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50 Secrets of the World's Longest Living People By Sally Beare ( Da Capo Press )
Release Date: 2005-12-20
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Product Description
Today we are living longer than ever before, and a few of us can expect to live to 100 or more. But many people feel that they will inevitably suffer the diseases of old age in their final years. Pharmaceutical companies have spent billions of dollars trying to find a cure for the "diseases of aging"—they may have found ways to stem some of the symptoms, but they have yet to find a panacea. Yet there are places in the world where, all along, people have commonly lived to 100 or more without suffering so much as a headache. How do they do it? The answer is simple: through sound dietary habits and balanced, healthy lifestyles. The 50 Secrets of the World's Longest Living People looks at the nutrition and lifestyle mores of the world's five most remarkable longevity hotspots—Okinawa, Japan; Bama, China; Campodimele, Italy; Symi, Greece; and Hunza, Pakistan—and explains how we too can incorporate the wisdom of these people into our everyday lives. It offers each of the secrets in detail, provides delicious, authentic recipes, and outlines a simple-to-master plan for putting it all together and living your best, and longest, life.
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 Excellent ( bernianderson79 )
I really enjoyed this book. It not only talked about the diets these people had but about their culture. It seems that people live longer when the older people are honored, respected, and still feel they have something to give. In cultures where people live longer the young enjoy listening to the stories and advice of the elderly and they appreciate their crafts.
The book has much in it. It tells about the different cultures, their diets, their lifestyles, and there are even some great recipes in the back.
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Excellent Book on health and longevity. ( tristanism )
This book is excellent. It's basic and straightforward. It has easy-to-follow ideas on how to improve your health in all areas (mind/body/spirituality). It's the same concept as John Robbins' "Healthy at 100," but this is a bit more fun to read and more user-friendly. It's a great book to keep around for many years.
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Your Health ( thgolding )
Once you think about it becomes obvious that the best way to come
to rational conclusions as to what to eat is to study those societies
where people are healthy and live the longest rather than studying sickness and cures. Of course sickness and cures and fast-foods are a multi-billion dollar business whereas eating healthy foods only benefits those who eat it. Highly recommend this book (it has some really good recipes) and also The China Study by T. Colin Campbell another book based on results.
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health
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Longevity ( nrmantilla )
Interesting an informative book regarding various cultures and factors/variables to possibly increase and maximize one's lifespan .
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A Solid Piece of Work... ( philliporr )
I found this book to be well-written and informative. I liked how the author started the book with a broad-based look at the world's cultures that have the longest living people in them, and then in the second section, broke this information down into the 50 "secrets" that was common to all of them.
I have read several books on improving your lifespan and your health during this time, but this book is one of the most "usable" in my opinion. The information in this book can easily be put into practice by anyone.
In short...the book was well worth every penny I spent on it.
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