Longevity Made Simple: How to Add 20 Good Years to Your Life: Lessons from Decades of Research

by Richard J. Flanigan, Kate Flanigan Sawyer MD MPH

Discusses strategies to prevent the ten deadliest diseases in America, while offering tips on reducing the threats to health and extending life span.

Genres: Health

195 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2007

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found Longevity Made Simple while searching for a different book on my library's online database. As I've made a habit of doing, I placed a hold on this book since it looked interesting. For the most part, that's what this book encourages people to do: make good habits. Eat good food. Exercise regularly. Avoid excessive vices (or in the case of smoking, stop). I'm not sure that there is anything here that was news to me, but it was interesting to see a quick opinion expressed about whatever fad one reads about in the news. I liked the quick lists of things like superfoods, things that bring one happiness, things that science does not show bring one happiness, etc. I can't evaluate its medical claims, but I took many them as conventional wisdom. If I had to break it down, a lot of this book is about preventing disease or else identifying disease in its early stages. The book is short, easy to read, and perhaps more importantly, easy to navigate. I would recommend it as a reference more than as a book to read start to finish. I cannot say whether it will still be conventional wisdom in ten years.

[travelmel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good easy to follow info on a broad range of health topics. I've read/heard it all before (most people probably haven't) so it felt a little repetive to me (just because I have been reading SO MUCH about this stuff lately).

What I have found is that it seems like "naturopathic" type books tend to really poo-poo modern/traditional western medicine and for good reason. But, while big pharm is definitely got BIG ISSUES I don't necessarily agree with the philosophy that all Western Med is inherently wrong and inept. Personally, I fully agree that Western medicine is short sighted and out of control in many ways but there's a lot that can be gained from it, too and it has saved at least SOME lives. LOL This book seems to have a nice mix between discussions on Western Medicine and Naturopathic type philosophy. I think the best of both worlds is really an optimum way to go.

[Patrick Boykin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically a good summary of some lifestyle choices one can make to increase the likelihood of staying healthy. Probably nothing you can't learn from a few good review articles on the web.