International bestselling authors of YOU: The Owner's Manual and YOU: On a Diet give you all the tools and know-how to stay young and defy the ageing process. Drawing lively parallels between your body and aspects of city life, Drs Roizen and Oz show you how to balance your 'biological budget' to ensure your life is long and strong. Million-copy-bestselling authors, Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., explain the mysteries of ageing and how you can dramatically slow the process to live a longer, more vibrant life. Written with their irrepressible quirky humour and granite-solid research, YOU: Staying Young is set to become the definitive manual to remaining young, fit and healthy. If your body is a city, the authors explain, it is up to you as mayor, resident and street cleaner to ensure it remains a vibrant city - after all, who wants to live in a run-down, one-horse town? We all have different genes that influence us in same the way as cities are affected by different geographies. However, it is the way in which a city is run and the residents treat it that have the most overwhelming influence. Posing as local inspectors, Roizen and Oz club together to tackle your city's education system (stem cells), power plants (mitochondria), electrical grids (brains), transportation routes (blood vessels), landfills (fat), and parks (skin). They then give you the tools to clean up your act and turn your city back into the cutting-edge, party destination everybody will want to see. Look after your body and it will look after YOU.
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Starred Review. In their newest in the You series, physicians Oz and Roizen and a supporting cast of contributors explain why the body ages and how readers can become anatomical puppeteers, mastering their genes, bad habits, environmental pollution and stress while igniting the body's ability to stay fit, strong and healthy. According to the authors, avoiding such major causes of death as cancer and heart disease increases life expectancy by only just under a decade. With their talent for creating vivid, humorous images (amplified by cartoon drawings), they describe 14 major agers and how readers can use what is known about telomeres (which look like the plastic ends of shoelaces), mitochondria (the body's energy powerhouses) and other components of body functioning to repair and rejuvenate cells. While the hefty amount of detailed information might seem overwhelming, the suggestions in the authors' tool box are straightforward and, frequently, simple: walking a half hour each day; consistently getting enough sleep; relieving stress with yoga, meditation and chi gong; removing toxins from the home; and avoiding accidents, for example. Perhaps most simple—and surprising—is their claim that one of the best predictors of aging is your perception of your own health. With the facts and tools laid out here, readers will be able to articulate, challenge and change those perceptions through positive action. (Oct.)
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About the Author
Michael F. Roizen, M.D., is a New York Times #1 bestselling author and co-founder and originator of the popular RealAge.com website. He is chief wellness officer and chair of the Wellness Institute of the Cleveland Clinic and health expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show. He currently lives in Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., is also a New York Times #1 bestselling author and Emmy-award winning host of The Dr. Oz Show. He is professor and vice chairman of surgery at New York Presbyterian-Columbia University and the director of the Heart Institute. He currently lives in Cliffside Park, New Jersey.
Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., is also a New York Times #1 bestselling author and Emmy-award winning host of The Dr. Oz Show. He is professor and vice chairman of surgery at New York Presbyterian-Columbia University and the director of the Heart Institute. He currently lives in Cliffside Park, New Jersey.
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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By M. Caruso
Format:Hardcover
I have recently reviewed another book that deals with the subject of aging, titled "Can We Live 150". I was very much inspired by it so naturally I went to the book store today to see what the YOU doctors have to say about aging.
First thing I noticed is the price difference. While Amazon price is not much different: ($[...] for "Can We Live 150", versus $[...] for "You: Staying Young" ) I did not realize that up until now, and I paid the full price of $[...] in my bookstore (Buyer beware!) "You: Staying Young" is over 400 pages thick but with plenty of wasted space, cartoons, etc. However, it is a hardcover edition, so if you do prefer hardcovers than you wouldn't mind spending extra few bucks for that.
The other striking difference is the language. While Dr. Tombak, the author of "Can We Live..." writes in simple layman language, doctors Roizen and Oz could not avoid using scientific doctors' language. On the other hand the book is packed with all kinds of cartoons, that makes it look rather childish and it absolutely doesn't fit the language being used. Is this a book for seniors or for children?
What I liked in this book is the first part dedicated to "Major Agers" such as genes, oxidation, toxins, sugar, overeating, hormones, UV radiation, etc. This part, consisting of about 300 pages scientifically discusses all the aging factors, and the ways of dealing with them. UV radiation is named as the "major ager", so please keep that in mind the next time you head for the beach. On the other hand the authors also point out the many benefits of sun radiation. As usual, moderation is the answer...
Not to be missed is Chapter 16, titled "The Fourteen Day You Extend Warranty Plan". It starts with the following "Daily YOU-Do List":
1. Walk thirty minutes
2. "Floss and brush the teeth that you wish to keep"
3. Take your pills (Omega-3s, vitamins, calcium supplements, aspirin, etc)
4. Sleep 7-8 hours
5. Meditate for 5 minutes
Is that all? I would never suspect it is THAT simple...
