The Longevity Prescription by Robert N Butler Md

The Longevity Prescription by Robert N Butler Md

The internationally revered, Pulitzer Prize-winning father of geriatric medicine offers a revitalizing plan for living a longer and better life.

The Longevity Prescription outlines eight essential facets of longevity: exercise, nutrition, mental vitality, sleep, relaxation, love and intimacy, community connections, and medical care. Based on proven discoveries, the strategies in each of these areas stretch the proceeds of the three-decade dividend, while delaying or eliminating chronic illness. With step-by-step guidance for formulating an action plan and adopting new habits and strategies, The Longevity Prescription also guides readers through special challenges, such as diabetes and cancer.

A baby boomer turns sixty every 7.6 seconds, but many of America's graying millions approach the later years of life with fear and trepidation. Emphasizing clear-cut research findings that balance physical health with emotional well-being, Butler and his colleagues offer a definitive path to whole-life happiness.

Robert N. Butler, MD, (1927-2010) was the president and CEO of the International Longevity Centre-USA and a professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Why Survive?: Being Old in America and chair of the Council on Ageing of the World Economic Forum, he was a frequent adviser to international agencies, including the World Health Organization, and served as the medical editor in chief of Geriatrics for more than a decade.

Myrna I. Lewis (1938-2005) was a professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, as well as a social worker, gerontologist, and writer. She had a special interest in the social and health issues faced by midlife and older women, which she wrote about often with fellow gerontologist Robert Butler. Their work has been published in many highly regarded books and academic journals.

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ISBN 13	9781583333884
ISBN 10	1583333886
Title	The Longevity Prescription
Author	Robert N Butler Md
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Avery Publishing Group
Year published	2010-05-27
Number of pages	274
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