Radical Longevity: The Powerful Plan to Sharpen Your Brain, Strengthen Your Body, and Reverse the Symptoms of Aging
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- Create Date：2021-04-10 06:30:57
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Ann Louise Gittleman
- ISBN：0738286168
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Reviews
Estar
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Based on her latest book， Ann Louise Gittleman shows no signs of slowing down in her early 70s。 She has been busy reading material on health issues that often occur as we age， especially in the “third trimester of our lives。” Her goal with Radical Longevity is to give the reader strategies that answer your body’s “distress calls immediately and effectively” before they progress into disease and illness。 She covers a broader range of topics than her other books I am familiar with， as she covers s Based on her latest book， Ann Louise Gittleman shows no signs of slowing down in her early 70s。 She has been busy reading material on health issues that often occur as we age， especially in the “third trimester of our lives。” Her goal with Radical Longevity is to give the reader strategies that answer your body’s “distress calls immediately and effectively” before they progress into disease and illness。 She covers a broader range of topics than her other books I am familiar with， as she covers such areas as our skin， brain， bones， hair， and heart。 She has updated material she has covered before on toxins， parasites， copper， and cell phones。 She looks at “factors” and “rules” that should be addressed if we want be proactive and not just tolerate health changes that occur as we age。Fortunately， Ann Louise has a self-diagnostic quiz early on so you can concentrate on the areas you want to target within the book。 Otherwise， looking at all her suggestions could be overwhelming， if you haven’t worked with a health care professional on supplements， food and health habits or aren’t familiar with her other books and what she says on social media。 She includes some recipes as part of her plan， but unfortunately， there is no nutritional information included for those of us who like to track our foods on an app。I appreciated her “selected references，” but would have liked some others to determine where she got some of her recommendations I haven’t heard about， such as what she says about kombucha。 Don’t be surprised with some of her controversial suggestions that aren’t mainstream and haven’t appeared in major medical journals。 You might not agree with everything she says， but there is some food for thought that may help you。 I would assume her followers won’t be surprised at what she suggests， but to the traditional medical establishment， some of her recommendations， without their references， may be suspect to them。 One chapter especially stood out to me as being really valuable。 Her chapter on optimizing the gut-brain connection is really needed for those facing their later years。 She covers the dangers of suppressing your emotions， and how this behavior is related to grief and pain。 She introduced me to the work of the late neuroscientist Dr。 Candace Pert as part of this discussion。 She also mentions the temporary heart condition known as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy （broken-heart syndrome）。 This is the first book where I have seen it written up for the average person to understand。 She mentions its connection with grief， but I am also familiar with it happening after intense stress that is unconnected with the loss of a loved one。 I also appreciated what she had to say in her brain section about Alzheimer’s disease， anticholinergic substances， and memory loss。 I would have liked a little more research material covered about keeping our eyes healthy， since that is such a huge area of concern for many in their later years。Ann Louise has many suggestions for putting her Radical Longevity plan to work so we can “put the brakes on the aging process。” It may take some of our stimulus checks to integrate changes in our house environment， foods， supplements， and other areas she suggests for our optimal health。 To her credit， she has a lot of material for her readers to ponder and review as to what they feel is appropriate to put into action in the future。 Finally， this book is good for those who want to manage their health and not sit back and wait for something bad to happen to them。 Those who know Ann Louise from her other books and/or are 50+ may welcome non-medication suggestions and her take on increasing longevity。 Thanks to NetGalley and the Hachette Book Group for allowing me to read an advance copy of the book in exchange for an honest， unbiased opinion。 。。。more
Ginger Hudock
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