Live Longer, Live Better: Taking Care of Your Health After 50 (The Best Half of Life) [Paperback]

Peter H. Gott (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Best Half of Life | Publication Date: October 1, 2004

Dr. Peter Gott combines the empathy of an old-fashioned family doctor with the outspoken fervor of a patients’ rights advocate in this comprehensive guide that is a turn-to resource for those with health concerns. Dr. Gott responds to readers’ medical questions with sensitivity and accuracy and is praised for his knowledge of medicine and his warm, compassionate style.

Product Details

• Paperback: 390 pages
• Publisher: Linden Publishing (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884956351
• ISBN-13: 978-1884956355
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Peter Gott is the author of the nationally syndicated newspaper column, "Ask Dr. Gott," and his articles have appeared in USA Today, the New England Journal of Medicine, and other national publications. He recently retired after 40+ years in his own general practice in rural Connecticut. He is the author of DR. GOTT'S NO FLOUR, NO SUGAR DIET.

Customer Reviews

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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A straightforward primer for all-around better health, May 11, 2005

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This review is from: Live Longer, Live Better: Taking Care of Your Health After 50 (The Best Half of Life) (Paperback)

In Live Longer, Live Better: Taking Care Of Your Health After 50, popular medical columnist and physician Peter H. Gott, offers the non-specialist general reader a straightforward primer for all-around better health. Chapters address a wide range of common health concerns such as hypertension, anxiety and depression, sex, diabetes, stroke, cholesterol, osteoporosis, memory loss, senility and dementia, and much more. Presented in a simple question-and-answer format, Live Longer, Live Better is recommended reading; the health advice is quite pertinent to all ages, and in today's era of skyrocketing health care insurance prices, an ounce of prevention is worth much more than a pound of cure.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars practical reading, August 2, 2005

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This review is from: Live Longer, Live Better: Taking Care of Your Health After 50 (The Best Half of Life) (Paperback)

I read Dr Gott's newspaper column all the time. The book is written in a similar manner. The advice is told in laymans terms and as a result is practical and easy to understand.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great information!, May 15, 2007

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This review is from: Live Longer, Live Better: Taking Care of Your Health After 50 (The Best Half of Life) (Paperback)

My grandmother is 89 years old, healthy as a horse and twice as independent, and swears by any info given out by Dr. Gott. This book presents his advice in the same format as his column; letters from people with Dr. Gott's advice. Great presentation and great info. And if it's good enough for Grandma, its bound to help the rest of us youngsters.