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COVER PAGE
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION EXPLORE YOUR POSSIBILITIES
LONGEVITY AND HEALTH
PART I THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
CHAPTER 1 IN PURSUIT OF THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
THE IMMORTAL BEING WITHIN US
HUMAN IMMORTALITY?
REGENERATION AND IMMORTALITY
SPECTACULAR LONGEVITY
IMMORTALITY AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL
IN SEARCH OF THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
THE SUMERIANS
CHINA
GREECE
EGYPT
TIBET
MEXICO
MODERN ETERNITY MYTHS FROM SPACE
CHAPTER 2 THE DARK SIDE OF THE QUEST
CHEATING DEATH
CRYOGENICS
THE NEURO OPTION
CLONING AND IMMORTALITY
GENETIC RESEARCH—A PANDORA’S BOX
GENETIC ENGINEERING
SUPERBABIES
SCIENCE AND ETHICS
THE DARK SIDE
CHAPTER 3 HOW LONG CAN WE LIVE?
THE LONG-LIVED
CALCULATING LIFE EXPECTANCY
FACTS FROM THE PAST
WHY DO WE LIVE LONGER?
THE EVER-WIDENING GENDER GAP
HOW DIFFERENT NATIONS STACK UP
YOU CAN LIVE LONGER
GROWING OLDER: THE THIRD AGE
UNVEILING THE SECRETS OF AGING
NEURON LOSS AND AGING
CAN CELLS BE IMMORTAL?
GENETIC ENGINEERING: ARE WE PLAYING GOD?
RUST NEVER SLEEPS: FREE RADICALS AND AGING
WHAT ARE FREE RADICALS?
EVERY GOOD THING COMES TO AN END: CELLULAR DEGENERATION
THE ENEMY WITHIN: ACCUMULATED TOXINS
INADEQUATE PROTECTION: IMMUNE SYSTEM BREAKDOWN
A SWEET BUT EARLY DEATH: DETERIORATION FROM SUGAR
USE IT OR LOSE IT: SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES
YOU BECOME WHAT YOU EAT: NUTRIENT STARVATION AND OBESITY
AGING: THE BIG PICTURE
YOU HOLD THE KEYS
PART II TEN STEPS TO LIVING LONGER, LOOKING YOUNGER, AND FEELING BETTER
CHAPTER 4 LOSE WEIGHT AND LIVE LONGER
SUPERCHARGING YOUR HEALTH
POWERFUL BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH
AMAZING DISCOVERIES FROM ANIMALS
BREAKTHROUGH METHODS
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS
THE IDEAL RESTRICTED DIET
LOOKING INTO STAGES OF GROWTH
DO THINNER PEOPLE LIVE LONGER?
PERFECT HUMAN EVIDENCE
CHINESE EVIDENCE
BIOSPHERE STUDY WITH PEOPLE
RESTRICTING CALORIES IMPROVES HEALTH
ENERGY-BOOSTING EFFECTS
WHY DOES CALORIE RESTRICTION WORK?
PROTECTION FROM THE RAVAGES OF TOXINS AND STRESS
LESS FREE-RADICAL DAMAGE
REDUCED DNA DAMAGE
TURNING ON A LIGHT
DEVELOPMENT OF DRUGS
DRUG THERAPIES FOR SKIN AND OTHER ORGANS
UNDERSTANDING DISEASES LINKED TO AGING, SUCH AS ALZHEIMER’S
CANCER RESEARCH
MORE BENEFITS FROM BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH
BREAKTHROUGH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DAMAGE OF OVERFEEDING CHILDREN
AN EXPLOSION OF INFORMATION TO BE GATHERED FROM STUDY METHODS
STAYING YOUNGER LONGER
HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO YOU?
CHAPTER 5 EATING FOR LONGEVITY
EATING TO LIVE LONGER
THE SECRET OF BALANCED NUTRITION
MACRONUTRIENTS AND MICRONUTRIENTS
CALORIES FOR ENERGY AND LONGEVITY
CARBOHYDRATES: BURSTING WITH ENERGY
BODY POWER WITH PROTEINS
FAT’S BAD RAP
EATING WITH WISDOM
THE USEFULNESS OF ENZYMES
THE FACTS ABOUT FIBER
NUTRITION AND CELLULAR AGING
FEATURE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
WHY ORGANIC?
VISIT THE MEDITERRANEAN
THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
HERE’S TO YOUR LONG LIFE
TEA TIME?
YOU NEED THE NUT EFFECT
LOVE CHOCOLATE FOREVER
PERCOLATE LONGER WITH COFFEE
WHAT ABOUT FAKE FOODS?
HOW YOU EAT MATTERS TOO!
