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You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty
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First published January 1, 2007
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April 5, 2008
I actually read all of these YOU books. This was the best one I thought. Its the most recent one and therefore has the latest research in it. It gives tons of info on what to do to help your body slow the aging process. The idea is to have a full and satisfying life all the way until the day you die. Since people are expected to live longer than ever, rather than having to slow down and deteriorate, one can keep their bodies and minds in great shape. One thing that stood out to me is a thing called a telomere. This is the ending "cap" on a DNA strand and keeping it healthy is one of the main ways to help your body continue to rejuvinate and heal damaged cells. This is done through reducing stress mostly, but certain foods help too, such as omega-3s and flavinoids (I'm spelling things wrong here I know). A final thing I will say is that the doctors say that your genes only play about 30% influence in how your body ages, so most of our future health is in our own hands. It is never to late for a change in healthy habits to make a difference in future health.
November 27, 2025
Easy to follow information. Some good life tips.
October 22, 2022
The science and key advice are helpful, but a lot of the suggestions and supplements make little difference.
September 20, 2009
The thesis of the book is pretty straightforward (page 3): "To add serious years to your life--and life to your years--you have to lower your risk for all diseases. And the only way to do that is to slow your rate of aging at the cellular level." Then (page 4), "After all, aging may be inevitable, but the rate of aging is certainly not." The authors are physicians themselves.
The book features a number of items: "major agers" (facts that accelerate rather than retard the aging process), "You tests" (quick tests to assess where readers are on the aging scale), "You tips" (end of chapter actions and strategies designed to retard the aging process), "You tools" (e.g., anger management, quit smoking, medical tests needed, stress management, etc.). Finally, Part II focuses on action planning with that part entitled "The YOU extended warranty plan." Much of what is in this book is well known by many readers. Still, it does a service by pulling things together.
Some You tips on page 41-45 are designed to enhance memory processes and thinking. Among which are: eat the right kind of foods (e.g., those high in omega-3 fats), load up on salads (emphasis to be on the vegetables, and not on dressing), add a dash of this and that (e.g., lycopene--from foods such as tomatoes and red apples, resveratrol--from red wine). On pumping up the immune system, some You tips from page 110: Eat shiitake mushrooms (to increase killer T cells), cruciferous vegetables (like broccoli or cabbage), catechins (found in green tea), ginger, quercetin (in onions and garlic). Again, some of these items are well know to us.
To protect against cancer? Use Vitamin D, aspirin (low dosage), tomato sauce, and so on.
On pages 320 and following, there are a set of action steps to take to retard the aging process. Not surprisingly, these include exercise, getting rid of bad fats and beefing up on good fats, do the Chi-gong workout, stop bad habits (like smoking), restrict caloric intake, and the like.
You follow the advice in this book, the authors contend, and you will retard the aging process. And, indeed, much of what I read is very consistent with advice routinely given out by health experts, physicians, and others. There are some things that I had not read about before in this book (Chi-gong, for instance). Other items, such as eating cruciferous vegetables and items rich in lycopene are commonplace suggestions. This book is useful in bringing a wide array of anti-aging materials together. So, it's not a revolutionary work, but it does represent a nice synthesis of what we know (with a few original ideas thrown in for good measure).
The book features a number of items: "major agers" (facts that accelerate rather than retard the aging process), "You tests" (quick tests to assess where readers are on the aging scale), "You tips" (end of chapter actions and strategies designed to retard the aging process), "You tools" (e.g., anger management, quit smoking, medical tests needed, stress management, etc.). Finally, Part II focuses on action planning with that part entitled "The YOU extended warranty plan." Much of what is in this book is well known by many readers. Still, it does a service by pulling things together.
Some You tips on page 41-45 are designed to enhance memory processes and thinking. Among which are: eat the right kind of foods (e.g., those high in omega-3 fats), load up on salads (emphasis to be on the vegetables, and not on dressing), add a dash of this and that (e.g., lycopene--from foods such as tomatoes and red apples, resveratrol--from red wine). On pumping up the immune system, some You tips from page 110: Eat shiitake mushrooms (to increase killer T cells), cruciferous vegetables (like broccoli or cabbage), catechins (found in green tea), ginger, quercetin (in onions and garlic). Again, some of these items are well know to us.
