Anti-Aging Zone, The [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Barry Sears (Author, Reader)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0694519359 | ISBN-13: 978-0694519354 | Publication Date: December 30, 1998 | Edition: Abridged

How Old Are You Now? want to look younger, live longer, and feel better?Enter The Anti-Aging Zone!

With his #1 New York Times bestseller The Zone, Dr. Barry Sears revolutionized the course of nutritional thinking in America. Now, this renowned scientist and author takes his cutting-edge hormonal-control research to a new level that promises to change forever how we look at aging.

Dr. Sears goes beyond looking at food simply as a source of calories and explores the biological consequences it has on your hormones. From this unique perspective, food is more than a source of sustenance; it becomes the most powerful drug known to man. More important, it is the only drug that can actually reverse the aging process. In addition to unraveling the mysteries of your hormones and their role in aging, Dr. Sears provides the essential dietary information you need to start your own age-reversal journey. Using his simple and easy-to-follow program you will be able to start living longer and living better beginning with your very next meal.

Your body is a vast, complex biological Internet whose hormonal communication can be orchestrated with great precision by the Anti-Aging Zone Diet. Say goodbye to waning sex drive, depression, chronic pain, and a wide variety of other conditions associated with “getting older” that are caused by hormonal “miscommunications.” With The Anti-Aging Zone you can look and feel younger than you ever imagined all by watching when and what you eat. The Anti-Aging Zone separates the hormonal hype from reality, and gives you the essential tools you need to add years to your life and your appearance. The Anti-Aging Zone is your passport to a longer and better life.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Americans have been systematically overeating for the past 15 years, author Barry Sears states, and thus cheating themselves out of longer, more functional lives. So passionate is Sears about his central idea--eat less, live longer--that it seems as if he has to deliberately put the brakes on his own voice to keep his theories from tumbling out in one big incomprehensible jumble. (Even with the brakes on, many words--like cal'rie--lose a syllable.) Odd cadences aside, Sears makes the case that his high-protein, low-carbohydrate, moderate-fat Zone diet plan will help people live to a riper old age. (Running time: 3 hours, 2 cassettes) --Lou Schuler

From Library Journal

First came Sears's blockbuster, The Zone, which looked at how foods affect us hormonally. Now Sears uses that information to help block the aging process.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: HarperAudio; Abridged edition (December 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694519359
• ISBN-13: 978-0694519354
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,968,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Barry Sears is a pioneer in biotechnology, specialising in the human body's hormonal responses to different types of diet. He has based his work on Nobel Prize-winning research as well as his own unique research, to create a simple dietary plan that has changed lives. A widely published scientist and researcher, he is President of the biotechnology firm Eicotech and is the bestselling author of The Zone books.

Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Difficult, but essential reading, January 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Anti-Aging Zone (Hardcover)

If you're just starting out on the Zone, this book 's definitely not the one to start out with (get Mastering the Zone.) In fact, one should also read the original Zone book as well before embarking on The Anti-Aging Zone.

But, for those who are well-versed with Zone's eicasanoid theory, this book is a definite must for all ages.

Anti-Aging Zone is essentially an introduction to endicrinology that specifically elucidates the roles of insulin, cortisol, growth hormone, testoserone and other hormones, how each affects the aging process, and how each is affected by your diet. Moreover, it discusses how the new drugs (DHEA, Viagra among others) affects you on a hormonal level. Needless to say, there's ALOT of science here, but Sears manages to organize it in such a way that the reader can absorb the gist of the whole book without necesarrily understanding everything the first time. Of course, rereading each section will help greatly, but it's not an obstacle to making the book useful.

Athletes, especially bodybuilders, will benefit from this book too, since the 4 above mentioned hormones are critical to building muscle. All in all, the Anti-Aging Zone, provides the solid science that alot of faithful Zoners have been waiting for years.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Zone Diet works for me., June 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Anti-Aging Zone (Hardcover)

For several years I have had high triglycerides (TGL). Two and half years ago, my TGL/HDL ratio was 25. My doctor said I could either follow the American Heart Association (AHA) diet, or start taking medication. I choose the AHA diet, and after following the high carbohydrate, low fat diet for a year, my TGL/HDL ratio was 42. My doctor was alarmed and strongly advised taking Gemfibrozil in addition to the AHA diet. Last November after a year of Gemfibrozil and AHA diet, I was developing muscle pain in my legs where I had never had pain, lower back pain, and was gaining weight. My TGL/HDL ration was only down to 8.8. My doctor told me I had bad genes and was destined to have heart problems, and should continue with the medication to minimize the problem. I discussed the problem with my boss at work and he told me about the "Entering the Zone" book. I read most of it and on November 20th, 2000 I stopped taking Gemfibrozil and I started the Zone Diet. At the end of January after being on the Zone diet for just over 8 weeks, my TGL/HDL ration was down to 2.2. For me, a side affect of the Zone diet has been the loss of a little over 30 lbs since starting the diet. The real benifit has been to reverse my aging metrics. The Anti-Aging Zone book isn't easy reading, but is one of the most fascinating books I have ever read. I highly recommend you read it and try it. It has improved my health in many ways mot mentioned in this summary.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live Well or Die Gruesomely--your choice, March 20, 1999

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This review is from: The Anti-Aging Zone (Hardcover)

Techically, not a "Diet" by a system to moderate your "autocrine" hormones. It made the difference between my wife having moderate asthma to no asthma (ongoing 14 months). But it's more than that. If you would like to choose to maximize the likelihood of not getting the major civilization diseases, i.e., heart attack, stroke and cancer--read this book. If you want your brain to last as long as your body--read this book. Your choice: live well or die gruesomely.