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER 6 EXTEND YOUR LIFE WITH VITAMINS
THE POWER OF MICRONUTRIENTS
GIVE YOUR BODY THE BEST RESOURCES
THE SUPER EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTS
VITAMINS AND VITALITY
ADD YEARS WITH VITAMIN C
INCREASE YOUR STAYING POWER WITH VITAMIN E
BEAT THE AGING RAP WITH BETA-CAROTENE
THE THREEFOLD PUNCH
B VITAMINS AND FOLIC ACID
THE POWER OF VITAMINS
CHAPTER 7 MINING MINERALS FOR LONGEVITY
THE POWER OF CHROMIUM
MIGHTY SELENIUM
THE POTENCY OF ZINC
A MULTIMINERAL SOLUTION
THE NATURAL POWER OF NUTRIENTS
COENZYME Q10
BRAIN-ENHANCING AND HEART-PROTECTING FISH OILS
ANTIAGING HERBS
GARLIC
GINKGO BILOBA
PANAX GINSENG
GRAPE SEED EXTRACT
BARLEYGREEN
CONCLUSION: WISDOM FOR LONGEVITY
CHAPTER 8 DISCOVERING ENZYMES AND HORMONES
LENGTHENING TIME’S TAIL WITH TELOMERASE
TELOMERASE AND CANCER
OTHER PROMISES
A FLOOD OF OPPOSITION AND MIXED REVIEWS
THE PROMISE OF HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE
THE MIRACLE OF MELATONIN
MICE AND MELATONIN
MELATONIN AND SLEEP
MORE ABOUT MELATONIN
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPIES
TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT TREATMENTS
ESTROGEN AND ELDERLY WOMEN
THE DHEA DEBATE
WATCH FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN HORMONES
CHAPTER 9 EXERCISE: GET MOVING TOWARD LONGEVITY!
THE TRIUMPH OF VIGOROUS EXERCISE
THE FINISH-LINE POWER OF MODERATE EXERCISE
WHAT EXERCISE CAN DO FOR YOU
PREVENTING HEART DISEASE
BUILDING UP BRAIN CELLS
REDUCING RISK OF STROKE
PREVENTING OTHER DISEASES
WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE SHOULD I GET?
AEROBIC TRAINING
RESISTANCE TRAINING
FLEXIBILITY TRAINING
SOME FINAL POINTERS
CHAPTER 10 LIFESTYLE AND LONGEVITY: OVERCOMING HABITS THAT STEAL YEARS
WEALTHY, HEALTHY, AND WISE?
WHY WOMEN LIVE LONGER
A MATTER OF CHOICE
BAD HABITS AND PREMATURE DEATHS
IS IT TIME FOR A CHANGE?
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?
CONFRONT YOUR GIANTS
YOU CAN FIND HELP
CHAPTER 11 SETTING YOUR ATTITUDE FOR LONGEVITY
AN ATTITUDE THAT SAYS YOUTH
YOUR ATTITUDE AND RETIREMENT
YOU ARE AS YOUNG AS YOUR HOPE
FOREVER HOPEFUL
THE POWER OF EXPECTATION
DISEASE-BEATING ATTITUDES
SETTING YOUR SAILS ON AN OCEAN OF HOPE
EMBRACING CHANGE AND LEARNING TO GO WITH THE FLOW
FLEXIBILITY AND SURVIVORS
CHAPTER 12 LAUGHTER AND LONGEVITY
BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM WITH LAUGHTER
LAUGHTER AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL
LAUGHTER, A CELLULAR CONDUCTOR
EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN
LAUGHTER AND EXERCISE
THE LOSS OF CHILDHOOD LAUGHTER
LAUGHTER AND STRESS
REDUCING YOUR STRESS FACTORS
LAUGHING AWAY STRESS
LAUGHTER, A STRESS-BUSTING TOOL
LAUGHTER, A MEDICAL TREATMENT
HOW STRESS-PROOF ARE YOU?
ANGER, STRESS, AND REPRESSED EMOTION
THE POWER OF ANGER
GETTING REAL
STOP BEING A VICTIM
LAUGHTER TO LIGHTEN YOUR LOAD
CHAPTER 13 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
LOVE AND HEALTH
DOES YOUR SPOUSE SHOW YOU LOVE?
LOVE YOUR PARENTS
THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF LOVE
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN IN LOVE
THE DANGER OF LOVELESSNESS
LOVE AND FORGIVENESS
A FORGIVENESS SELF-TEST
FINDING FREEDOM THROUGH FORGIVENESS
THE PRICE OF LOVE
THE GOLDEN RULE
PART III THERE IS A FOUNTAIN
CHAPTER 14 SUCCESSFUL AGING
THE PROMISED LAND
CONQUERING GIANTS
SO, WHO’S OLD?
WHEN ARE WE OLD?
DEBUNKING THE MYTHS
THE NURSING HOME MYTH
RETIREMENT STATES?
THE AGING BABY-BOOMER GENERATION
THE GRAYING OF A NATION
THE COMING CENTENARIANS
THE TIMES THEY ARE A’CHANGING
PREPARING FOR WINTER
PREPARING FOR FUTURE GOOD HEALTH
KEEPING YOUR MENTAL EDGE
PREPARING FOR YOUR EMOTIONAL FUTURE
CHAPTER 15 CROSSING THE BRIDGE
YOU ARE A PILGRIM
ETERNITY WITHIN
ETERNITY BEYOND
ETERNITY IN GOD
WHAT ABOUT ANGELS?
A RENEWED SENSE OF LOVE
EVIL SPIRITS AND HELL
A PLACE CALLED HEAVEN
THE RIVER OF LIFE
DRINKING FROM THE FOUNTAIN
CROSSING OVER—A MATTER OF FAITH
APPENDIX A HOW DIFFERENT NATIONS STACK UP
AUSTRIA
LIFE EXPECTANCY (2013)
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2015)
FINLAND
LIFE EXPECTANCY (2013)
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2015)
JAPAN
LIFE EXPECTANCY (2013)
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2015)
SWITZERLAND
LIFE EXPECTANCY (2013)
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2015)
UNITED STATES
LIFE EXPECTANCY (2013)
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2015)
APPENDIX B AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF MALES AND FEMALES IN FOUR DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN 2013
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