To protect against cancer? Use Vitamin D, aspirin (low dosage), tomato sauce, and so on.
On pages 320 and following, there are a set of action steps to take to retard the aging process. Not surprisingly, these include exercise, getting rid of bad fats and beefing up on good fats, do the Chi-gong workout, stop bad habits (like smoking), restrict caloric intake, and the like.
You follow the advice in this book, the authors contend, and you will retard the aging process. And, indeed, much of what I read is very consistent with advice routinely given out by health experts, physicians, and others. There are some things that I had not read about before in this book (Chi-gong, for instance). Other items, such as eating cruciferous vegetables and items rich in lycopene are commonplace suggestions. This book is useful in bringing a wide array of anti-aging materials together. So, it's not a revolutionary work, but it does represent a nice synthesis of what we know (with a few original ideas thrown in for good measure).
January 13, 2009
More reading selected in the shameless quest for the fountain of youth. I'm not actually reading it yet - my husband has it and since he reads at about 2 pages a day, I have to subsist on crumbs of information he occassionally scatters in my direction. I bought it because in Dr. Oz's interview on Oprah, he mentioned a few things from the latest scientific reseach I had not heard yet. For example, your aging well depends upon keeping the tips of your telemere's "unfrayed" (these are at the tip of your chromosommes). If they are unfrayed, you can build healthy replacement cells, otherwise.... Now how to do that? I'll keep you posted.
June 25, 2016
I've never heard so many corny similes in my life! They are far more interested in entertainment than providing factual, relevant information. I'm a healthcare worker, so I guess I expected too much from the Oprah crowd.
December 3, 2008
Enlightening... and I'm an RN! An extremely easy, yet enjoyable read so that everyone can learn what most of us don't know that will help our bodies.
October 1, 2023
I for one did not like this, it was funny but dull and I have got much to say except to get rid of the you tips, they’re boring, but that is my opinion, think that aging is a bad think is one but this is not my cup of coffee…….all in all crap.
July 10, 2020
While I will try the workouts at the end of this book, I did find the forced humour and childish sexual innuendo liberally sprinkled throughout extremely tedious.
February 6, 2020
TONS of good information. I found that this isn't the kind of book you can read through quickly. It has so much information, some of which I had to re-read, that it will continually be a good resource.
June 13, 2008
I listened to this book on tape, which I wouldn't recommend, mainly because there's a ton of information to write down and implement. I ordered it on my Kindle (which I'm loving, by the way) and now I have it as a reference. One of the things I really appreciated about Staying Young was that both doctors take on and recommend supplements. My experience has been that when you bring supplements up to most doctors they act like you practice voodoo. It is also refreshing to find out things like why one's arteries thicken, and why we need to floss every day. After reading this book, I'd venture to say that a person is never too young to adopt the good health habits Michael F. Roizen and Mehmet C. Oz suggest. The writing is layman-friendly and humorous, which, as we all know, makes a non fiction book easier to read. It also has illustrations that are as humorous as the writing.
August 15, 2009
This one was a Christmas gift from my wife who watches Oprah and loves when Dr. Oz shows up on her show.
I must admit up front that there seems to be some great information in this book. The problem lies in the delivery. The writing is horrible. There are so many metaphors per page that it reads like a bibliophiles metaphor guide. There are even sentences with more than one metaphor. The metaphors are mostly bad ones as well.
After about a hundred pages, I could no longer drag my cranial wadding through these pages so I shut the book for good. It's been sitting on our coffee table for enough time now that I can safely put in on a shelf and not hurt my wife's feelings. Should I tell her anyway?
I must admit up front that there seems to be some great information in this book. The problem lies in the delivery. The writing is horrible. There are so many metaphors per page that it reads like a bibliophiles metaphor guide. There are even sentences with more than one metaphor. The metaphors are mostly bad ones as well.
After about a hundred pages, I could no longer drag my cranial wadding through these pages so I shut the book for good. It's been sitting on our coffee table for enough time now that I can safely put in on a shelf and not hurt my wife's feelings. Should I tell her anyway?
