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Index
Cover
Dedication
Note to Readers
A Brief Historical Note
Introduction: The Power of Prevention
Part I: What to Do
1. Listen, Look, Feel (and Record Your Body’s Features)
2. Measure Yourself
3. Automate Your Life
4. Mobilize Your Medical Data
5. Eat Real Food (and Don’t Let the Apple Fall Far from the Tree)
6. Know Your Grocer
7. Grow a Garden
8. Maintain a Dietary Protocol That Works for You
9. Cultivate Om in the Office
10. Have a Glass of Wine with Dinner
11. Practice Good Hygiene—in Bed and Out
12. Cohabitate
13. Maintain a Healthy Weight
14. Get Your Annual Flu Shot, Even If You “Never Get Sick” and “Have Never Gotten the Flu”
15. Get Naked
16. Get Off Your Butt More
17. Jack Your Heart Rate Up 50 Percent Above Your Resting Baseline for at Least Fifteen Minutes Every Day
18. Start a Sensible Caffeine Habit
19. Ask Mom or Dad What Killed Grandpa and Aunt Marge
20. Consider DNA Testing
21. Inquire About Statins If You’re Over the Hill
22. Take a Baby Aspirin
23. Abide by Screening and Booster Vaccination Recommendations
24. Plan a One-, Five-, Ten-, and Twenty-Year Health Strategy
25. Deal with Sickness Smartly
26. Manage Chronic Conditions
27. Partner with Your Doc
28. Strengthen Your Core and Maintain Good Posture
29. Smile
30. Pursue Your Passions
31. Be Positive
32. Find Out What Exercise or Activity You’re Bad at and Focus on It
33. Protect Your Eyes and Ears
34. Don’t Forget Your Teeth and Feet
35. Learn CPR
36. Make a Mobile Supply Kit for Emergencies
37. Eat More Than Three Servings of Cold-Water Fish a Week
38. Eat at Least Five Servings of Fruits and Vegetables a Day
39. Speak Strongly to the Next Generation
40. Embrace Your OCD Side
41. Never Skip Breakfast
42. Seventeen Milligrams Twice a Day
43. Take the Positive from Getting a Disease
44. S-T-R-E-T-C-H
45. Keep a To-Do List
46. Ask for Help
47. Have Children
48. Comply
49. Pick Up a Pooch
50. Have the Toughest Conversation
51. Understand Basic Biovocabulary
52. Make Your Own Definition of Health
Part II: What to Avoid
53. Bad Ingredients and Fad Diets
54. Detoxes
55. Risky Behaviors and Dangerous Sports
56. Airport Backscatter X-ray Scanners
57. Sunburns
58. Insomnia
59. Stilettos and Other Sneaky Sources of Inflammation
60. Juicing
61. Eating More Than Three Servings of Red and/or Processed Meats a Week
62. Vitamins and Supplements
63. Absence of Downtime
64. Smoking
65. Hoarding Your Medical Information
Part III: Doctor’s Orders
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Copyright
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