A great little volume of notable quotes

You can live to be a hundred and enjoy each of those years as a fully functioning person--or so says Chopra (Unconditional Life, 1991, etc.) in this challenging work. An intriguing set of Census Bureau statistics cited here notes that the number of centenarians is twice what it was ten years ago- -and is expected to double again by the millennium. Prolonging fruitful lives is not a question of mind over matter, Chopra contends, but, rather, of mind and matter--mind and body

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From an enthusiatic online review:

The scope of this book was amazing! The entire content and lay out was easy to use. The ammount of information contained within is amazing. It is without a doubt the most complete and comprehensive book of it's kind. I would recommend this book to any one who wants a more complete understanding of herbs, vitamins, diet..etc.

I have had the pleasure of meeting and discussing this book with the author Joseph Marion he is a very knowledgeable person in this field and should be commended on his hard work in putting this manual together, it's long over due coming.

A technical, but fascinating look at anti-oxidant biochemistry. Shows the interaction and "redox" connections between Vitamin C, Vitamin E and gluathione. Packed with highly valuable information.

great source book

Dr Dean is one of the world's leading physicians in the new field of anti-aging medicine. One of the most important markers to determine how fast or indeed how slowly someone is aging is being determined through the use of clinical tests which include assays of blood, urine, hair etc., but also other markers such as memory tests, reaction times and skin thickness/ bone density etc. For the first time it is possible to determine someones "biological age" instead of just their chronological age. Dr. Dean explores all these avenues in this book, it explains in detail how to accomplish these tests and frankly should be on every doctor's shelf who has an interest in this "ultimate form of preventative medicine."

Economists and financial wizards William Sterling and Stephen Waite take an in depth look at how America's baby boomers have transformed the nation's--and the world's--economy, and how that transformation must inevitably--and radically--alter its course as the boomers age. The authors show listeners that there are strategies they can use, both as private individuals and collectively as a nation, to stay ahead of the all-important demographics curve and prosper during the "age wave". Unabridged. Available now. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

In this powerful, prescient book, economists and financial wizards William Sterling and Stephen Waite take an in-depth look at how America's baby boomers have transformed the nation's - and the world's - economy and how that transformation must inevitably - and radically - alter its course as the boomers age. But the economic "big chill" won't freeze you if you're prepared for it. As Sterling and Waite show, there are strategies we can use, both as private individuals and collectively as a nation, to prosper during the "age wave." Privatizing social security, applying market principles to the health care system, rethinking the concept of retirement, tapping creatively into the potential gold mine on the Internet, using demographics to pinpoint growth industri

A must read for the next step in any Longevity and Anti-Aging program. Includes a four-part program that involves nutritional, stress-relieving, pharmacological, and mind-body exercises therapies to overcome the effects of brain aging, a guide helps readers over forty control a hormone called cortisol and improve their mental acuity.

Solidly supported by research, Defy Aging explains for lay and professional readers the "mental ABCs" - 4 Attitudes, 36 Beliefs, and 4 Coping Skills that foster vital longevity. It is a very practical self-help book that focuses on what works and helps the reader develop and implement an individualized, personalized life vision, mission, purpose and strategies.

It is critically acclaimed by Dr. Bernie Siegel, Betty Friedan, Dr. Ronald Katz, (Pres. Amer. Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine) and 4 past presidents of the Amer. Psychological Assoc.

An excellent road map and tool kit to assist you in creating a longer, healthier, more joyful life. Read and learn how to be too busy to die, and become ageless by losing track of time. –Bernie Siegel, MD, Author of Love, Medicine, and Miracles and Peace, Love and Healing

So think there are scant good scientific studies on DHEA? Think this has not be "well studied?" This is the scholarly and exhaustive answer to those uninformed assertions. But, at this price, only recommended for only most devoted and probably limited audience

Fountain of youth or just another hopeful fad preying on aging baby boomers? You decide. Dr. Sahelian has collected testimonials from doctors, researchers and patients. He's interviewed researchers on both sides of the fence. He's combed the medical literature for studies and has interpreted them into plain English. His bias is in favor of DHEA but he cautions us to look carefully at the studies and not get caught up in the hype

DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) is an adrenal hormone naturally produced in large quantities during our youth. Current research has found that its production begins to decline around the age of 25 and could possibly be the link between youth and aging. Using DHEA, doctors are treading conditions such as cancer, menopause, Alzheimer's, AIDS, diabetes, Heart Disease, Chronic Fatigue, Osteoporosis, obesity, stress, lupus, and aging. DHEA: The Fountain of Youth Discovered provides all the information and important precautions needed to make an informed decision about prescribing or taking DHEA. Alana Pascal has thoroughly researched her subject and presents her findings in clear, concise language the is immediately accessible by the non-specialist general reader.

