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Dare to Be 100
by Walter Bortz
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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Fireside (June 06 1996)
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Chapter 1: Guts and Smarts
Making 100 is not a sure thing. It will not happen effortlessly. It is your job, not someone else's, to see that it happens. As things stand now, the government would hate it, industry would scream, and almost no families would know how to deal with such

Chapter 1: Fate vs. Choice
Conditions as diverse as tuberculosis, hardening of the arteries, and Alzheimer's disease have in the past fatefully been conceded by practitioners to be due to aging. The error in this miscategorization is now clear, but as recently as forty-five years

Chapter 1: Other Redefinitions
Conditions as diverse as tuberculosis, hardening of the arteries, and Alzheimer's disease have in the past fatefully been conceded by practitioners to be due to aging. The error in this miscategorization is now clear, but as recently as forty-five years



Book Description

Take 99 Steps to 100.

A bestselling expert on aging and geriatric care offers a prescription for achieving longevity and preserving the quality of life. In Dare To Be 100, Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., explains how and why we should all strive to be centenarians with his unique and practical program. Supported by his lifelong research, this program is broken down into the categories of

  • Diet (Take a Coffee Break; Beware of Free Radicals)
  • Attitude (Be Necessary; Maintain the Creative Spark)
  • Renewal (Recharge Yourself; Keep Working)
  • Exercise (Keep Your Oxygen Tanks Full; Be Sexy, Be Fit)

The 99 steps in this book offer an effective plan for living long, healthy, and — just as important — fulfilled lives.

About the Author

Walter M. Bortz II, M.D.Walter M. Bortz II, M.D.

Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., the author of We Live Too Short and Die Too Long and more than 100 scientific articles, is a member of the teaching faculty at Stanford University Medical School and a practicing physician at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Past president of the American Geriatric Society, former co-chair of the AMA-ANA Task Force on Aging, and participant in one marathon yearly, he also serves on the editorial board of Runner's World magazine.

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