Book details

Other books

Other people who viewed this bought
Showing items 1 to 10 of 10

 

Full description | Reviews | Bibliographic data

  • Full bibliographic data for The Roadmap to 100

    Title
    The Roadmap to 100
    Subtitle
    The Breakthrough Science of Living a Long and Healthy Life
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Walter M Bortz, By (author) Randall Stickrod
    Physical properties
    Format: Hardback
    Number of pages: 256
    Width: 1 mm
    Height: 1 mm
    Thickness: 1 mm
    Weight: 1,000 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780230100688
    ISBN 10: 0230100686
    Classifications
    BISAC category code: HEA010000
    Dewey: 613.2
    BISAC category code: SEL005000
    BISAC category code: FAM005000
    Dewey: 613.7
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T9.4
    BISAC category code: HEA007000
    BISAC category code: SCI036000
    Edition
    1
    Publisher
    Palgrave MacMillan
    Imprint name
    Palgrave MacMillan
    Publication date
    01 June 2010
    Publication City/Country
    Basingstoke/GB
    Main description
    With a baby boomer turning sixty every ten seconds, we are rapidly becoming an aging society. But cutting edge research on the connection between age and disease shows us that many of the preconceptions we had about how to grow old need a second look. This groundbreaking book is full of take-away prescriptive advice which the nearly seventy-five million boomers in this nation will value. Top gerontologist and Stanford medical school professor Dr. Walter Bortz and co-author Randall Stickrod draw on new science and a thirty-year longitudinal study of centenarians to show that:• Genetics plays a smaller role in aging than previously thought• Senility, dementia, and other diseases of the elderly, are largely preventable and not an inevitable consequence of aging• Engagement, through sexual relationships, social interaction, and professional activity, is a key factor in long, healthy lives• Physical fitness can recover at least 30 years of aging Filled with in-depth insight and practical advice, The Roadmap to 100 gives you the power to control your own destiny and live well beyond 100.
    Review quote
    'Wally Bortz shows how to grow old with dignity, wisdom, and good health. His work is important, his passion for life undimmed.' - Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation
    Biographical note
    WALTER BORTZ, MD is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where his research has focused on the importance of physical exercise in the promotion of robust aging. He is past co-chairman of the American Medical Association's Task Force on Aging, former President of The American Geriatric Society and is currently a Senior Advisor to Healthy Silicon Valley, which addresses the soaring incidence of obesity and diabetes. RANDALL STICKROD is a long time science and technology publisher and writer, and the founding editor of Wired.
    Table of contents
    Preface: The Double Edged Sword of Longevity What is Aging? Aging and Health Disuse: The Nemesis of Healthy Aging The Roadmap to 100 Fit and Functional - Muscle and Movement Fit and Functional - Oxygen as Fuel Engagement: The Necessity of Being Necessary Sex for Life The Healthy Aging Brain Nutrition for Life The Most Expensive Urine in the World - The Dubious Value of Supplements and Vitamins The Role of Medicine Metrics: The Measure of a Full Life Appendix I. The Economics of Aging: Public Policy Implications Appendix II. Personal Resources