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Dare To Be 100: 99 Steps To A Long, Healthy Life

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This is a fantastic book that will show you how you can make a difference in the way you decide to age. Diet, Attitude, Renewal, and Exercise...are part of the DARE formula that you can control to have a more fulfilling life. For all of the "aging baby boommers" turning 50, life is just beginning!

As one who just turned 50 in 1997, this book only confirmed and summarized the correct approach and process of how one could live to be 100. I will try to put into place these techniques in my own life (those not already in place) to reach this goal. Being athletic and strong willed, I believe I will make it. An excellent book that everyone should try to follow!!!!

Dr. Walter Bortz is indeed, my Grandfather. He and my Grandmother Ruthan Bortz (I call them Bapu and Rudi) still run marathons and such, and they are both over 70. I admire them for writing these books, and this is one of Bapu's best. I suggest everyone read it.

Doctor Boortz was still running an annual marathon at age 65, when this book was published. If your health habits are average or somewhat better than average, Doctor Boortz's book is for you.

He gives 99 steps for reaching age 100. Almost all of them are very good steps. Chances are that if you follow these steps, you will live to a great old age, unless you have an accident or unfortunate heredity.

If you buy this book, be sure to supplement it with "Smart Fats: How Dietary Fats and Oils Affect Mental, Physical and Emotional Intelligence" by Michael A. Schmidt. He knows more about essential fatty acids than Dr. Boortz does. And eating the right fats and fatty acids is critical to living a long life in good health.

Managing your insulin, carbohydrates and proteins is very important too, so make sure that you read one or two books by Barry Sears. He knows a great deal about essential fatty acids. Plus, he knows more about insulin, carbohydrates and proteins than Dr. Boortz. Start with Sears's "Anti-Aging Zone."

This wonderful book filled me with joy. It showed in a simple manner, step by step, the way that we are in control to manage our lifespan. Each page had me grinning with hope for a wonderful, activity-filled future. Definitely a motivator to take charge of my own health and life.

The book arrived well before the projected delivery date wrapped in a nice paper. The book was new and perfect.

100 years seems like a lot!
Don't know if you want it or not.
But just take a look
At Dr. Bortz' book
And you'll feel 100 is HOT!


Truly inspirational, what I loved most about this book is its credibility. Dr. Walter Bortz is a dude who walks his talk, or rather RUNS it. At age 80, he completed his 40th marathon in Boston in April/10 to the cheers of hundreds of by-standers. So when he says: "It's never too late,": you know it's true! This book is a must read for anyone who is 30-something or older. His medical practice proved to him that we can all live to be 100 and he makes the journey easy and fun!


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The author does a good job in asserting his basic premise, that we can live longer and better by the choices and actions we make.

He uses the obvious gimmick of stating 100 steps to reaching 100, this results in a lot of filler, fluff, redundancy and repetition. The book would have been better if he simply stated his advice clearly and concisely.

His biggest failure is that he makes no mention of spirituality and religion as a factor in achieving a long life. The studies on this are conclusive, spirituality and religion aids in achieving a long and fulfilled life. The author's makes a few sneering remarks about unnecessary "metaphysics". Clearly he has let his personal anti-religious bias interfere with his work.

Despite the limitations, this books is a useful one if it gets people thinking and acting to achieve a long and productive life. To work out a specific personal game plan, look for more informative books on diet and exercise.