You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (You)

"...the excess sugar we consume today coalesces into a syrupy mixture that coats our organs and creates glasslike shards that can cut up the blood vessels and tissues of our body. The constant wounds of these sugar surges lead to chronic inflammation..." ~ pg. 145

Reading a book about aging can be depressing if you don't intend to do anything about it. If, however, you decide you are going to fight aging one step at a time then this book has a lot to offer. It covers topics as diverse as anger management, stress management and how to quit smoking. Each chapter ends with "YOU Tips" so you can get your life under control. Some of the questions they answer include:

Why should you avoid Trans fats?
How could separate bedrooms help you live longer?
What is the real reason women live longer?
Why do some men get breast cancer?
Why should you never use moth balls?
What is the real reason meditation works so well?
Why should you think twice about iron supplementation?
Why should you consider using sea salt instead of table salt?

"YOU: Staying Young" is designed to explain the intricate details of the aging process. A lot of the advice on staying young is common sense. Get enough sleep, eat fiber, eat whole grains, avoid sugar, exercise and take a multivitamin. Then there is good information about Vitamin D and how it is toxic to cancer cells. This book explains why you should consider taking Vitamin D daily even if you get enough sun exposure.

If you have insomnia you will appreciate the section on sleep disorders and the solutions. If you smoke, there is a section that will convince you to stop killing your "cilia." This book also covers the topics of diabetes, cancer, your immune system, brain function, hormone therapy, UV Radiation and how to have stronger bones.

At the end of the book there is a section on expensive lab tests, information on cleaners (I use Seventh Generation and Mrs. Meyer's cleaning products already and they work as well as regular cleaners) that are not harmful to the environment.

"People who sleep fewer than six hours a night have a 50 percent increased risk of viral infections and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke." ~ pg. 181

If you want to read about how you can take control of the aging process in a big way, I can also recommend books by Stephen Cherniske, especially The Metabolic Plan: Stay Younger Longer. Stephen Cherniske also has a book on caffeine: Caffeine Blues: Wake Up to the Hidden Dangers of America's #1 Drug, which I'm going to review soon. In this book coffee is recommended more than once and up to 5 cups a day. I think taking aspirin and drinking lots of coffee deserves more research by the reader because I've heard both sides of the story and it comes down to a risk assessment. For some people, coffee can cause insomnia and too much aspirin can make your gums bleed.

Unlike some of the reviewers, I loved the cartoons by Gary Hallgren because they really made the book come alive.

~The Rebecca Review

Very informative. I found a lot of useful information and it made me rethink some of the choices I have made. Some of the drawings are verybasic, but cute. It helped keep the book from being too "text bookish". It was a very "easy read". None of the chapters were too long, which can be a problem with self-help books. I hope to be able to apply the information to my life.

What a disappointment. This full sized volume is just a re-written version of transcripts from his appearances on Oprah. Good stuff, but no substance. Filled with cute jokes and lots of cartoon images. I already know the basics of good living- give me more than that!

GREAT BOOK WITH EASY TO UNDERSTAND INFORMATION--NOW I JUST NEED TO ADOPT THE DR.'S ADVICE;

I haven't had time to read the entire book but there is a lot of information to digest, some of which would make major changes to your current life style.