Richard MD - Prescription for Life: Three Simple Strategies to Live Younger Longer

Dr. Richard Dick Furman has spent his entire professional life helping people live younger longer. I know because he has helped me! Several years ago, when I was unaware that the lymphoma cancer in my body had recurred, it was my friend Dick Furman who palpated the tiny lymph node hidden underneath a small muscle in my neck. Tell your doctor to biopsy that node, he said to me. Sure enough, my cancer had returned.

Because he found the malignancy as early as he did, I was able to have it treated before it began to spread. I have been cancer-free now for over twenty years. Dr. Furmans discovery that fateful day was extremely significant, but what he told me later was equally important to me.

He told me that I should make my physical health a higher priority... that I should make it my goal to live younger and longer so that I could be used by the Lord for many more years.

His advice changed my life. I realized that I had neglected my body by not exercising regularly. I was also unknowingly eating many of the wrong foods and slowly gaining unwanted weight. I believe God allowed my cancer and my meeting with Dr. Furman for my ultimate benefit, and that is why I am so excited about this book.

Prescription for Life is the result of hundreds of hours of research, which is evident by the over one-hundred-fifty sources at the end of the book. But this is not just another medical book about the causes of bad health; this is what the title says it is: a prescription for lifea strategic plan to develop the healthiest life and body possible.

Included in the prescription is straightforward advice about the importance of lifestyle change, the significance of attaining an ideal weight, and the necessity of developing a personal exercise routine.

While many respond negatively to the thought of exercising, dieting, and changing their lifestyle, Dr. Furman has managed to take what is threatening and make it thrilling. When you finish this read, you will actually be excited about the possibility of a longer, healthier life.

Recently, while traveling in Israel, I saw a sign in a Jerusalem store window. I had just finished reading Dr. Furmans book, and the message on this sign grabbed my attention: We dont stop playing because we are old; we are old because we stop playing. I had been learning a similar lesson: We dont stop exercising because we are old; we are old because we stop exercising.

Prescription for Life does more than simply diagnose the problems of aging; it presents the exact steps necessary for taking control of your future health. Dr. Furman points out that while many people have a desire to stay as young as possible, very few have the necessary commitment to make any substantial changes in order to achieve their goal.

As you will discover in this book, there is a vast difference between desire and commitment. Desire is of the mind; commitment is of the heart. In these next few pages, you are going to learn how to translate your desire into a plan and determination to make your personal health a priority for the rest of your days on this earth.

I want to encourage you as Dick encouraged me: Stay as vivacious and as physiologically young as possible so you can enjoy an active and productive life. Today, my health is one of my most prized possessions. It ought to be yours as well. What you are about to read is not going to simply suggest that you do something to enhance your health; it is going to demand that you make certain changes in your lifestyle, in the control of your weight, and in the development of a personal exercise program.