February 7, 2008
I love this book! My biggest complaint is that it wasn't longer! I wanted to read more and learn more. I love how the authors made physiology easy to understand. The pictures and jokes kept my attention. The information is absolutely invaluable! That's the best part. Once you understand how your choices affect you at a cellular level, you can't help but make healthier choices. I lost five pounds while reading this book, without thinking about losing weight. I just wanted to eat healthy foods and excercise (and still do). I'm a health nut now. Read this book! You'll feel better and live longer!
January 11, 2008
I have been reading this book very carefully as it is filled with loads of excellent information for taking care of your body. Dr. Oz,one of the co-authors, is famous for being on Ophra numerous times. The authors make the scientific part very readable and the nutritional and lifestyle suggestions are excellent. Although much of this will not be new information for those of us who read about health, there is enough new, or different information to cause me to read the entire book.
November 20, 2008
This is one of a whole series of "You" health books. I thought I'd reserved a different one, but this was a really fun one and I learned a lot about how the body works. It's written in a very light, fun version that reminds me a lot of the "...for Dummies" series. My only problem with it was in some of their recommendations--which frequently encouraged drinking alcohol and caffeine. Not exactly word of wisdom advice, but still a fun fast-reading health book.
January 26, 2008
I've read all of the "You" books and recommend them to my patients who want "dieting" advice. (The truth is there is no such thing as a diet, only lifestyle changes). They explain the whys/hows behind the advice that is given. I recommend these books to anyone who is interested in finding out more about how their body works and how to keep it in good condition.
March 29, 2008
Interesting overview of the aging process and some antidotes. More main steam than "The Life Extension Revolution: The New Science of Growing Older Without Aging" and "The Official Anti-aging Revolution: Stop the Clock, Time is on Your Side for a Younger, Stronger, Happier You."
All 3 are valuable in terms of taking care of mind and body for the long term.
All 3 are valuable in terms of taking care of mind and body for the long term.
December 8, 2009
The authors explain why the body ages and how readers can become anatomical puppeteers, mastering their genes, bad habits, environmental pollution and stress while igniting the body's ability to stay fit, strong and healthy. The authors’ argument if you want to live a long and healthy life you need to follow three main facts: one, eat less; two build muscles; three get enough sleep.
March 9, 2010
adult nonfiction. facts and tips in re: the aging process. Some of it is useful, some of it is tedious (the cartoons YOU injects into the text in an attempt to provide humor). Unfortunately, no sources are cited that I could find, which makes the information somewhat questionable.
February 4, 2011
This book may have been informative, but I was turned off by the endless, pressing need the authors felt to turn every body system into a metaphor and assault you with cartoons depicting said metaphors, as if you have no ability to grasp biology or anatomy.
June 17, 2008
Health maintenance.
January 8, 2018
3+ stars
Today I finished the book written by Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen, You:Staying Young. It had some interesting info. in it (a lot of which I already heard elsewhere) but what I am remembering the most right now is what they wrote in the stress relief chapter. It says to do the opposite. Every emotion has an "urge to act" that goes with it. Being afraid or anxious you tend to avoid things: being depressed or sad you want to withdraw or stay in bed: and if you get angry you want to lash out or yell. Unfortunately, these things tend to increase the emotion instead of decreasing it. So it said if you get depressed or anxious you don't withdraw but go out instead. Instead of lashing out or yelling when you get mad become empathetic. Rather than letting your emotions determine what you do, take control and you choose how you feel.
Even if you have indeed heard this stuff it is a good refresher. The more information you learn the more ideas you have to sort through to determine yourself what you believe works and what doesn't. I had a funny skit on my Facebook page awhile ago showing a man from the future showing up in a 50's kitchen telling them not to eat the eggs as the cholesterol will kill you. He disappears then shows up again saying they were ok but just eat the whites. Again he disappears then a few seconds later shows up to say to eat like the cavemen. The man of the house asked how he knows what they ate so he disappears but shows up a few seconds later (presumably after going to check it out) and says to forget everything he just told them. Science is continually evolving as new information is learned so everyone needs to think for themselves as well as listening to the experts.
