The Immortality Edge: Realize the Secrets of Your Telomeres for a Longer, Healthier Life »

Michael Fossel, MD, PhD, is a clinical professor of medicine at Michigan State University. Founding editor of the Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine and the author of dozens of scientific articles, he has lectured at the National Institutes of Health and the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Fossel has appeared on Good Morning America, 20/20, CNN, the BBC, and NPR. He is the author of the only medical textbook on telomeres and aging.

Greta Blackburn is the founding editor of Ms. Fitness magazine. Blackburn founded FITCAMPS, which started the fitness boot camp movement, in 1990 and has been a featured presenter and speaker at many health-related events. In 2009, she co-chaired the Manhattan Beach Project, a group of leading global scientists working to slow down the aging process.

Dave Woynarowski, MD, is one of the world's foremost authorities on supplemental nutrition physiology and telomere biology. He has been a featured speaker at conferences held by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the Age Management Medicine Group. He owns and operates a supplement company, found at www.drdavesbest.com.

Based on the science behind the health breakthrough that won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine, The Immortality Edge is the book that shares the priceless secrets to your long and healthy life.

When Carol Greider, Elizabeth Blackburn, and Jack Szostak won the Nobel Prize for their pioneering research on telomeres and telomerase, few people at the time outside the scientific world understood the truly life-changing implications of their work and how their amazing discoveries could be used to slow aging and the onset of diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer. The first popular book on this huge breakthrough, The Immortality Edge translates the latest research into a highly prescriptive program that will show you how to live a longer and more vital life by protecting your telomeres.

Telomeres keep our chromosomes intact, in the manner of the plastic caps that hold the ends of shoelaces together. As cells divide and replicate, telomeres eventually shorten; when they become too short, cells die. The great news is that you can slow telomere shortening and rejuvenate your cells by making relatively simple health and lifestyle changes. This extraordinary book shows you how, step by step.

Written by authors with extensive knowledge of genetics, telomeres, and longevity, The Immortality Edge gives you a complete program that incorporates specific recommendations regarding supplements, diet, stress-reduction techniques, and exercise. For each component of the program, you'll find clear explanations of the science behind the recommendations along with guidance and advice on how to implement them. The Immortality Edge is fully backed by the most up-to-date research findings and includes:

• A two-phase supplement plan with detailed explanations and dosage information
• Techniques that will reduce stress at the cellular level, improve your concentration, and help you sleep better
• Eating guidelines to safeguard your telomeres, including the top twenty telomere-friendly foods
• Fourteen days of meal plans
• Fitness plans tailored to your own fitness level that combine interval, endurance, and resistance training advice

Long, healthy telomeres hold the key to a longer, healthier life. Start taking advantage of the Nobel Prize–winning breakthrough and give yourself the immortality edge—here and now.

Acknowledgments.

What’s Your Telomere Age? Quick Test.

Preface by Dave Woynarowski, MD.

Part One. The Immortality Promise.

Introduction. The Hunt for Immortality.

Chapter 1. The Aging Cure.

Part Two. The Immortality Edge Longevity Program.

Chapter 2. The Immortality Edge Supplement Plan.

Chapter 3. The Immortality Edge Fitness Plan.

Chapter 4. The Immortality Edge Stress-Reduction Plan.

Chapter 5. Add Years to Your Life.

Part Three. The Immortality Edge Forever.

Chapter 6. The Immortality Edge Forever Eating Plan.

Chapter 7. The Immortality Edge Forever Exercise Plan.

Glossary.

Resources.

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