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Authors: Philip Lee Miller M.D., Monica Reinagel
ISBN-13: 9780553384017, ISBN-10: 0553384015
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date Published: April 2006
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Philip Lee Miller M.D.

Philip Lee Miller, M.D., is the founder and medical director of the Los Gatos Longevity Institute. A practicing clinician for more than thirty years, he is a diplomate of the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine and serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the Life Extension Foundation. The Life Extension Foundation, or LEF, is the world’s largest organization dedicated to finding scientific methods of preventing and treating disease, aging, and death. In addition to developing unique disease treatment protocols, the Life Extension Foundation funds pioneering scientific research with vitamins, minerals, and supplements aimed at achieving an extended healthy human lifespan. At the heart of the Life Extension Foundation’s mission are its research programs for identifying and developing new therapies to slow and reverse the deterioration of aging.

Book Synopsis

For the first time the lay public can benefit from the anti-aging secrets discovered by the Life Extension Foundation, the world’s largest, most respected organization dedicated to anti-aging research. Working with the Life Extension Foundation, renowned anti-aging physician Philip Lee Miller shows you how to retain your physical health and vigor, mental clarity, and youthful appearance–for life.

This groundbreaking book translates cutting-edge anti-aging advances into a practical, easy-to-use program that will maximize your chances of living not only a long life–but a healthy, vibrant life. Drawing on his own clinical experience as well as the latest research from the Life Extension Foundation, Dr. Miller demystifies the aging process and provides you with:

•Detailed strategies integrating the most advanced mainstream therapies with nutrients, hormones, and holistic approaches from around the world
•A comprehensive plan to protect yourself from cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s disease at the cellular level by controlling inflammation and oxidation–two degenerative processes that cause us to age prematurely
•A guide to individualizing this lifesaving program, including the Longevity Diet for maximum vitality and effortless weight loss and a unique supplement regimen–plus how to use medical tests to monitor your progress
•An inspiring vision of the future of life extension science and what your future will be like without disease, premature death and aging–with novel strategies to help you get there

This far-reaching anti-aging program will change your life forever. Likemany of Dr. Miller’s patients, your physical and mental health will actually soar as you age chronologically. Your new longer, healthier life begins now as you embark on The Life Extension Revolution.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Life Extension Vision1
Part IExtending the Prime of Life
Chapter 1A New Role for Medicine9
Chapter 2Overcoming the Aging Effects of Stress22
Chapter 3Tuning the Sex Hormones46
Chapter 4Tapping the Power of Thyroid and Growth Hormone98
Chapter 5Maximum Brainpower for Life127
Part IIStopping Disease at the Cellular Level
Chapter 6Curtailing Oxidation: Rust-Proofing Your Cells159
Chapter 7Cooling Inflammation: Disease-Proofing Your Body181
Chapter 8Protecting Your Heart and Brain by Enhancing Methylation200
Chapter 9Preventing Glycation: Age-Proofing Your Organs220
Part IIIIndividualizing Your Anti-Aging Program
Chapter 10Medical Testing for Aging and Risk Factors235
Chapter 11Designing Your Anti-Aging Supplement Program256
Chapter 12The Anti-Aging Lifestyle280
Part IVThe Future of Life Extension Science
Chapter 13Extending Human Life Span319
Chapter 14The Cellular Time Machine333
Chapter 15A Bridge to the Future348
Afterword: From the Life Extension Foundation359
AppendixFinding an Anti-Aging Physician361
References363
Acknowledgments385
Index387
About the Authors401
About the Life Extension Foundation403

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