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Michael Roizen F.. You: Staying Young: Make Your RealAge Younger and Live Up to 35% Longer
Note to Readers
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Your Body, Your City
YOU: The Principles of Longevity
1. Ageing Is Really About Trade-offs
2. Ageing Isn’t About Breaking Down as Much as It Is About Repair
3. Ageing Happens from Both the Inside Out and the Outside In
4. Ageing Is Not About Individual Problems but Compounded Ones
5. Ageing Is Reversible – All You Need Is a Nudge
Major Ager Bad Genes & Short Telomeres How Genetics Influences Ageing – and You Control Your Genes
Which of Your Genes Is Turned On?
Chapter 1 Develop a Memorable Memory. YOU Test: Mind Game
Your Memory: Don’t Fuggedaboudit
Your Brain: Mind and Matter
Brain Pills?
Are You Losing Your Mind?
YOU TIPS!
YOU Test: Quick Thinker
Major Ager Oxidation & Inefficient Mitochondria Keep the Energy Factories of Your Body Running Smoothly
Mighty Mito: The Body’s Power Plant
Damage Control
Chapter 2 Take the Heat off Your Heart. YOU Test: Beat Up
Inflame Shame: Your Heart and Arteries
A Valve Check
The Chelation Sensation?
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Stem Cell Slowdown What You Can Learn – and Use – from Stem Cells to Keep Your Body Strong
Chapter 3 Get the Better of Stress. YOU Test: Frazzle Dazzle
Worry Words: What Is Stress?
Frazzle Dazzle: The Biology of Stress
The True Life Force?
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Declining Defences Why Bacteria and Viruses May Be Your Most Powerful Enemies
The Good Side of Bad Effects
Chapter 4 Pump Up Your Vagus and Immune System. YOU Test: Sick Sense
Vagus, Baby!
Give Me a V
Your Immune Cells: Fighting the Good Fight
Till (Cell) Death Do Us Part
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Toxins Keep Sludge from Seeping into Your Body
Chapter 5 Cancel Out Cancer. YOU Test: Family Matters
Your Cells: The Cancer Chance
The Chore of Iron
Skin Savers
YOU TIPS!
Chapter 6 Breathe Easy. YOU Test: Young Lungs
Your Lungs: Breathing Easy
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Glycosylation How Excess Glucose Can Age You
Glycosylation Is the Source of Many Ageing-Related Problems
Glycosylation Messes with Your BP
Glycosylation Causes Nerve Injury
Chapter 7 Don’t Be Pickled by Diabetes. YOU Test: Toilet Time
Your Pancreas: Function and Malfunction
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Calorie Consumption & Slowing Sirtuin Understand the Ultimate Anti-Agers
Sirt Yourself
Chapter 8 Get Great Guts. YOU Test: Beet It, Buster
You Can’t Avoid It: The Stealth System of Hunger
The Food Motorway: Your Gut
Makes Sense: Smell and Taste
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Neurotransmitter Imbalance How the Chemical Message System in Your Brain Can Age You
Chapter 9 Sleep Your Way to the Top. YOU Test: A Real Snoozer
Sensing Sleep: Your Third Eye
Night Plight: Your Need for Sleep
Do You Need Sleep Drugs?
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Wacky Hormones The Natural Fluctuations in Hormonal Levels Aren’t All Bad
Chapter 10 Make the Most of Menopause. YOU Test: Hair Care
Let’s Pause for a Moment: Your Female Hormones
The Three-Headed Hormone: Why oestrogen Is So Powerful
Should You Have Hormone Therapy if You’ve Had Breast Cancer?
The Risks and Rewards of Oestrogen Therapy
What Are the Risks of HT?
What Age Is Too Old to Start Hormone Therapy?
YOU TIPS!
Horny Supplements
Why Not Just Take Some Soya?
Chapter 11 Protect Your Privates. YOU Test: Night Flush
Your Prostate: Go with the Flow
Treatment Options
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager No Nitric Oxide How Your Levels of This Gas Can Change Your Health
Chapter 12 Live the Sexy Life. YOU Test: Deeds of Desire
What Goes Up: The Anatomy of an Erection
Mood Boosters
You’re Going to Do What to My Huh?
Gimme a T: The Truth About Testosterone
The Ancient Aphrodisiacs
The Vitality Hormones: Worth the Investment?
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager UV Radiation How the Sun Can Nourish or Destroy Your Body
Chapter 13 See the World. YOU Test: Optical Conclusions
A Vision of Loveliness: Your Eyes
Ageing Eyes
YOU Test: Dot the Eye
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Disuse Atrophy Prime the Pump to Keep the Body Working Well
Move Your Body
Chapter 14 Muscle Up Your Bones. YOU Test: Balancing Act
Forming the Foundation: Your Bones
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Wear & Tear How Your Body Handles the Breaking-down Process
Chapter 15 Hear Ye, Hear Ye. YOU Test: Whisper What
Shut the @$#* Up!
Your Ears: Turn Up the Volume
Testing, Testing
YOU TIPS!
Major Ager Unforced Errors Why Our Bodies Can’t Withstand the Crazy Things That Happen in Life
Part II The YOU Extended Warranty Plan
Chapter 16 The Fourteen-Day YOU Extended Warranty Plan. Your Everyday Basics. Your Daily YOU-do List
The Dopamine Jackpot
Week One. Day One: Take Stock, Which Way Is the Scale Tipping? Your YOU-do List
Day Two: Retool Your Home and Mind. Your YOU-do List
Day Three: Start the Three-Day Body-basic Diet. Your YOU-do List
Day Four: Examine Some Habits. Your YOU-do List
Day Five: Tune Up Your Body and Mind. Your YOU-do List
Day Six: Strengthen Your Relationships. Your YOU-do List
Day Seven: Detox Your Mind. Your YOU-do List
Week Two
Day Eight
Day Nine
Day Ten
Day Eleven
Day Twelve
Day Thirteen
Day Fourteen
Today Until Forever. Your YOU-do List
Once a Week
Two to Three Times a Week
Three Times a Week
Once a Month
If You Get Stuck
Chapter 17 The YOU Toolbox
YOU Tool 1. Medical Screening
Medical Work and Tests by Age. Vaccines
General
Cancer Screening
YOU Tool 2. The Ultimate Checkup
The Test
What It All Means
Endocrine System and Metabolism
Cardiovascular System
Liver, Kidney and Muscle Function
Nutrients, Vitamins and Minerals
Inflammation
Complete Blood Count
Telomere Length
YOU Tool 3. Deep Breathing and Meditation
YOU Tool 4. Stress Management
YOU Tool 5. Your Vital Supplements
YOU Tool 6. Detoxify Your Life
What to Buy
Chapter 18 YOU Getting Stronger
The YOU2 Workout
YOU Getting Stronger Cheat Sheet
The YOU Chi-gong Workout
YOU Chi-gong Cheat Sheet
Acknowledgements
Index
About the Author
Also by the Authors
Copyright
About the Publisher
