Live to be 100 -- or More!
November 24, 2008
Ah! A health book written with optimism, not spankings. There's a lot of head room in SuperHealth by Dr. Steven Pratt. He says we shouldn't feel old until we're 100 -- and then we will have earned it!
Doc Pratt opens by talking about nutrition, and it strikes me that when I was in Spain last week, I enjoyed the broccoli I ate every night far more than I crave my purloined M&M's back home. Broccoli over chocolate? Wow. Who knew. The closer we eat to raw, the better off we are.
Go for Omega 3 food, he says, and Omega 6 -- salmon, nuts, grain-fed beef. Also Vitamin D. And work out. A lot.
Going organic can keep you from ingesting toxins.
Eating fiber fills you up and reduces belly fat.
Cut your saturated fats, and add extra virgin olive oil. Ah-ha -- evidence found in my journey to Spain. Blood sugar absolutely perfect that week.
You gotta work it, baby. And, you gotta sleep.
More SuperHealth -- it's good for your skin and appearance to eat dark chocolate, avocados, oranges, dried fruit, tomatoes, pumpkin -- and drink tea.
He's got recipes, and shopping lists, and suggestions -- like -- tell a joke every day to keep your mind sharp:
So the doctor says to the patient "I've got very bad news for you -- you've got cancer and Alzheimer's."
And the patient replies: "Well, at least I don't have cancer."
Ah! A health book written with optimism, not spankings. There's a lot of head room in SuperHealth by Dr. Steven Pratt. He says we shouldn't feel old until we're 100 -- and then we will have earned it!
Doc Pratt opens by talking about nutrition, and it strikes me that when I was in Spain last week, I enjoyed the broccoli I ate every night far more than I crave my purloined M&M's back home. Broccoli over chocolate? Wow. Who knew. The closer we eat to raw, the better off we are.
Go for Omega 3 food, he says, and Omega 6 -- salmon, nuts, grain-fed beef. Also Vitamin D. And work out. A lot.
Going organic can keep you from ingesting toxins.
Eating fiber fills you up and reduces belly fat.
Cut your saturated fats, and add extra virgin olive oil. Ah-ha -- evidence found in my journey to Spain. Blood sugar absolutely perfect that week.
You gotta work it, baby. And, you gotta sleep.
More SuperHealth -- it's good for your skin and appearance to eat dark chocolate, avocados, oranges, dried fruit, tomatoes, pumpkin -- and drink tea.
He's got recipes, and shopping lists, and suggestions -- like -- tell a joke every day to keep your mind sharp:
So the doctor says to the patient "I've got very bad news for you -- you've got cancer and Alzheimer's."
And the patient replies: "Well, at least I don't have cancer."
Labels: book review., Doctor Steven Pratt, exercise, Mediterranean diet, Spain, SuperHealth
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