The Roadmap to 100 The Breakthrough Science of Living a Long and Healthy Life

by Bortz, II, Walter M., MD; Stickrod, Randall

• ISBN13: 9780230112056
• ISBN10: 0230112056
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-16
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

With a baby boomer turning sixty every ten seconds, we are rapidly becoming an aging society. But cutting edge research on the connection between age and disease shows us that many of the preconceptions we had about how to grow old need a second look. This groundbreaking book is full of take-away prescriptive advice which the nearly seventy-five million boomers in this nation will value. Top gerontologist and Stanford medical school professor Dr. Walter Bortz and co-author Randall Stickrod draw on new science and a thirty-year longitudinal study of centenarians to show that: Genetics plays a smaller role in aging than previously thought Senility, dementia, and other diseases of the elderly, are largely preventable and not an inevitable consequence of aging Engagement, through sexual relationships, social interaction, and professional activity, is a key factor in long, healthy lives Physical fitness can recover at least 30 years of agingFilled with in-depth insight and practical advice,The Roadmap to 100gives you the power to control your own destiny and live well beyond 100.

Author Biography

Walter M. Bortz II, MD, is a clinical associate professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. Bortz is also former cochairman of the American Medical Association's Task Force on Aging, former president of the American Geriatrics Society, and is currently a senior adviser to Healthy Silicon Valley. Randall Stickrod is a longtime science and technology publisher and writer and former executive publisher of Wired.

Table of Contents

Preface: The Double Edged Sword of Longevity * What is Aging? Aging and Health * Disuse: The Nemesis of Healthy Aging * The Roadmap to 100 * Fit and Functional – Muscle and Movement * Fit and Functional – Oxygen as Fuel* Engagement: The Necessity of Being Necessary * Sex for Life * The Healthy Aging Brain * Nutrition for Life * The Most Expensive Urine in the World – The Dubious Value of Supplements and Vitamins * The Role of Medicine * Metrics: The Measure of a Full Life * Appendix I. The Economics of Aging: Public Policy Implications * Appendix II. Personal Resources