About this title: In 2004, Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman, MD, published "Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever." Their groundbreaking book marshaled thousands of scientific studies to make the case that new developments in medicine and technology will allow us to radically extend our life expectancies and slow down the aging process. Soon, our notion ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rodale Books
Date Published: 2009-04-28
ISBN-13:9781605299563ISBN:1605299561
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rodale Pr
Date Published: 2009-04-27
ISBN-13:9781605299563ISBN:1605299561
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rodale Press
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781605299563ISBN:1605299561
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 454 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
"The book was ok, unfortunately the good health information was mixed with some pseudoscience, and some of the stuff was very difficult to get a good bead on whether it is credible or not- even for researchers.
I did make some diet changes based on the recommendations in this book, and the overall effects have been very positive. Unfortunately, given how complicated the human body is, it appears impossible to me to find authoritative answers on a lot of things."
"I liked this book. It's heavy on science, but the format and writing style made it a bit easier to read. The authors have extremely health-focused lifestyles.
They emphasize regular exercise (walking 30-60 minutes a day); eating lots of green vegetables; drinking green tea instead of coffee; taking dozens of supplements; avoiding sugary foods, fatty foods, red meat, and foods with a high-glycemic load; managing stress (meditation); maintaining a positive outlook on life; and learning new things, especially about how to improve your own health.
They also recommend getting various medical tests to find out more about your body and how you can prevent diseases. This book is big on preventing health problems rather than treating them."
"This book cites a lot of recent medical studies, and it's heavy on specific numbers and sciency talk. I particularly like the run-down of what the essential vitamins and mineral are, what effects they have been observed to have, what effects overdosing on them causes, and what amounts are probably safe for most people.
It's also nice that the book lists the names of the blood tests that will let you know what your level of these nutrients are.
One of the studies cited was a Mayo Clinic study which reported that 93% of patients who complained of 'nonspecific musculoskeletal aches and pains' had dangerously low levels of vitamin D. I've had pains like that all my life, and I figured they were just normal. I just recently had my vitamin D levels checked -- and my doc has me taking 12,500% the RDA to correct my imbalance now!
I also love the info on genomics. Having your DNA sequenced costs about $400 these days, and it can reveal what SNPs you have -- single nucleotide polymorphisms -- genetic mutations. Most SNPs identified so far do things like interfere with your body's absorption of certain vitamins and nutrients, like say, vitamin D.
"This book was published in 2004 and I would love to see it updated! Two authors collaborated: Ray Kurzwell, PhD (futuristic thinker) and Terry Grossman, M.D. Anti-Aging specialist and expert in Longevity Medicine. Little side note that Ray Kurzwell designed the message typewriter wheels the govn't used... :-)
The book uses three bridges to describe content. The First Bridge is the authors' Longevity Program. This has the current options available, but spruced up. Things we already have access to. The Second Bridge is the upcoming biotechnology that was being tested or experimented on when the book was written. This includes recombinant technology which is deploying gene technology in species we consume. The Third Bridge is looking far into the future using nanotechnology and artificial intelligence. Replacing organs like Dr. Oz has talked about on Oprah!
The majority of the information in Fantastic Voyage pertains to Bridge One. Bridge One goes into great detail on ways to take maximum advantage of the most advanced diagnostic testing and preventative methods so a person can get to Bridges Two and Three. I have to say that some of the info in Bridge Three I disliked. It was just too far fetched.
The authors' believe we can live to be 5,000 years old using Bridge Three technology--comfortably.
The authors' talk about food and water. Cancer. Cell mutation. The importance of increasing our alkalinity. Problems with sugar (the white death). Food and protein. Inflammation. The impact our toxic environment has on us.
* Sleeping with an electric blanket is not healthy due to the currents that we expose to our bodies. Similar to talking on a cell phone, so be aware.
Food pollution and how due to over farming and pesticides our farm products no longer have the medicinal value they had in the past. The importance of taking supplements!
Chapter 21 on Aggressive Supplementation breaks down each necessary vitamin, mineral and two essential fatty acids (EFAs). The importance of taking our ACES: Vitamins A, C, E and the mineral selenium. Other important vitamins are the B (2,3,6) and coenzyme Q10 as well as a grapeseed extract (proanthocyanidins)--a powerful antioxidant.
Fantastic Voyage talks about the dangers of taking synthetic hormones and the benefits of using bio-identical hormones for women and men. There are many recommended drugs that the authors' refer to. In Bridge Two they mention drugs still being tested and in the number phase as a name. However, they mention the importance of taking vitamins and supplements BEFORE reaching for a popular drug.
Discussion on "free radicals" further explained what Dr. Oz has been saying on Oprah. Tells exactly how antioxidants repair us. Fascinating. (page 313) The vitamins, minerals and EFAs are broken down and recommended dosage for optimal health is provided in easy to read format.
There are places that went right over my head with a lot of detail and graphs on topics related to the body, cells, cancers, mutations, etc. Whew! For the most part, I was able to follow the authors' as they told their individual health stories, explained how heart disease has been mistreated, talked about good and bad LDL and HDL in a way that I understood what they were saying.
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