longevity

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longevity

Life-spans, or, how long things last

1980
Discusses the life expectancy of humans, animals, plants, foods, and manufactured products, with advice on how to prolong the usefulness of various items and a list of the life-spans of famous and infamous people.

Why does a turtle live longer than a dog?

A report on animal longevity
1980
Examines the variation in life-spans of both domestic and wild animals, ranging from one day to more than a century. Discusses ways of estimating age and theories on why life-spans vary and what causes aging.

Body & beauty foods

more than 100 delicious recipes to improve your health, boost you immune system, and enhance your looks
1998

Eat right for life

how healthy foods can keep you living longer, stronger and disease-free
2010

The blue zones

lessons for living longer from the people who've lived the longest
2010
Reveals the secrets of diet, behavior, fitness, and attitude collected from long-lived communities around the world, revealing the critical everyday lifestyle choices and behavior that correspond to a longer, healthier life.

Search for immortality

1992
Study of man's search for youth and eternal life from ancient societies to modern day cryonics.

The live longer now cookbook

for joyful health & long life
1977
Contains over 500 recipes useful in avoiding diet-related diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, hypoglycemia and other maladies.

You

the owner's manual : an insider's guide to the body that will make you healthier and younger
2008
Presents a guide to the human body, with tips on how to stay younger and healthier, including information on the heart and arteries, brain and nervous system, bones and muscles, lungs, digestive system, and sex organs.

Reversing human aging

1996
Discusses the state of the art in the biology of aging, looking at discoveries in DNA that could enable scientists to turn back the clock on the human body, and presents the author's views on the social, cultural, and economic impact of people living to be hundreds of years old.

Whole

rethinking the science of nutrition
2013
Argues that since eating whole, plant-based foods causes an infinite amount of possible biological consequences, current nutritional research that focuses on single chemicals is inadequate; and examines why eating habits have not changed despite the changes in nutrition science.

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