The Longevity Solution: Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life

It’s rare that I’m truly impressed by a book on health. Most of them say the same (albeit good) things: eat right, exercise, get enough sleep, minimize your stress. That seems to be the last half of nearly all of them, and in many cases the final portion is taken up with recipes. Because this is what I do all day (naturopathic medicine), I’m looking for something truly new that can expand my toolbox for treating patients.Many people are interested in how to age well and stay healthy longer, but usually longevity too seems limited to aesthetics, or studies that show this or that supplement might lengthen telomeres, decrease inflammation or oxidative stress, etc. This book offered something new, though: a broader context for why certain treatments might work.First, it introduced me to the concept of hormesis, which I knew quite well before without knowing what to call it. Now I realize that most of my favorite modalities work exactly this way: giving the body a push in the direction it’s already going so that it will self-correct in the opposite direction. Having a name and a concrete description of the concept seems to broaden my understanding of other things that might work in a similar fashion, too.Second, and along those lines, it pointed out that there’s a trade-off between growth and longevity. I knew that Growth Hormone was highly regulated and not generally recommended, but not why. Now I have a better philosophical idea of the reason: too much GH might seem to reverse the clock, but at a cost. The phrase “better to burn out than to fade away” comes to mind, though the book’s argument is the exact opposite, since longevity is all about persisting rather than burning bright and then dying young. This also may help inform discussions surrounding other “youth-promoting” treatments, too. The body is wise; it’s best not to work against its natural processes when possible.Third, the specific concepts of mTOR, IGF-1, sirtuins, and AMPK and how they relate to longevity was well and thoroughly answered. These are buzz words in longevity medicine these days and I had long intended to do a deep dive into them. I plan to go back through my notes and do just that.I also loved how they reviewed inhabitants of various Blue Zones throughout the world, with the highest percentage of centenarians, and showed what their lifestyles did (and didn’t) have in common. There’s good balance to the plant-based argument, as well as to often-vilified substances like wine and coffee.Highly recommended!My rating: *****Language: noneSexual content: noneViolence: nonePolitical content: none

A lot of the information such as calorie restriction, fasting, and some food choices is excellent. However, foods to fight cancer is mostly missing. I would recommend Richard Beliveau's book FOODS TO FIGHT CANCER and checking the internet for articles about food compounds mentioned in the book and how they are being studied in regard to cancer. It's difficult to get everything right and the book's mentioning casein as a protein source gets called into question by the article "A Milk Protein, Casein, as a Proliferation Promoting Factor in Prostate Cancer Cells". Also, the exercise recommendations seem outdated and are missing precautions that would have saved me from needing knee replacements. As author Doug McGuff, M.D. says in his book BODY BY SCIENCE Kenneth Cooper could be called " the man who destroyed America's knees". I think running would be fine if there are sand dunes to run on to reduce the impact on kneesand if your skeleton is perfectly aligned. Also, i would recommend periodic X-rays by an orthopedic surgeon to check for cartilage wear especilly on the nees and shoulders. Resistance training, as well as running, can accelerate cartilage loss. Bodybuilder Frank Zane, a four-time Mr. Olympia winner, has had shoulder replacements.Again, it would be impossible to cover everything in a single book. So I found the book a good read and would recommend it.

I enjoyed reading the book. It was easy to understand even with so much information. The only thing I did not enjoy was their promotion products. Found a good amount of different products that were talked about. Besides that, It's a good book.

Over 50 ? Ya don't need to grow anymore. Time to start your longevity trip. Easy peasy reading and explanation. Enjoy !

I ordered this book yesterday, and I am almost finished with it. I have read many health books, and have followed their advice which has been very helpful for my health, but I wanted to know the scientific details about why my blood markers including A1C improved so much. This book does just that. I rarely write reviews, but this book deserves a glowing recommendation. It is extremely well written, and discusses the science behind the Gundry, Hyman, Asprey and the others at the forefront of nutrition today. I am so impressed and have learned so much from the book. I am "science" person so the details really helped explain things. Thank you for writing this book and making it so understandable.

Excellent discusssion of the Metabolic functionioning of the eindocrine system, metabolic functioning of DNA, and how the body builds healthy functions.. With a few GU's one can almost become an expert in how the body responds to "Food". Jason and James present and easy flow of disciussions of difficult topids.After all, food is chemical information for the body and every thing put into human metabolic pathways triggers DNA espression. Everyday you wake up; this is the Reality of Food.This is the new world of Nutrigenitics and Epigenetic. A must have considering the average Sci I.Q. ids 8th grade.This book will give an I.Q. boost for the average person witn real world applications to our human metabolism and endocrine syste, ... Easy Read and good understandingfor human metabolism.

Provides increased awareness of dietary factors affecting lifespan. Love it!

Sehr gut

Um assunto novo e de extrema importância. Vale a pena a leitura.

Este libro nos ayuda a tomar conciencia de nuestros hábitos para mejorar nuestra calidad de vida. Toda la información encontrada en este libro está comprobada mediante estudios e investigación por parte de los dos autores, los cuales son excelentes Doctores y nos dan las herramientas necesarias para comprender el porque de cada tema en el libro.

Very interesting book and it gives simple rules to follow in order to improve the diet