[Dr. Ash is a careful and meticulous practitioner in New York with a large and successful alternative medicine practice.]

In response to requests from patients, colleagues and the general public, we have written a comprehensive, easy-to-read guide to "feel sexier, think smarter and have more energy" based on sound scientific principles and the success of the well-founded medical practices we employ at California HealthSpan Institute to improve the quality and quantity of life to hundreds of patients nationally and internationally through a hormonally correct diet, appropriate exercise, bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, brain boosting medications and exercises and stress reduction techniques.

In 'A Paradigm Shift from "Cure"', Friedan believes the assumption of age being likened to sickness or debility keeps the medical community and even the elderly themselves from dealing with the symptoms of legitimate illnesses. The role of functional assessment is important in treating the elderly, saying, "A new version of the old-fashioned family doctor, trained to treat the whole person, is what is needed." She goes on to say "Doctors and nurses must go beyond medicine's two traditional goals: " to cure disease and to prevent disease." Their goal now has to be to preserve and improve the quality of life for the older person." For Friedan, the paradigm shift is one from the passive medical model of care of the elderly to actually controlling their own age.

Friedan undertakes issues that haven't truly been addressed before, so as a gerontologist this book is important to me. She opens our eyes to the social implications the decline model holds for our elderly, and the paradigm shift that needs to take place if we are going to look at the abilities and qualities that may develop or emerge in men and women in later life, and contemplate new possibilities for their use.

Going beyond, or the transcendence of age is how Friedan concludes her journey. Given the new possibilities old age holds, she believes the elderly

[The first and must read for anyone contemplating any form of growth hormone replacement or augmentation.]

Introduces a medically proven program designed to stimulate the body's human growth hormone to help readers reverse the aging process, reduce fat, strengthen the immune system, enhance sex life, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and improve memory and thinking ability.

Alright guys…forget all the glossy magazines and latest studies. This little book tells you everything you really did not want to know about YOUR body. And then you can't unknow what you know…it's then up to you to make use of the very factual information and make the best of what you've got to work with.

75 remarkable individuals whose greatest acheivements occurred or were recognized in the second half of their lives. They all succeeded in making their later years productive and fulfilling. A remarkable idea

There are currently some 50,000 people over the age of 100 in the US. Perls, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a geriatrician, and Silver, a neuropsychologist and a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, offer a bold new vision of a greatly extended and healthier life span. They report on a study of some 100 centenarians and identify lifestyle patterns, vitamins, and medications that contribute to aging well. Includes profiles and b&w photos of centenarians

[One of my favorite authors from so long ago, returns again with a fresh perspective on the sociology of longevity and aging.]

Three decades after publishing his classic The Making of a Counter Culture — and after two brushes with death — Theodore Roszak was forced to confront his mortality and that of a generation of baby boomers who never realized they were subject to the same laws of aging as their predecessors.

In Longevity Revolution, Roszak turns his critical eye to what he calls “the implications of mass longevity as a social phenomenon.” Revised for paperback publication, the book counters conventional views of elders as burdens, seeing them instead as the culture’s great resource. Roszak explores in detail such critical issues as economics, politics, medicine, ethics, biotechnology, the class divide, and the fetish for youthfulness that dominate American culture.

He envisions a world in which elders are honored for their insights, values, and abilities in creating a more compassionate society This edition includes a new introduction, updated statistics, and two new chapters on retirement and grandparenting.

