The Longevity Prescription: The 8 Proven Keys to a Long, Healthy Life

The internationally revered, Pulitzer Prizewinning father of geriatric medicine offers a revitalizing plan for living a longer and better life.The Longevity Prescription outlines eight essential facets of longevity: exercise, nutrition, mental vitality, sleep, relaxation, love and intimacy, community connections, and medical care. Based on proven discoveries, the strategies in each of these areas stretch the proceeds of the threedecade dividend, while delaying or eliminating chronic illness. With stepbystep guidance for formulating an action plan and adopting new habits and strategies, The Longevity Prescription also guides readers through special challenges, such as diabetes and cancer.A baby boomer turns sixty every 7.6 seconds, but many of Americas graying millions approach the later years of life with fear and trepidation. Emphasizing clearcut research findings that balance physical health with emotional wellbeing, Butler and his colleagues offer a definitive path to wholelife happiness.