Suzanne Bohan - 50 Simple Ways to Live a Longer Life: Everyday Techniques from the Forefront of Science

Praise for 50 Simple Ways to Live a Longer Life

It all seems so easy, doesnt it? Live well. Live simply. And live longer. Well it is simple and there's science to prove it. Suzanne Bohan and Glenn Thompson outline fifty easy ways to make your life better and back each one up with a credible source. I kept turning every page and you will too.

Nancy L. Snyderman, MD, Associate Clinical Professor Otolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, Founder of LLuminari Inc.

Many health writers will wish they had authored this treasure. The 50 nuggets it offers will both empower and inspire readers to base their decisions about long term health on sound science.

Barbara Rolls, PhD, professor of nutritional science, Pennsylvania State University and author of The Volumetrics Eating Plan

All persons interested in preventing health problems could benefit from this eminently readable, practical, and scientifically sound book. Health professionals could also gain much from this book, in part by learning ways to explain things in simple language. The authors have ingeniously come up with the impressive number of 50 easily understood pathways to improved health. Many are not only healthful but also pleasurable and likely to enhance enjoyment as well as length of life.

Arthur Klatsky, MD, cardiologist and research scientist, The Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program

Most will find this quick journal so remarkably easy to read as to not put it down until they are done. The scientific data has been reduced to simple chapters with easy-to-understand examples of action that the reader can take to improve their health. There is a lot of practical information, with enough good references that even physicians could use sections of it to give advice and help their patients manage their own health. The web links to more information are generally all well respected, up to date, and scientifically credible sites.

Allan D. Siefkin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, University of California at Davis Health System Chair, Council on Scientific Affairs, California Medical Association

50 Simple Ways to Live a Longer Life serves as a guide to a healthy life. It is very complete with detailed discussions of important issues. Yet it is written in an easy-to-understand fashion. It covers many important lifestyle issues, as well as common illnesses. This book serves as a guide for a longer, healthier and more enjoyable life. Every home should have this book.

Samuel Meyers, MD, clinical professor of medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

This book is a must read for anyone interested in their own health and the health of their family. It provides 50 simple, easy-to-read recipes for how to prevent serious chronic and deadly diseases from heart disease, diabetes and obesity to common cancers. It is a cookbook for good health.

Michael F. Holick, PhD, MD; Professor of Medicine, Physiology, and Biophysics; Director, General Clinical Research Center, Boston University Medical Center and author of The UV Advantage

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bohan, Suzanne.

50 simple ways to live a longer life : everyday techniques from the forefront of science / Suzanne Bohan, Glenn Thompson.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-4022-0375-6 (alk. paper)

1. LongevityPopular works. 2. Self-care, HealthPopular works. 3. AgingPreventionPopular works. 4. Middle-aged personsHealth and hygienePopular works. I. Title: Fifty simple ways to live a longer life. II. Thompson, Glenn. III. Title.

RA776.75.B64 2005

612.6'8dc22

2005007225

To my mother, Mary Elizabeth Thompson, who taught me to question conventional medical wisdom.

G. T.

To Grandma Bohan and Uncle Art, who are both still very active in their nineties. Though they may not realize it, they provide a precious link to another time and inspiration to the younger generations in their families.

S. B.

We wish to thank Ted Weinstein of Ted Weinstein Literary Management for his enthusiasm for the concept behind 50 Simple Ways to Live a Longer Life. His steady and cheerful professionalism was much appreciated as the book took shape from an idea to a proposal to a finished manuscript. Were also deeply indebted to the scores of distinguished researchers who generously gave their time in interviews. Their participation provided insight and dimension to the book that could never have been achieved without them. We acknowledge the following:

Mark Abramson, MD, instructor, Stanford University School of Medicine

David Allen, personal productivity expert and author

Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, chief, Antioxidants Research Laboratory, USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University

Walter M. Bortz II, MD, clinical associate professor, Stanford Medical School

Michael Brickey, PhD, psychologist and author

Coralie J.P. Brown, researcher, UC Berkeley

Stephanie Brown, PhD, social psychologist, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

Peter Carroll, MD, professor of urology, University of California, San Francisco

Robert C. Colligan, PhD, researcher, Mayo Clinic

Diane Feskanich, ScD, assistant professor, Harvard Medical School

Tiffany Field, PhD, director, The Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine

Jane Hightower, MD, internist, California Pacific Medical Center

Michael Holick, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics, Boston University Medical Center

Robert Hummer, PhD, director, The Population Center, University of Texas at Austin

Art Klatsky, MD, cardiologist, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center

Clete Kushida, MD, PhD, director, Center for Human Sleep Research, Stanford University

Arthur Levin, MPH, director, Center for Medical Consumers

Becca Levy, PhD, social psychologist, Yale University

Susan Love, MD, breast-cancer specialist and founder, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation

Mark Mattson, PhD, chief, Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute of Aging