From two of the world's leading medical researchers comes a book that tells readers about a way to slow the hands of time and enjoy a longer, healthier, more vigorous life--starting today. The authors explain how the hormone melatonin, produced in the pineal gland--the body's timekeeper--works, how to make use of it, and what kinds of results to expect

Most comprehensive and definitive popular book on Melatonin. Well written and revealing. Includes chapters on anti-aging, cancer, immune modulation, jet lag,sleep, sex, fertility, mental health, free-radical scavenging, and heart disease.

Another short, readable monograph discussing the various merits and benefits of this powerful hormone that is a precursor to Progesterone. It has been used as an anti-arthritic, anti-depressant and mood elevator.

Not a best seller, but quite provocative and interesting. Written by one of the original collaborators with the Longevity Institute International and Dr. Vincent Giampappa

Renewal incorporates the latest longevity research and is packed with terrific information that is a pleasure to read. You'll learn how and why we age and, more important, how to reverse heart disease, destroy cancer cells, erase visible signs of aging, boost brain power, attack aging at the cellular level, and extend your life span by protecting healthy cells and repairing or replacing damaged or dead ones. This challenging program has three components: an anti-aging diet (a low-fat, vegan eating plan), supplement program (which includes sections on phytochemicals, fiber, and herbs like ginkgo, garlic, and ginseng), and exercise program. Renewal also contains a 14-day meal plan with recipes and chapters on anti-aging hormones and "smart pills." Follow Dr. Smith's advice and you'll keep each of your body's 100 trillion cells humming for decades to come. --Ellen Albertson

Renewal is a revolutionary new theory on why we age-and how we can turn back the clock. Timothy J. Smith, M.D., an anti-aging specialist and alternative medicine practicioner, spent more than twenty years defining and redefining the keys to extended youth. Renewal is an exciting new program designed to simultaneously extend your life span while reducing and even eliminating the typical problems associated with aging. Using diet, supplements, all-natural hormones, and exerci

A vanguard of physicians worldwide now have clinical experience treating older patients with combinations of hormonal replacement. In his book, Dr. Elmer Cranton brings together the achievements of researchers and the startling results seen in actual patients. The conclusion he comes to is that hormonal revolution can already reverse the aging process somewhat and will greatly slow it in future years.

p class="notes">The classic text on cognitive enhancement drugs. Irreverant and comprehensive.

From the authors of Smart Drugs come the sequel. These are still classics. You do not ned to take everything written as literal and sicnce and medicine are changing rapidly in this field, sop these become a good starting point. We then recommend the site www.antiaging-systems.com for further reference if you cannot obtain these from a good competent Anti-Aging physician here in the US.

Jean Carper is highly readable and this another in a good series. We do not consider the "last work" and so you turn to other texts on this list. But, again, this is a good overview.

In Stop Aging Now!, Jean Carper, the bestselling author of Food -- Your Miracle Medicine, has written a breakthrough, cutting-edge book documenting that the ravages of aging are not inevitable and, in fact, can be prevented or reversed. Written in Carper's lively and compelling style, Stop Aging Now! Reveals how you can combat aging, as well as cancer, heart disease, immune dysfunction and other age-related diseases, by taking specific vitamins, supplements and herbs and eating an anti-aging diet.

Stop Aging Now! Is based on hundreds of trailblazing studies by scientists from prestigious institutions, including Harvard University and the National Institutes of Health, who are discovering the incredible truth about the aging process: that much of it is not inevitable, and that what we call "normal aging" actually is often due to unsuspected deficiencies that readily can be corrected by taking antioxidant vitamins, minerals, herbs and food chemicals.

Another in a series from Drs. Ron Klatz and Robert Goldman, the President and Chairman of the A4M, The American Academy on Anti-Aging Medicine. A good quick read, but not the "last word" or the most authoratative text. Worthy of your attention.

from an online reviewer:

Dr. Grossman and the co-authors have put together one of the best longevity / anti-aging books around. They don't just banter on about generalities as other authors do on the subject, but provide practical and real information. This book is a good guide for one interested in the anti-aging movement, not only the patient but for doctors discovering this field of medicine.

GREAT BOOK! The Cortisol Connection can do a great deal to help you understand WHY cortisol-control is good for your long-term health, but also HOW to approach cortisol-control using diet and lifestyle.

