Based on his New York Times best-seller Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Wellbeing, Dr. Andrew Weil reaches to the core of our desire for health and happiness and fulfillment during the second half of our lives. Weil embraces the notion that in spite of the changes age brings to the body, it also brings wisdom, peace and prosperity of a different kind.

At the heart of Healthy Aging is Dr. Weil's belief that there are many things we can do to keep our minds and bodies healthy and active through all phases of life. First, he explores the physical aspects of aging, drawing on the new science of biogerontology (the biology of aging), as well as the secrets of healthy longevity - diet, activity and attitude - that he has gathered first-hand from cultures around the world. Dr. Weil explains how and why we age and the impact of gender, genes, environment and lifestyle on an individual's aging process. He talks about the various would-be elixirs of life extension - herbs, hormones and anti-aging "medicines" - separating myth from fact, and clearly delineating the difference between preventing or reversing the aging process and the real possibilities of delaying the onset of health problems that become more likely as we age. He discusses the major role of diet and reveals an easy-to-implement anti-inflammatory diet that will protect the immune system and aid the body in adapting to the changes that time brings. He further explores the importance of nutritional supplements, exercise, proper rest and sex.

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