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Healthy aging : a lifelong guide to your physical and spiritual well-being / Andrew Weil.

Summary:

At the heart of [this book] is [the author's] belief that although aging is an irreversible process, there are myriad things we can do to keep our minds and bodies in good working order through all phases of life. To that end, he draws on the new science of biogerontology (the biology of aging) as well as on the secrets of healthy longevity - diet, activity, and attitude - that he has gathered firsthand from cultures around the world. -Dust jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0375407553
ISBN: 9780375407550
Physical Description: 293 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First Knopf edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The science and philosophy of healthy aging -- Immortality -- Shangri-Las and fountains of youth -- Antiaging medicine -- Why we age -- The denial of aging -- The value of aging -- Interlude: Jenny -- How to age gracefully -- Body I: the ounce of prevention -- Body II: the anti-inflammatory diet -- Body III: supplements -- Body IV: physical activity -- Body V: rest and sleep -- Body VI: touch and sex -- Mind I: stress -- Mind II: thoughts, emotions, attitudes --Mind III: memory -- Spirit I: unchanging essence -- Spirit II: legacy -- A twelve-point program for healthy aging -- The anti-inflammatory diet.