Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life (The Dr. Mark Hyman Library Book 11)

by Mark Hyman

The point is not to live longer but to live better, not just to add more years to your life but to add more life to your years.

In fact, one Journal of the American Medical Association study found that starting seventy-year-old participants on a Mediterranean diet and walking regimen reduced the risk of premature death by 65 percent!

Functional medicine suggests that all diseases have a root cause (etiology). We must find and address all the factors or causes that contribute to disease.

Functional medicine is the science of creating health. When you create health, disease disappears.

Functional medicine goes one step further and addresses the root causes of the hallmarks of aging. For example, one of the hallmarks is inflammation.