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A Short Guide To A Long Life (2014)

by David B. Agus(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1476730954 (ISBN13: 9781476730950)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: It’s a shame that good health care advice is not more sexy. Advice like ‘Strengthen your Core and Maintain Good Posture’ or ‘Be Positive’ pale in the face of bright orange books with covers that shout “IF YOU BUY ME I WILL GUARANTEE THAT IN ONLY TEN DAYS YOU WILL BE A SKINNY RICH MOVIE STAR WHO POOPS GOLDEN EGGS!” But since most purveyors of health are really just collecting cash good advice can be hard to find.A Short Guide to a Long Life by David Agus is just about as good as advice gets. The book can be easily read in a few hours but can truly change the rest of your life. He lists sixty-five tidbits under three headings: What to Do, What to Avoid, and Doctor’s Orders. I’m sorry but there is nothing new, novel, or earth-shattering here. No magic pills ... moreor unknown secret Chinese bulbs that will keep you in perfect health until age 150. What you will find is very excellent advice in all areas of health and well being. Advice that is time tested and accurate. Advice that actually will help you live longer and happier. And keep more of your money. There is a good bit of Grandma’s advice here – grow a garden, don’t skip breakfast, have children (!) – but lots of new stuff, too, like scheduling your life on computer or getting a DNA screen. I especially liked the What to Avoid section where he slays a host of health myths: forget juicing (“Does your body really like consuming ten carrots all at once?”), ignore ‘detoxes’, and no, GMOs are not going to kill you and your children.I think this is a wonderfully handy little guide that makes a useful reference. Two thumbs way up. Read it all the way through or read a chapter and then work on it for a week. Either way will lead you to better health.
review 2: Although it's a pretty short read, I was hoping for a bit more in-depth explanations in this book (though I believe one of the author's other books, The End of Illness, does go into things more). This is a book of health rules to follow based on the author's own opinions and expertise as a doctor. I picked this up hoping for more information behind his stances on what people should and should not do to stay healthy. I personally found none of his recommendations that extreme but it piqued my interest as to why some of his rules were what they were (i.e. avoid multivitamins because they're useless or how juicing is a poor substitution for eating whole fruits/veggies). I'd hoped for more of an explanation behind his positions. I'm unsure if I'll read his other book, but I'm intrigued. less

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