Another chapter that I liked is Chapter 12 titled "Live the Sexy Life". Wow, say that to me again! Yes, sex (love) is important for your wellbeing and keeping young. Grab the book for the explicit details...
I gave both books only 4 stars. Does it mean I didn't like them? No, I think they are both great sources of information - each one presented with a different approach - but there is some room for improvement in both cases. So which one should you get? Read the reviews and decide for yourself. I ended up having both of them and I don't regret it, as I think they really complement each other.
First thing I noticed is the price difference. While Amazon price is not much different: ($[...] for "Can We Live 150", versus $[...] for "You: Staying Young" ) I did not realize that up until now, and I paid the full price of $[...] in my bookstore (Buyer beware!) "You: Staying Young" is over 400 pages thick but with plenty of wasted space, cartoons, etc. However, it is a hardcover edition, so if you do prefer hardcovers than you wouldn't mind spending extra few bucks for that.
The other striking difference is the language. While Dr. Tombak, the author of "Can We Live..." writes in simple layman language, doctors Roizen and Oz could not avoid using scientific doctors' language. On the other hand the book is packed with all kinds of cartoons, that makes it look rather childish and it absolutely doesn't fit the language being used. Is this a book for seniors or for children?
What I liked in this book is the first part dedicated to "Major Agers" such as genes, oxidation, toxins, sugar, overeating, hormones, UV radiation, etc. This part, consisting of about 300 pages scientifically discusses all the aging factors, and the ways of dealing with them. UV radiation is named as the "major ager", so please keep that in mind the next time you head for the beach. On the other hand the authors also point out the many benefits of sun radiation. As usual, moderation is the answer...
Not to be missed is Chapter 16, titled "The Fourteen Day You Extend Warranty Plan". It starts with the following "Daily YOU-Do List":
1. Walk thirty minutes
2. "Floss and brush the teeth that you wish to keep"
3. Take your pills (Omega-3s, vitamins, calcium supplements, aspirin, etc)
4. Sleep 7-8 hours
5. Meditate for 5 minutes
Is that all? I would never suspect it is THAT simple...
Another chapter that I liked is Chapter 12 titled "Live the Sexy Life". Wow, say that to me again! Yes, sex (love) is important for your wellbeing and keeping young. Grab the book for the explicit details...
I gave both books only 4 stars. Does it mean I didn't like them? No, I think they are both great sources of information - each one presented with a different approach - but there is some room for improvement in both cases. So which one should you get? Read the reviews and decide for yourself. I ended up having both of them and I don't regret it, as I think they really complement each other.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
While I normally stick to a tried and true bestseller or book that everyone's reading, you know classics like TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD or J.McCrae's KATZENJAMMER, I chose this book instead, mainly because Ive been having problems with dementia in my family. I was worried that it might carry over to me, and, after reading this book, I feel MUCH better. YOU: STAYING YOUNG is a must for anyone afraid of getting the A word or something like it. Anyone over forty will want to read this great book on how to survive senior moments and more. YOU: STAYING YOUNG, is not so much about staying young as it is about staying sane and not worrying so much.
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The information is excellent, well-organized, and accessible. What is really teeth-grating is the terrible cutesy writing - pandering at its worst. The illustrations are of the same ilk - over-the-top and trying so hard to make a "fun" point that they fail to make any point at all. I liked the appeal to the reader, throughout the book, with small tests and mini-questionnaires. Dr. Oz. . . please get a new ghostwriter.
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Very informative. Recommend to anyone concerned with good health in senior years. No other book has such good information. Excellent.
Published 3 months ago by Lorraine Trask
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Entertaining read
It is full of interesting trivia. A good resource for adult health. Illustrations make it a fun read. Has a good balance of medical speak and plain language
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YOUseful Information
This is a neat book and must be a good inch and a half thick! It is divided up into two parts.
The theme of Part I is why you age and how you stay young. Read more
The theme of Part I is why you age and how you stay young. Read more
Published on Nov 12 2010 by Sam
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Great information and fun & easy to read
I bought this book after first seeing Dr. Oz on Oprah. This book is very informative and easy to understand. Part 1. Why you age & how to stay young. Part 2. Read more
Published on Feb 21 2010 by C. Ronan
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It supplies the information on health everyone should have
Michael Roizen helps you learn how your body works and how to get in touch with it. The only criticism I have of the book is that Roizen advocates a special diet, rather than... Read more
Published on Jan 12 2008 by Reviewing for dummies
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This book, along with all the other "You" manuals are the best. Over the years I've tired of the self-help "here's how to build a better you" types, but these are different. Read more
Published on Nov 25 2007 by Morris
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Amazing Book
Have you longed for a book that seems magical? Have you quietly as you watch the years past by and so increased your wrinkled face and withered body, that you had some cure or way... Read more
Published on Nov 11 2007 by Joshua Spencer
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Great Information!
This is one of the better books that I have read and it really challenges you to think differently about your body; how each system runs, how they interact and how they can be... Read more
Published on Nov 7 2007 by Eric Draven
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