Today I finished the book written by Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen, You:Staying Young. It had some interesting info. in it (a lot of which I already heard elsewhere) but what I am remembering the most right now is what they wrote in the stress relief chapter. It says to do the opposite. Every emotion has an "urge to act" that goes with it. Being afraid or anxious you tend to avoid things: being depressed or sad you want to withdraw or stay in bed: and if you get angry you want to lash out or yell. Unfortunately, these things tend to increase the emotion instead of decreasing it. So it said if you get depressed or anxious you don't withdraw but go out instead. Instead of lashing out or yelling when you get mad become empathetic. Rather than letting your emotions determine what you do, take control and you choose how you feel.
Even if you have indeed heard this stuff it is a good refresher. The more information you learn the more ideas you have to sort through to determine yourself what you believe works and what doesn't. I had a funny skit on my Facebook page awhile ago showing a man from the future showing up in a 50's kitchen telling them not to eat the eggs as the cholesterol will kill you. He disappears then shows up again saying they were ok but just eat the whites. Again he disappears then a few seconds later shows up to say to eat like the cavemen. The man of the house asked how he knows what they ate so he disappears but shows up a few seconds later (presumably after going to check it out) and says to forget everything he just told them. Science is continually evolving as new information is learned so everyone needs to think for themselves as well as listening to the experts.
December 3, 2019
Nuggets, here.
nuggets for your knowledge center.
$19.99 limited time only
This book presents a fecund picture of our body systems and its disease. Through metaphors of your body as a city, Cleveland Clinic director of anesthesia Roizen and the people's Columbia-NY Presbeterian vice chair of surgery show their mastery of disease states. Biochemical reactions just make sense from these drs; You know them drs ruminated long on these topics to form said base abstractions.
e.g. my understanding of sleep. infoscan#3/3
Pineal gland responds to light through RGC's (retinal ganglion cell) bipolar cell lateral transduction. Its off-center Receptors are inhibited when light signals the Receptor center. Without light, melatonin is produced.
Melatonin
GABA overcoming glutamate - Acetylcholine
vasodilating waste of NA/protein breakdown adenosine = sleep. (caffiene blocks AChesterase)("we're restless when something is on our mind, like a predator. [you'd do your tribe no good if you were sneaking off in stage 5 while a whooly mammoth trampled through your village"(191]). Melatonin rises 2 hours before your circadian-timed bedtime and peaks when your body temp is lowest to help produce sleep.
I gave bonus stars for having met Dr. Oz at a Franky Vallie concert at the Hardrock Casino, Cleveland. He was introduced after the first monologue. When the show ended, I told the guard for the private section that we were friends of Dr. Oz, and they led us to his table. It was lovely.
nuggets for your knowledge center.
$19.99 limited time only
This book presents a fecund picture of our body systems and its disease. Through metaphors of your body as a city, Cleveland Clinic director of anesthesia Roizen and the people's Columbia-NY Presbeterian vice chair of surgery show their mastery of disease states. Biochemical reactions just make sense from these drs; You know them drs ruminated long on these topics to form said base abstractions.
e.g. my understanding of sleep. infoscan#3/3
Pineal gland responds to light through RGC's (retinal ganglion cell) bipolar cell lateral transduction. Its off-center Receptors are inhibited when light signals the Receptor center. Without light, melatonin is produced.
Melatonin
GABA overcoming glutamate - Acetylcholine
vasodilating waste of NA/protein breakdown adenosine = sleep. (caffiene blocks AChesterase)("we're restless when something is on our mind, like a predator. [you'd do your tribe no good if you were sneaking off in stage 5 while a whooly mammoth trampled through your village"(191]). Melatonin rises 2 hours before your circadian-timed bedtime and peaks when your body temp is lowest to help produce sleep.
I gave bonus stars for having met Dr. Oz at a Franky Vallie concert at the Hardrock Casino, Cleveland. He was introduced after the first monologue. When the show ended, I told the guard for the private section that we were friends of Dr. Oz, and they led us to his table. It was lovely.
