Nationally recognized authority on aging George Webster, Ph.D. brings us the first book to use current biomedical research to project future trends in life span. According to Webster, health-conscious adults today can expect to live to 100 and beyond. In Hello, Methuselah! Webster examines both scientific advances in fighting major diseases and the progress in slowing the aging process. Webster backs his theories with scientific data yet makes them understandable to the layman. He covers a range of topics—from outlining actions you can take now to live a longer, healthier life to what science is doing to slow the aging of human cells. You can even estimate your own longevitiy from the formula Dr. Webster provides. Table of contents, 47 illustrations, extensive bibliography, index.
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George Webster is a research scientist, lecturer, and analyst of future trends. A recognized authority on aging, he has published nearly one hundred reports in scientific journals on his discoveries about the causes of aging and on related topics in molcular biology. He lives in central Florida.
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Let's begin by considering how we can extend life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
genes control longevity, genes that cause aging, senescence genes, elongation proteins, controlling aging, rising longevity, age pigment, maximum life span, young cells, longevity genes, antioxidant proteins, deaths from cardiovascular disease Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Social Security, Baltimore Longitudinal Study, Robert Butler, Roy Walford, World War New!
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Let's begin by considering how we can extend life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
genes control longevity, genes that cause aging, senescence genes, elongation proteins, controlling aging, rising longevity, age pigment, maximum life span, young cells, longevity genes, antioxidant proteins, deaths from cardiovascular disease Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Social Security, Baltimore Longitudinal Study, Robert Butler, Roy Walford, World War New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Maximum Life Span by Roy L. Walford on 6 pages
- Lost Horizon by James Hilton in Front Matter, page 2, and page 128
- The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler on page 182, and Back Matter
- Our Aging Society by Alan Pifer on page 10, and Back Matter
- Anatomy of an Illness by Norman Cousins on page 79, and Back Matter
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