Larimore - Fit over 50: Make Simple Choices Today for a Healthier, Happier You

A n amazing group of health professionals critically reviewed the manuscript to help us assure you it was up to date, trustworthy, and medically reliable. We are grateful to:

Cardiology: Steven Brown, MD, PhD, FACC and Daniel Van-Hamersveld, MD, FACC

Dermatology: Robert D Griffith, MD, FAAD

Emergency Medicine: Adrian Blackwell, MD, DABEM and Michael Bishop, MD, FACEP

Exercise Science and Sports Performance: Alicia T. Bryan, PhD, FACSM (Kinesiology) and Tim Dornemann EdD, CES, PES, CSCS

Family Medicine: Jennifer K. Allen, MD, DABFM; Marc A. Chetta, MD, FAAFP; James D. Collier, MD; Susan Henriksen, MD; Keith Horwood, MD, DABFM; Julian Hsu, MD, FAAFP; Chris Jenkins, MD; Sarah S. Jones, MD, FAAFP; Thomas A. Kintinar, MD, FAAFP; Patricia Landry, MD; Edward Langston, MD, FAAFP (Former Chair, Board of Trustees, American Medical Association); Huy Q. Luu, DO, DABFM; Thomas L. McKnight, MD; Dale E. Michaels, MD, DABFM; M. Shawn Morehead, MD, FAAFP; Cherec Morrison, MD; John A. Mulder, MD, FAAHPM, HMDC; Mary Anne Nelson, MD, FAAFP; Daniel J. Ostergaard, MD, FAAFP; Robert Low Ridley, MD; Edward E. Rylander, MD, DABFM, DABHPM; Cathie Scarbrough, MD, FAAFP; Chuck Schoephoerster, PAC; Roshini Isabell Selladurai, MD; and Robert Vogt, MD, DABFM

Gastroenterology: Erik Van Os, MD

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics: David Kim, MD and Janet Kim, MD, MA (bioethics)

Mental health: Dwight Bain, LMHC, NCC, CPC; Bill Maier, PsyD; Barbara Seeds, MA (psychology), MFT; and Juli Slattery, PhD

Nutrition and Dietetics: Cheryl Flynt, RD, LDN (Manager, Center for Nutritional Excellence, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL); and Kelly Pritchett PhD, RDN, CSSD (Board Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition)

Obstetrics and Gynecology: Fred Brown, MD, FACOG; and Steve Foley, MD, FACOG

Pediatrics: Janet Kim, MD

Psychiatry: Karl Benzio, MD, DABPN and Marisa Giggie, MD, MPA (General, Child, & Adolescent, and Forensic Psychiatry)

Public health: Reginald Finger, MD, MPH; Cheryl Flynt, RD, LDN, MPH; Marisa Giggie, MD, MPA; Dilip Joseph, MD, MPH; David Kim, MD, MBA (healthcare); Janet Kim, MD, MPH; Thomas L. McKnight, MD, MPH; M. Shawn Morehead, MD, MPH; Mike Perko, PhD; Chuck Schoephoerster, MPH, PAC; and Eric Walsh, MD, DrPH

Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine: Peter Hountras, MD, FACP, FCCP

Radiology: Susan M. Griffith, MD, ACR, ABNM

Surgery: Michael Chupp, MD, FACS, FCS (ECSA, General Surgery, CEO, Christian Medical and Dental Associations); Daniel Henriksen, MD, FACS; Sally Knox, MD, FACS; and Barry D. Newsom, MD, FACS (Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)

Biblical Interpretation and Theology: Teaching Pastor David Erickson, MA, MMin; Chris Jenkins, MD, MDiv, ThM; Thomas L. McKnight, MDiv; Senior Pastor Buz McNutt, PhD; Danny Loe, ThM, DMin; Senior Pastor Bryan Myers, MMin; Senior Pastor Jon Quitt; Senior Pastor Chris Taylor, EdS, MAMFC, MARE; and Stan W. Wallace, DMin

I heard Michael Card say early in his career that he had never published lyrics or a book not reviewed and approved by his home churchs elder board. I was so impressed by that accountability that Ive had every one of my 30 plus books reviewed the same way. So Im grateful to the elder board of my home church, Academy Christian Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado (Pastors Bryan Myers and Dave Erickson, Craig Butterfield, David F. Smith, Jim Collier, Larry Jacob, Larry Lawrence, Mike Folkerts, Richard Crabtree, and Steve McFarland), for their review and counsel. Thanks also to Don Jones of Studio 9 Commercial Photography for allowing me to use a portrait he took of me. You can see his amazing work at tinyurl.com/y3nkdkku.

Thanks to our agent, Greg Johnson, founder and president of WordServe Literary, who worked so diligently to find a home for this book. We are blessed by God to have this opportunity to work with Harvest House to make this information available to you. A special thanks to our talented senior acquisitions editor, Todd Hafer. Senior editor Kim Moore was the project manager and an amazing encourager and cheerleader (Thanks, Kim!), and Jennifer McNeil was our eagle-eyed line editor (and did she ever make the book better!). Any remaining mistakes are completely ours! Our appreciation goes also to Kari Galloway, who oversaw the design process, and Heather Green, Michael Bennet, Adrienne Hedlund, and Jeff Marion of our marketing team.