September 14, 2018
This is a big fat book, a reference book to consult over and over again. It is fascinating to learn about the human body and what a miracle it is. The explanations are very clear and understandable; the volume is easy to read, large print, plenty of cartoon-like drawings to illuminate the concepts. There are concrete suggestions to making improvements. I guess the only thing I don't like is the emphasis on supplements. The authors suggest a whole lot! At the end is a good concise program to follow using the suggestions. Generally, the suggestions are along the line that we already know, eat real food, not too much, mostly plants; get enough sleep, plenty of activity, find time for meditation. So for me the suggested improvements weren't new, but the explanations regarding the miracles of the human body were really eye-opening and resulted in quite a few audible "wow" moments as I was reading.
July 14, 2023
Sách được viết với rất nhiều kiến thức chuyên môn, hay đúng hơn, quá nhiều kiến thức chuyên môn nên tôi đọc... không mấy hứng khởi (dù bản thân tôi cũng có kiến thức nền về y khoa tổng quát). Với sách hướng tới số đông dân số, đưa quá nhiều thông tin vào sẽ làm người đọc cảm thấy ngộp và mệt, nhanh chóng từ bỏ việc đọc tiếp hơn là thấy hứng thú và tiếp tục đọc đến hết quyển. Đã vậy, người dịch lằng ngoằng câu chữ đã đành, người biên tập cũng chẳng để tâm cắt sửa.
Tóm lại, trả nghiệm của tôi khi đọc quyển sách này là chẳng nhớ được gì cả. Đây đúng nghĩa là một quyển sách giáo khoa xen chút hài hước.
Tóm lại, trả nghiệm của tôi khi đọc quyển sách này là chẳng nhớ được gì cả. Đây đúng nghĩa là một quyển sách giáo khoa xen chút hài hước.
January 15, 2019
Despite the cartoons, there is alot of science in this book and really made me appreciate all the things going on inside my body. The book goes in depth of each of the bodily organs and processes, blood, breath, nervous system, endocrine, etc. and shows how aging affects each. At the end of each chapter, it features some practical things that can be done to reduce the effects.
Most of the effects can be reduced with a good diet. He is a firm believer in QUI-Jong, a form of Yoga, as a means to maintain and improve health. Good book.
Most of the effects can be reduced with a good diet. He is a firm believer in QUI-Jong, a form of Yoga, as a means to maintain and improve health. Good book.
October 25, 2020
3.5 Stars. Lots of good information all the way from the vaccinations you should have, how often and at what age to weight bearing exercises. A couple of interesting parts: researchers believe the reason why so many people are nearsighted is because we don't need distance vision anymore; 90% of men have prostate cancer by age 90; 20 jumping jacks a day are a real bone strengthener. Informative read.
September 8, 2022
Sağlıklı yaşama ve sağlıklı yaşlanma konularına yeni ilgi duyanlar için başlangıç kitabı olabilir. Kitabın yayınlandığı 2007 yılından bu yana bu konuda çok daha kapsamlı ve yararlı kitaplar yayınlandı.
Konuları basite indirgemek için bedeni bir şehire benzetme yöntemini ve resimlendirmeleri beğenmedim.
Kitabın sonundaki 14 günlük değişim uygulama yöntemini ve tavsiye edilen egzersiz planını yararlı buldum.
Konuları basite indirgemek için bedeni bir şehire benzetme yöntemini ve resimlendirmeleri beğenmedim.
Kitabın sonundaki 14 günlük değişim uygulama yöntemini ve tavsiye edilen egzersiz planını yararlı buldum.
May 23, 2020
3 -3 1/2 star read. This was an interesting read about aging and how to do the right things to improve your chances of ageing well. But as with the other book in the series that I have read, the jokes are kind of lame and the illustrations are trying too hard to be cute. Despite that, there is a lot of information in this book that makes it worth reading. An informative read.
November 22, 2021
I didn't expect a deep dive into my own biology to make me chuckle aloud, but this book is both medically rigorous and absolutely witty. While I'm someone who prefers actionable checklists over medical jargon, this book combined both in a charming way with goofy illustrations and hilarious analogies. Kudos to Ted Spiker who seems to have done the ghost-writing.
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