Prime-Time Health : A Scientifically Proven Plan for Feeling Young and Living Longer

by Sears, William; Sears, Martha

• ISBN13: 9780316035415
• ISBN10: 0316035416
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-06
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company

Summary

Twelve years ago, renowned physician and author Dr. William Sears was diagnosed with cancer. He, like so many people, wanted-and needed-to take control of his health. Dr. Sears created a comprehensive, science based, head-to-toe program for living a long, fit life-and it worked. Now at the peak of health, Dr. Sears shares his program in PRIME-TIME HEALTH. This engaging and deeply informative book will motivate readers to make crucial behavior and lifestyle changes. Dr. Sears explores how to keep each body system healthy and delay those usual age-related changes. Written in Dr. Sears' wise, accessible, and entertaining voice, PRIME-TIME HEALTH is a practical program to help you live your best life possible-pain-free, disease-free, stress-free, and medication-free.

Author Biography

William Sears, M.D., received his pediatric training at HarvardMedicalSchool's Children's Hospital and Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. He has practiced as a pediatrician for 30 years and is a former assistant professor at the university of Southern California School of Medicine.-áHis many bestselling books include the nine previous parenting guides in the Sears Parenting Library. He and his wife are the parents of eight children and live in southern California.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
How to Read This Book	p. xvii
Are You Ready For Prime Time?	p. 1
Invest in Your Personal Prime-Time Health Plan	p. 3
Understand How Your Body Changes during Prime Time	p. 18
Keeping Your Body At Its Prime	p. 29
Have a Healthy Prime-Time Heart	p. 31
Stay Smart and Protect Your Brain	p. 61
Be Good to Your Gut	p. 85
Improve Your Eye-Q	p. 107
Tune Up Your Hearing	p. 114
Enjoy Better Breathing	p. 121
Be Good to Your Gums	p. 132
Build Better Bones	p. 137
Rejuvenate Your Joints	p. 151
Keep Your Skin Looking Younger	p. 178
Prime-Time Well-Being	p. 187
Eat Well with the Sixteen Superfoods	p. 189
Get More Restful Sleep	p. 228
Subdue Stress	p. 242
Enjoy Better (and More) Sex	p. 259
Prime-Time Health Care	p. 271
Practice the Pills-and-Skills Model of Health Care	p. 273
Free Your Body of Excess Inflammation	p. 283
Lower High Blood Pressure, High Blood Cholesterol, and High Blood Sugar	p. 294
Cut Your Chances of Getting Cancer	p. 321
Prime-Time Fitness	p. 339
Stay Lean	p. 341
Stay Fit	p. 370
Stay Safe	p. 400
The Prime-Time Plan	p. 411
Put Together Your Personal Eight-Week Prime-Time Plan	p. 413
A Closing Word from Dr. Bill	p. 428
Acknowledgments	p. 429
Index	p. 431
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