It makes a complicated topic easy to understand. As a nutritionist, I know that people who suffer from chronic stress often are also suffering from lifestyle related diseases (obseity, diabetes, hypertension, depession, and osteoporosis) which now may be linked to the detrimental effects of unhealthy cortisol levels.

The Cortisol Connection gives details on diets, exercise and supplements that have been shown to control cortisol levels and promote optimal health (Dr. Talbott's SENSE program). If you have stress, you need this book!

To be released soon. This promises to be a provocative, well researched and presented text.

A proven program to reverse and prevent aging that will be a must-have for all “baby boomers,” by a leading figure in the medical field and a frequent guest on national TV. This could be as close to a fountain of youth as mankind will ever come, the truly scientific answer to how to reverse or prevent the debilitating effects of aging, including memory loss, weight gain, sexual dysfunction, and Alzheimer’s. Dr. Eric Braverman, a leading figure in the practice of brain-body health care, reveals the dramatic impact that proper brain nourishment can have on the quality of our lives. His key to longevity and well-being is balancing the brain’s four important neurotransmitters.

Those who are in search of the fountain of youth will find a wealth of detail here concerning the importance of hormone replacement therapy. According to Hertoghe, a physician based in Brussels who is a member of the International Advisory Board of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, "with natural hormones in amounts as close as possible to what your younger body made for itself, you can re-create the same state of health and well-being you once enjoyed."

A patient should work in concert with a physician, who will first administer a battery of blood and urine tests to determine hormone levels.

A more erudite and academic treatment of Melatonin research and theory. Has one very interesting theory regarding the critical regulation of the conversion of serotonin (the anti-depressant brain transmitter) to melatonin. It is turned on at night (via pineal control) and turned off during the daytime.

Followers of Sears' zone diet probably have a hard enough time balancing their carbohydrate consumption with their protein and fats. Now, if they opt for Sears' latest scheme, the "next generation of the Zone," they're going to have to start gulping fish oil, which contains the all-important omega-3 fatty acids. And not just any fish oil. "High-dose pharmaceutical-grade fish oil" only, and don't think it's easy to get one's hands on this stuff. Only two companies manufacture it; all the others stick to low-grade fish oil.

Sears predicts more companies (His own? Just asking.) will get into the high-end fish-oil business once they realize that it can prevent or reverse heart disease, diabetes, neurological disorders, and cancer. Is any of this true? Who knows? In 352 pages, Sears quotes from studies on Eskimos and hypothesizes that modern man separated himself from the apes when he started eating fish, but in the end, readers will need to judge for themselves.

(Sears does mention--but discounts--a few potential side effects, including bleeding and increased incidence of strokes.) Bottom line: More than you ever wanted to know about omega-3 fatty acids. Ilene Cooper

Now, the best-selling authors of this phenomenal bestseller (seven printings; nearly 200,000 copies in print) reveal to the public for the first time how this revolution in medical sciences has identified an entire class of "superhormones" that can reverse aging and significantly extend life expectancy.

Dr. Regelson is an unabashed and leading spokesman for the Anti-Aging movement in this country. He has been known to say, "that while those younger bureaucrats can patiently discuss the virtues and liabilities of these various approaches, time has a much more immediate sense of urgency for me." He is 75 years old.

The first holistic health care manual designed specifically for men, Thriving is filled with detailed information and instructions for achieving and maintaining maximum physical, mental, and spiritual health. This comprehensive, user-friendly guide to holistic treatments and therapies shows men how they can go beyond feeling simply "unbroken" to feel gloriously "whole."

Do you ever feel so rushed that you can't stop to think? That you don't have enough time to do your job well--or even to read this paragraph carefully? That's because you spend your time either speeding forward or thinking about the past few minutes, without really concentrating on living in the present moment.

In Timeshifting, Stephan Rechtschaffen teaches us that time is subjective, not objective, and that we can take back control of our lives by changing the way we think about time. We can relearn how to live our lives to their fullest potential; to have the time to enjoy ourselves, our families, and our jobs. Timeshifting is not about time management; it won't teach you how to do more in a shorter period of time. It will, however, give you back all the time you need to accomplish what you want, and you'll find that you are more relaxed, less stressed-out, and better able to enjoy the best things in life.