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Want to live to 120? Then pick up a copy of Renewal: The Anti-Aging Revolution by Timothy J. Smith M.D., and start making diet and lifestyle changes today. In Renewal, Dr. Smith, a practicing physician with more than 25 years of experience in a broad range of disciplines, including alternative, nutritional, and Chinese medicine, provides specific instructions to keep your body from wearing out prematurely or succumbing to the ravages of degenerative disease. Renewal incorporates the latest longevity research and is packed with terrific information that is a pleasure to read. You'll learn how and why we age and, more important, how to reverse heart disease, destroy cancer cells, erase visible signs of aging, boost brain power, attack aging at the cellular level, and extend your life span by protecting healthy cells and repairing or replacing damaged or dead ones. This challenging program has three components: an anti-aging diet (a low-fat, vegan eating plan), supplement program (which includes sections on phytochemicals, fiber, and herbs like ginkgo, garlic, and ginseng), and exercise program. Renewal also contains a 14-day meal plan with recipes and chapters on anti-aging hormones and "smart pills." Follow Dr. Smith's advice and you'll keep each of your body's 100 trillion cells humming for decades to come. --Ellen Albertson
Book Description
Grow young again!
We generally expect to live to our seventies, eighties, and maybe even nineties-- but we also expect our "golden" years to be fraught with illness, aches, limitations, and overall deterioration. Now renowned physician and anti-aging expert Dr. Timothy J. Smith offers you a new outlook on aging with a groundbreaking program that will not only extend your life, but will improve its quality by leaps and bounds.
Believe it or not, the human body is actually programmed to last 120 years. Would anyone want to live that long? If they unlocked the secrets to renewing the body's cells and avoid the traditional breakdown associated with aging, most people would say "yes!" Discover Dr. Smith's amazing plan for cellular renewal, including:
* The Renewal Anti-Aging Diet:
Regenerate cells with the New Four Food Groups-- and drop the flawed Food Guide Pyramid-- to receive the proper amount of vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that will keep you young.
* The Renewal Anti-Aging Supplement Program:
Certain nutritional, herbal, and hormonal supplements are crucial in helping your body fight off the diseases associated with aging-- find the ones that work for you.
* The Renewal Anti-Aging Exercise Program:
Learn the simple, powerful fitness plan that will fend off the body's decline.
Live longer, live better.
Customer Reviews:
Review 1. A good starting point, 2005-09-03
This book, and subsequently the desire to research additional sources, has made a remarkable difference to the three people in my family.
One reviewer wrote that "any serious book on rejuvenation would mention phosphatidylcholine". Of course phosphatidylcholine is mentioned, along with dosage suggestions.
The reviewer may not know that phosphatidylcholine is known as lecithin, although lecithin is also a term loosely applied to describe a combination of phosphatidylcholine with other phospholipids.
As a satisfied customer and user of Smith's methodology I recommend this book.
Review 2. Not a gerontologist, 2004-10-11
His specialty is Obstetrics & Gynecology. I felt it is a "me too" book on the topic. LEF.org has much more information and is more authoritive than Dr. Smith in my opinion and LEF is free.
I would think any serious book on rejuvenation would mention phosphatidylcholine which is in all cells. Rats suplemented with it lived 35% longer than the control group and it wasn't administered until the rats were in such serious decline that they could no longer reproduce. After phosphatidylcholine they had full size litters. The only phospholipid I saw referenced in his book was phosphatidylserine.
Borrow it from the library before you decide to buy it. I'm glad I did.
Review 3. Interesting, Sensational, Misleading, 2004-09-28
This book is readable and interesting, with some expected advice and a few surprising ones. Especially interesting are his arguments against consuming all forms of animal-derived food including milk and his case against red wine.
However, anyone who knows anything about traditional Chinese medicine will see that Dr Smith can't be a serious practitioner or even a believer of TCM. Most TCM tonics contain animal parts. One of the most highly prized Chinese/Tibetan "herb" is cordyceps sinensis.
Medicinal wines are also a very important part of Chinese medicine. Chinese physicians believe that alcohol clears the body's channels and moves the qi. Delivered with certain herb combinations, alcohol enhances the therapeutic effects.
Ginseng is not a miracle herb. For the wrong body type, it can cause more harm than good. Osteoporosis is not well-documented in China. It doesn't mean it does not exist. In fact, rickets used to be quite common until school children were encouraged to drink milk.
There are a lot of other debatable points. Suffice to say that while this book makes an interesting read, one shouldn't take it too seriously.
Review 4. Take the best, leave the rest, 2004-09-14
Indeed, the rumors of Dr. Smith's death have been much exaggerated; he's been my primary care doc. for nearly twenty years now, ten spent in the Bay Area and seven in the Midwest. His programs can be expensive for those seeking wellness on limited means, especially should they be lucky enough to have health insurance -- our insane health care system often paying for pharmaceuticals that do more harm than good, but not for the supplements he more sensibly recommends. That said, *anyone* seeking solid advice on taking charge of her health can sift for the invaluable nuggets here, and if necessary, pass over anything that strikes her as "religious glow," to quote a later reviewer. Dr. Smith has another book in the works, but it may be some time before it emerges, given the demands of his clinical practice and growing family.
Review 5. Best anti aging book I've read so far, 2004-07-29
Dr. Smith presents an excellent, practical, well organized book that covers all aspects of anti aging. His style is easy to read and comprehend unlike other books of this nature. I've been following it as best as I can and am amazed at the results. Just wondering if this is the one and only book he ever wrote. The one reviewer said he died. It is probably not true. He does have a website at http://www.renewalresearch.com/
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