Life Beyond 100: Secrets of the Fountain of Youth

by C. Norman Shealy

Using today's most leading-edge therapies and breakthroughs in the science of longevity, C. Norman Shealy, one of the pioneering holistic physicians of our time, shows how we can healthfully age to one hundred, and beyond.

The idea of living well beyond one hundred years-and enjoying those years in good health-used to be the stuff of science fiction. No longer. C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., whom Caroline Myss calls a "wizard-genius-scientist-mystic-physician," offers Life Beyond 100: Secrets of the Fountain of Youth . In this deeply learned and revolutionary book, Dr. Shealy provides a new concept of longevity, one that reveals that we can live far longer than current science suggests.

Basic healthy living and the use of alternative therapies have long been touted as "the way" to well-being, but Dr. Shealy takes these tenets a step further. From the physiology of stress and its effect on the human mind and body to the importance of DHEA; from the proven techniques of photostimulation and biofeedback training to groundbreaking suggestions for alleviating depression; from Shealy's electromagnetic framework of life to his recommendations for optimal health, Life Beyond 100 presents a detailed roadmap to achieve healthy aging-or "youthing." The result of years of clinical practice and cutting-edge research, Life Beyond 100 also exposes the fallacies behind many of the claims made by the medical establishment and the pharmaceutical industry. Shealy argues that rather than increasing people's life expectancy, these two groups create the opposite effect, consigning hundreds of thousands of people to an often miserable and premature old age by treating symptoms with an antidote-prescription medicine-that is often worse than the ailment itself.

As a counterpoint, Life Beyond 100 provides the most ambitious- yet medically grounded and commonsensical-longevity program available. Easy to follow and supported by advanced research, Dr. Shealy's guide to uncovering the secrets of youthful aging redefines the concept of human longevity and offers a new vision of healthy living to one hundred and beyond.

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD is a neurosurgeon, psychologist, and founding president of the American Holistic Medical Association. For over three decades, he has been at the forefront of alternative medicine and alternative health care. He holds ten patents for innovative discoveries in medicine, has published more than 300 articles, and authored more than 24 books. He is the co-founder of the American Board of Scientific Medical Intuition, and perhaps the world’s foremost medical expert on medical intuition.

Dr. Shealy is world renowned for his pioneering work in the fields of pain management and alternative forms of treatment. He is a Harvard-trained neurosurgeon, the founding President of the American Holistic Medical Association, President of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine and the President of Holos University Graduate Seminary. He has written scores of articles and books including the widely acclaimed Life Beyond 100 Secrets of the Fountain of Youth and The Creation of Health: Merging Traditional Medicine with Intuitive Diagnosis, which he co-wrote with Caroline Myss, Ph.D

Reviews

[Gary Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

i would like to give this book more than three stars, and that's often the case when I give a book a middling rating. This book is full of intriguing ideas, and I have little doubt that most of his main assertions are correct. However, I have two complaints. One is that he uses this book as an "infomercial" for his products, which I think calls into question his objectivity. Also, his writing style swings wildly from highly technical to very "new-agey", with insufficient data presented on some topics. That is to say, HE may have the data, but its not presented uniformly throughout the book. That said, there is an extensive bibliography and copious notes. So, it's worth the price of admission just for that alone. Read it. Judge for yourself.

[Machiko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting tidbits on holistic health. Not entirely a "must read," but if holistic medicine interests you, perhaps you should put this on your list. I found it interesting to get reinforcement that water heals all and not every little sickness should be medicated. This book gives you alternatives to healing beyond western medicine.