Life Beyond 100 Secrets of the Fountain of Youth

by Shealy, C. Norman

• ISBN13: 9781585424313
• ISBN10: 1585424315
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-29
• Publisher: Tarcher

Summary

Using today's most leading-edge therapies and breakthroughs in the science of longevity, a pioneering holistic physician shows how we can healthfully age to one hundred, and beyond. By following commonsense habits, we can expect an average lifespan of one hundred years. Adding the life-enhancing effects of natural DHEA restoration, stress reduction, meditation, reduced caloric intake, and a range of mind/body techniques may, however, give us another forty years of active, healthy living. Therein lies the available "fountain of youth." These are the conclusions of Dr. C. Norman Shealy after a long career in medicine and, in recent years, as one of the leading spokesmen of alternative medical treatments. The result of years of clinical practice and research, Youthful Aging also exposes the fallacies behind many of the claims of the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry. These two groups, says Shealy, rather than increasing people's life expectancy, create the opposite effect, consigning hundreds of thousands of people to an often miserable and premature old age. As a counterpoint, this revealing book provides the most ambitious-yet medically grounded and practical-longevity program available.

Author Biography

C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., is an eminent physician, with a long and successful career in both conventional and complementary medicine. The founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, he has held sixteen academic appointments.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Youthful Aging	xi
Caroline Myss
Introduction	1	(10)
Life Expectancy and Medical Miracles	11	(17)
Is Medical Care Relevant?
Life Expectancy and the American Medical System
The PharmacoMafia
Stress and Distress: Restoring Human DNA for Health and Longevity	28	(33)
The Concept and Physiology of Stress
DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosterone)
The Rings of Life
Techniques for Increasing DHEA Levels
Magnesium
Antidotes to Stress: Exercise, Healthful Eating, and Healthful Sleeping	61	(35)
Autogenic Training
Photostimulation
Biofeedback Training
Physical Exercise
The Paradox of Extremes: Nutrition and Diets
Metabolic Syndrome, or Syndrome X
Trace Elements
Sleep
Melatonin
Depression	96	(19)
Eysenck's Personality Types
Photostimulation
Quartz Crystals
Depression and Amino Acids
Family, Love, and Other Adjuncts for Mental Health
Menopause and Andropause: Contributors to Depression
Recommendations for Men in Middle Age
Suggestions for Menopausal Women
Electrical Concepts of Energy and Electromagnetism	115	(16)
The Electromagnetic Framework of Life
Electrophysiology and Sex
Chemical and Electromagnetic Aspects of Health and Disease	131	(27)
Diagnostic Features of Electromagnetic Dysthymia
Essential Clinical Features of Electromagnetic Dysthymia
Immune Symptoms
Depression
Thirty or More Symptoms
DHEA Deficiency
Deficient Intracellular Magnesium
Deficiency in Essential Amino Acids
EEG Brain-Map Abnormalities
Hypotheses About Electromagnetic Dysthymia
Treatment of Electromagnetic Dysthymia
Acupuncture and the Rings of Life
Recommended Reading on Acupuncture
Subtle Physical Energetics
The Human Energy Field
The Human Aura and the Etheric Body
Life and Cosmic Energy
Holy Water, Sacred Oil: The Secret of Life	158	(16)
Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink
Dehydration as the Cause of Illness---Dr. F. Batmanghelidj's Theories on Water
Healing Springs
Weather, Water, and Health
Ions
Recommendations for Optimal Health	174	(25)
Basics for Everyone
Diet
Supplements
Exercise
Self-Regulation
Outside
Sex
Water
Specific Problems and Alternatives
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Alcoholism / Addiction
Allergies
Alzheimer's Disease
Anxiety/Panic Disorder
Asthma
Autoimmune Diseases
Brain Cancer
Cancer, General
Candidiasis/Yeast Infections (Vaginal)
Cholesterol/Coronary Artery Disease
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia
Comprehensive Management for Chronic Pain and Difficult Diseases
Depression
DHEA Restoration
Diabetes
Electromagnetic Dysthymia (EMD)
Endometriosis
Enhancing Immune Function
Fibromyalgia
Five Sacred Rings
Growth Hormone Activation/Antiaging
Headache
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Impotence
Insomnia
Irritable Bowel/Leaky Gut/Crohn's Disease
Macular Degeneration
Menopausal Symptoms
Meuniere's Syndrome
Methuselah Promise: Healthy Youthing
Migraine
Multiple Sclerosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Obesity
Obsessive--Compulsive Disorder
Osteoporosis
Prostate Problems
Psoriasis
Rosacea
Seuterman Homeopathy
Shingles
Uterine Fibroids
Appendix A: The Daily Dozen Exercises	199	(12)
Appendix B: Glossary	211	(7)
Appendix C: Zung Self-Assessment Scale for Depression	218	(2)
Acknowledgments	220	(2)
Notes	222	(8)
Bibliography	230	(16)
Additional References of Interest	246	(2)
Index	248