Renewal the Anti-Aging Revolution: The Breakthrough Program [Hardcover]

Timothy J. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1998

Renewal is a revolutionary new theory on why we age-and how we can turn back the clock. Timothy J. Smith, M.D., an anti-aging specialist and alternative medicine practicioner, spent more than twenty years defining and redefining the keys to extended youth. Renewal is an exciting new program designed to simultaneously extend your life span while reducing and even eliminating the typical problems associated with aging. Using diet, supplements, all-natural hormones, and exercise, he presents an unprecedented approach to anti-aging. Dr. Smith places the power of renewal in your hands-therefore the extent to which you follow his program is the extent to which you'll reap the benefits. Adopt the Renewal lifestyle and add decades to you life!

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Want to live to 120? Then pick up a copy of Renewal: The Anti-Aging Revolution by Timothy J. Smith M.D., and start making diet and lifestyle changes today. In Renewal, Dr. Smith, a practicing physician with more than 25 years of experience in a broad range of disciplines, including alternative, nutritional, and Chinese medicine, provides specific instructions to keep your body from wearing out prematurely or succumbing to the ravages of degenerative disease.

Renewal incorporates the latest longevity research and is packed with terrific information that is a pleasure to read. You'll learn how and why we age and, more important, how to reverse heart disease, destroy cancer cells, erase visible signs of aging, boost brain power, attack aging at the cellular level, and extend your life span by protecting healthy cells and repairing or replacing damaged or dead ones. This challenging program has three components: an anti-aging diet (a low-fat, vegan eating plan), supplement program (which includes sections on phytochemicals, fiber, and herbs like ginkgo, garlic, and ginseng), and exercise program. Renewal also contains a 14-day meal plan with recipes and chapters on anti-aging hormones and "smart pills." Follow Dr. Smith's advice and you'll keep each of your body's 100 trillion cells humming for decades to come. --Ellen Albertson

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"Comprehensive...The sheer scope of this book makes it a great reference guide for anyone interested in staving off the ravages of aging."--Washington Times

"While we can't stop the aging process, we can make dramatic changes in the way we age. In his book Renewal, Dr. Timothy Smith shows us how."--New Orleans Times-Picayune

"Smith combines alternative and Western medical approaches, focusing on both physical and mental components in his program that facilitates the body's capacity to regenerate its own vitality."--Publishers Weekly

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Press (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875965083
• ISBN-13: 978-0875965086
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,295,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FUNKY DOCTOR!, April 2, 2001

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Pieter "Toypom" (Johannesburg) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renewal: The Anti-Aging Revolution (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is subtitled: the Revolutionary Anti-Aging Program, and that it certainly is!

Dr Smith is not shy to recommend optimal dosages of supplements (I hate over-cautious nutritionists) and he's a militant Vegan which limits his appeal somewhat, I guess.

But I do think he's right in most respects. I also love his witty, engaging writing style, for example drawing analogies between the Great Wall of China and the cell membrane!

He introduces concepts such as the New Four Food Groups and provides excellent advice on diet, dietary supplements, exercise and how to avoid toxins.

In this book I have found the clearest description of free radicals and their nemesis, the anti-oxidants, as well as the most informative info on anti-aging hormones and the latest neuronutrients.

The only flaw is that Renewal neglects the amino acids. Besides that, the book is highly readable and highly recommended, and includes recipes, meal ideas, a menu plan, thorough index and extensive bibliography....END

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, Sensational, Misleading, September 28, 2004

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Chan Joon Yee "Dr Chan" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renewal: The Anti-Aging Revolution (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is readable and interesting, with some expected advice and a few surprising ones. Especially interesting are his arguments against consuming all forms of animal-derived food including milk and his case against red wine.

However, anyone who knows anything about traditional Chinese medicine will see that Dr Smith can't be a serious practitioner or even a believer of TCM. Most TCM tonics contain animal parts. One of the most highly prized Chinese/Tibetan "herb" is cordyceps sinensis.

Medicinal wines are also a very important part of Chinese medicine. Chinese physicians believe that alcohol clears the body's channels and moves the qi. Delivered with certain herb combinations, alcohol enhances the therapeutic effects.

Ginseng is not a miracle herb. For the wrong body type, it can cause more harm than good. Osteoporosis is not well-documented in China. It doesn't mean it does not exist. In fact, rickets used to be quite common until school children were encouraged to drink milk.

There are a lot of other debatable points. Suffice to say that while this book makes an interesting read, one shouldn't take it too seriously.

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good info, but too extreme for most people, July 10, 2001

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Nathaniel T. Parsons "[e-mail]" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Renewal the Anti-Aging Revolution: The Breakthrough Program (Hardcover)

The idea is simple enough. Aging is caused by free radical damage, so minimize exposure by eating an organic vegan diet (no animal products of any kind), and fight free radical damage by exercising daily and taking a boatload of supplements including hormones, herbs, vitamins and other stuff.

The problem I had is that his diet recomendations are too extreme. I know people who've had two heart attacks who can't keep their fat intake to 10% of calories on the Pritikin program, and they have a major incentive. Personally, getting to a vegan diet at all would be a minor miracle, but for Smith that's not good enough, you still have to make sure not to eat too much olive oil, avacado, and sugar. Throughout the book is very good info, but the program itself is too radical (no pun intended) to be useful for 95% of us. ...