California.

Customer Reviews

Loved this book!
This is an excellent book for someone who wants easy to digest information on how to improve there health and quality of life without a lot of needless detail. I liked reading a chapter or two a day and then making these easy to follow suggestions a part of my daily routine. I found it very informative and easy to follow. I would recommend this book to anyone!

Growing old with pleasure
I picked up the book at a suggestion from a friend. The title is really right, it was so easy to read and I picked up a lot of great information. The authors covered 50 different topics, including some I'd never thought about, and reduced them all down to three or four pages of essential information. More books should be written like this.

Suzanne and Glenn have shown the way to longevity
I'm 55 years old and I am actively searching for ways to live longer and healther. Glenn and Suzanne have put down in one place and in layman's terms just what I needed.

I bought this book to read on my next flight but made the mistake of opening the book up and I couldn't put it down! It was an easy read and every other page had something I could use, right away, in my quest for a healther life. Now I keep the book close and use it as a reference book.

Great work Suanne and Glenn, can't wait to see what else you do in the future regarding health and longevity.

Sincerely,
Bob Asselstine