Live long die short book

Nuts 5 or servings a day 6 Keep your weight within 10 pounds of what it was at age 187 Stop rushing8 Stop worrying9 Focus on what you are doing10 Get quality sleep11 Laugh daily12 Interact with a childThe author is passionate about his subject matter and the book is presented in an inspiring manner I highly recommend it English I received this book free to review from Netgalley I do not think this book is for the general public It refers frequently to a MacArthur Foundation study and to Masterpiece Living I looked those up and it looks like Masterpiece Living is a group of retirement communities I think that this book is probably best for the people who live in those retirement communities because it seems to be aimed at those people and advertising that lifestyle English Not a bad book with a good message Rather.

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A rousing call to rethink the aging process Over a decade ago a landmark ten year study by the MacArthur Foundation shattered the stereotypes of aging as a process of slow genetically determined decline Researchers found that that 70 percent of physical aging and about 50 percent of mental aging is determined by lifestyle the choices we make every day That means that if we optimize our lifestyles we can live longer and die shorter compress the decline period into the very end of a fulfilling active old age Dr Roger Landry and his colleagues have spent years bringing the MacArthur Study s findings to life with a program called Masterpiece Living In Live Long Die Short Landry shares the incredible story of that program and lays out a path for anyone at any point in life who wants to achieve authentic health and empower themselves to age in a better way Writing in a friendly conversational tone Dr Landry encourages you to take a Lifestyle Inventory to assess where your health stands now and then leads you through his Ten Tips for successful aging each of which is backed by the latest research real life stories and the insights Landry a former Air Force surgeon and current preventive medicine physician has gained in his years of experience The result is a guide that will reshape your conception of what it means to grow old and equip you with the tools you need to lead a long healthy happy life Live Long Die Short A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful AgingThe book has a personal inventory towards the beginning to see how you are doing on 12 key items that lead to successful aging Then there is a chapter that expounds on each one Here is a summary 1 Move your body2 Have face to face conversation3 Learn or do something new4 Be proud of how you spend your day5 Eat fruits vegetable a good book with a stale message When thoughtfully and discriminatingly read Landry s book suffers by presenting itself as a popular missionary who has the skills of a very good salesman Dr Landry is President of MasterPiece Living promoting itself as specialists in aging partnering with retirement communities to assist them in marketing themselves as facilities for continued growth Its program principles can be found at Google that MPL targets four components of a healthy lifestyle Physical activity Social interaction Intellectual stimulation Spiritual engagement Nothing new there however Dr Landry s message for elderly people is not as well presented not as authoritative as have others such as Prof Sherwin Nuland s How We Die Reflections of Life s Final Chapter Katy Butler s The Art of Dying Well A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life Prof Paul Kalanithi s When Breath Becomes Air Dr Walter M Bortz s We Live Too Short and Die Too Long and by Dr Atul Gawande s Being Mortal Medicine and What Matters in the End which is a meditation on how people can better live with age related frailty serious illness and approaching death The book addresses end of life care hospice care and also contains Gawande s reflections and personal stories He suggests that medical care should focus on well being rather than survival So in that company I can t give the Landry book than two stars English I don t know when I got this book but I pulled it out to read recently I like the premise that getting old doesn t have to mean becoming nothing but sick and useless The books proposes that as we get older we can remain viable until shortly before we die We can maintain a life that is active mentally physically socially and spiritually I like the idea of senior communities that don t treat you as failing and ill but engage you on all levels A year ago I couldn t hardly walk down my driveway I had surgery and PT but until I inherited a dog I didn t think I would ever be able to walk very far I thought I was on the road to the end I now see that I can improve and I m determined to continue to do so This book gives me ideas as to how to help myself live longer by being active on all levels English A good introduction for those interested in a holistic approach to aging A lot of good advice and perspectives I hadn t previously considered The last part of the book is basically a commercial for the authors program masterpiece living and much of the book will be familiar to those who considered these issues previously English

Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging By Roger Landry

1626340390

9781626340398

English

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The timing of this book was particularly profound for me As I m now entering the 40 something category and beginning to see those visible signs of aging I began to question how I can keep improving physically intellectually and spiritually as I continue to age Many of my friends are also becoming caretakers of their parents and grandparents and looking for ways to encourage their loved ones to remain socially engaged and active in the community This book is a roadmap for people of all ages to live their best life and a necessary resource to everyone s personal library English A very informative book on aging and what you need to do to be successful in the process A lot is common sense but did learn a lot of facts that support what we should be doing and why English A nicely put combination of many old and new food theories and ideas Overall nothing new for someone who s been reading books like that but for a novice in the area a good read English Roger Landry is an expert in healthy aging I was introduced to his work through our 55 neighborhood events over the course of this year The events were based on his research and writing in this book explaining how to achieve a long healthy engaged life This flips the switch on what often happens in America where individuals retire and slowly decline with the last 5 10 years dominated by medical conditions From Landry s perspective there is not reason why aging and retirement needs to be the preparation for the end of your life Instead it is the opportunity to look forward and actively plan how to enjoy our later years One point that led to discussion in my home was his statement that you still need a purpose after retirement He does not dictate what that means be it in your profession family role etc He then continues with the gentleman that told him he had a purpose all his life and upon retirement no longer needed it He was going to sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labors as in that was his purpose Landry disagreed that this was truly a purpose Interesting read A bit dry and repetitive at times but would be good for a group to tackle especially if they read it in sections by topic English This book has a strong variety of storytelling information sharing and motivation for us to hold dear as we age We re all aging all the time That s what it means to continually grow This book is for anyone and everyone who simply wants to age in a better way and view aging as the blessing that it is Highly recommended English .