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

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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.

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.

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.

This book is easy to read and understand. Dr. Gott has many simple, easy, yet very important things for all of us to do to make life after 50 as full as posible.

Very helpful information presented from Dr. Gott on almost every health issue. Excellent purchase!

Some things I was not aware of were revealed to me in this book. It is a really good investment.

I got hooked on Dr. Gott when our newspaper started printing his column. I mean it was right there next to Dear Abby, how could you not read it? :)

The book is based on actual questions Dr Gott gets from patients. He covers a broad array of ailments and offers some sound advice. This book is nice to keep around as a reference as we get older, especially now when medicine in today's society is often rushed and you feel like you're taking up too much of your doctors time to ask for any detailed explanations.

I read this man every day - I think his writing is honest and genuine,
the examples are very helpful.
He can give you insight into issues you were not aware of, for example,
I was NOT aware of Castor Oil products for helping joints, and I
bought one and it really made a difference.
Dr. G is also careful to tell the reader that he is ONLY replying
to what he was asked - AND only to the information given.
I think the book is helpful to give a person insight
into health issues that others face, and maybe
you will find an "acorn" of truth and help along the way.

Very informative, and a decent index in the back too.

Thank you Dr. Gott, This is a very helpful book. I keep it near so I can brush up on it often.

Dr. Gott has good advice and good tips...Loved his column in the newspaper so I got this book.