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List Books » The New Anti-Aging Revolution: Stop the Clock: Time Is on Your Side for a Younger, Stronger, Happier You
Authors: Ronald Klatz, Robert Goldman
ISBN-13: 9781591202004, ISBN-10: 1591202000
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Basic Health Publications
Date Published: November 2007
Edition: REV
Organized by supplements, substances and techniques, this book shows how to prevent or reverse the effects of aging and lessen the risks associated with diseases such as heart attack and cancer.
Dedication | vii | |
Acknowledgments | viii | |
Foreword: The Anti-Aging Revolution | x | |
Introduction | 1 | |
How to Use This Book | 6 | |
Section 1 | On Aging | |
1. | Who Wants to Live to Be 150? | 9 |
2. | Theories on Aging | 19 |
3. | The Ticking Clock: Top Ten Biological Processes That Decline in Aging | 33 |
Section 2 | Longevity Through Hormone Therapy | |
4. | The "Fountain of Youth": Human Growth Hormone | 61 |
5. | The "Grace" Factor: Adrenal Hormone (DHEA) | 87 |
6. | The "Wonder Drug": Melatonin | 103 |
7. | The "Female's Monitors": Estrogen and Progesterone | 119 |
8. | The "Male Motor": Testosterone | 139 |
9. | The "Regulator": Thyroid Hormone | 155 |
Section 3 | Longevity and Nutrition | |
10. | Vitamins, Co-Vitamins, and Cofactors | 169 |
11. | Minerals | 205 |
12. | Amino Acids | 229 |
13. | Additional Cutting-Edge Anti-Aging Nutrients | 261 |
Section 4 | Longevity Through Lifestyle | |
14. | The Long-Life Diet: Nutrition for Longevity | 355 |
15. | Detoxification Basics | 383 |
16. | Exercises for Longevity | 393 |
17. | Secrets of "The Immortals" | 419 |
18. | Sleep: "The Revitalizer" | 427 |
19. | Mind Over Matter: Antistress Tips for Anti-Aging | 437 |
20. | Skin: Your Anti-Aging Survival Suit | 453 |
21. | Emerging Environmental Hazards | 479 |
Section 5 | Living Longer, Living Better | |
22. | Personal Secrets of Longevity | 491 |
23. | Arrival of the Triple-Digit Life Span: Biotech-Human Enhancement/Augmentation | 511 |
24. | The Longevity Test | 521 |
Section 6 | Endnotes | |
Glossary | 535 | |
Animal and Human Models Demonstrating Advancements Toward Extending and Enhancing the Human Life Span | 547 | |
Anti-Aging Resources | 557 | |
The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine | 569 | |
References | 571 | |
Index | 605 | |
About the Authors | 621 |