Customer Reviews

The Longevity Bible: 8 Essential Strategies for Keeping Your Mind Sharp and Your Body Young

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Dr Gary Small is the director of the UCLA center on aging. His opinion is that happiness and positivity will actually increase and add years to your life expectancy.
This is an optimistic book that essentially says you can get smarter. We can do crossword puzzles and other challenging mental tasks will keep our brains sharp and young. He talks about 8 lifestyle stratagies that can dramatically reverse the ageing process. One is to sharpen the mind and apply the P's and Q's (perserverance, presense and quality - he goes into detail in the book). He talks about attitude. Optimism is better than pessimism. We need to mantain possitive outloks. We have to stay connected socially - if you are social you'll live longer rather than being a recluse. All these things can keep our immune stronger just by being happy. We have to reduce stress and say No (how many times do you say Yes to someone to please them and then upset yourself), and we have to cut loose toxic relationships that bring us down.
These are just some of the things he talks about and he does go in depth. When you read it right through, you can actually see how it makes sense and how you can incorporate these ideas into your life. It's a good read and eye-opening. It makes you want to go out and get into the best health (he talks about exercising too) we can get into. I want to try more Soduko's etc. I highly recommend this book.

What a delight. I was expecting yet another book on diet and exercise. Dr. Small, however, gives balance with only one chapter on diet and one on fitness. His other six essentials are mental and lifestyle. As Dr. Small put it, "Fix your brain and the rest will follow." The emphasis on a sharp mind, optimism, healthy relationships, finessing stress, environment, and using medicine well is right on. The advice is solidly based on research and clinical experience. The book is very practical and the writing has a wonderfully positive and upbeat tone. Well done! Michael Brickey, Ph.D., anti-aging psychologist and author of Defy Aging and 52 baby steps to Grow Young.

I bought this book for my mother to help her learn ways to live long and healthy, but now I can't put it down. I love the diet chapter, and the exercise chapter is great -- it's easy to follow and has pictures that show every exercise. Written by a doctor who's spent his career helping people keep their brains healthy and thier bodies young, this is a book for all generations. I'm really glad I bought it and I guess I'll have to buy my Mom a copy of her own.

At first I laughed when I read the title of this book. The authors promise everything, short of showing up at your home and aging for you. My cynicism quickly turned to relief, though, as I read it contents. This book is a quick enjoyable read, and it answered honestly just about every question I had with respect to living a long healthy life. I highly recommend it to all of you who wish to live, at the very least, as long as your healthiest friend.

For everyone who cares about their health, this book is the ultimate guide to self-improvement and longevity! Small is an expert in his field and he offers great advice on how to maximize health as you age.

I thoroughly enjoyed the chapters on memory. Small provides excellent information on memory loss - from facts to prevention - and he even includes exercises that stimulate the brain. Mental fitness is essential to sustaining an active, clear mind. Many people do not realize that working out your brain is just as beneficial as going to the gym. This book really highlights the importance of mental fitness and has led me to look for other ways to stimulate my brain. I joined a service called Agogus.com, which provides fun brain exercises and interesting articles. And, my mental clarity and sharpness continues to get better each day. The key to longevity is mental fitness, and if you ask me - we all need to put our brain on the treadmill!

I originally bought "The Longevity Bible" for my girl (?) friend who had recently suffered a broken leg, followed by a mild heart attack. I had it delivered to my house, and decided I had better look it over before giving it to her. I couldn't put it down. It is the most complete book on gaining & maintaining one's mental & physical health I have ever read (and trust me, I've read plenty).

The Longevity Bible is full of wonderful information to keep our minds sharp and our bodies feeling young. I love the mental exercises and, as a baby boomer myself, I am thrilled to learn there is so much I can do to help keep myself as young as I feel inside. The chapters on adapting to our environment can effect our longevity, as well as healthy relationships, have never been done anywhere before, and I loved reading that a belief in God or spirituality can help keep you living longer. I love this book. Rachel Shintell, New York, NY

Just a hundred years ago the average person didn't live much beyond 40: today modern medicine is promising many the opportunity to live into their nineties - but what about fading health and vitality? THE LONGEVITY BIBLE: 8 ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR KEEPING YOUR MIND SHARP AND YOUR BODY YOUNG tells how to live longer and better, with chapters advocating building stress-free years and lifestyle, and telling how to shape up and stay strong.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Just got this in the mail. I pre-ordered it with high expectations. Boy was I wrong. In short: Nothing new. Nothing unique. Nothing gained.

My advice -- and I've read them all: exercise, eat right, do crosswords, and SAVE YOUR MONEY.

Excellent guide to maintaining one's mind and body fitness
Assures reader that one is never too old to follow tested rules for staying fit.