Long Life Now: Strategies for Staying Alive

By Lee Hitchcock

Book Overview

Three conditions in American society are preventing us from achieving the health, long life, and enhanced quality of life that we seek, says Lee Hitchcox: our animal-centered diet, petrochemical-based... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890877637
• ISBN13: 9780890877630
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Celestial Arts
• Length: 387 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.3" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

Well researched...an excellent book on life extension!

I have owned this particular book for almost a decade & it is always placed on my immediate book shelf as quick reference. I have often referred to it countless times. Life extension has always been one of my pet subjects, on top of my many varied interests, when comes to reading & exploration. I remember the first time I started to read this book, particularly after the Introduction & Chapter 1, I almost fell off the chair. I did not realise the damaging consequences of the toxic lifestyles fostered by industry, especially the petro-chemical & pharmacological industries. Although some of the stuff may seem dated in today's context, in the light of unprecedented strides in science & technology research & development, I still believe the many strategies for staying alive remain pragmatic & applicable. On the whole, I have found the book to be well researched. If you need quick information & practical instruction to start a personal revolution for life extension, read this book.

Fine advice, well-written!

Lee has written a wonderful book that takes on all the myths about dietary and lifestyle health that have been support for years by economic interests at the detrement of our society. I have used this book as a reference since it came out and a resource to those who might challange with so many erroneous dietary cliches (e.g. "drink milk to have stronger bones"). If every adult read this book and digested it, what an enlightened, healthy society we would become...if only. Great job Lee!!

Continually Useful Book

When I have a question about health, diet or food. This is the book I always turn to first. I've read and re-read this book many times and it's one of my most used references. Lee covers dietary components like proteins, fats, carbohydrates, additives, dairy, seafood and vitamins. He also summarizes some of the different diets around the world and correlates them with different levels of disease and sickness--in the process finding those diets which are the most healthful. Lee then provides recipes and cooking strategies to integrate the best foods into your own diet.Weight control, exercise, biological age, seniors, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes and more are examined and Lee quotes research and the plain facts concerning each. The ladder half of the book is devoted to the food and drug industry and their interactions with government organizations like the FDA, RDA, USDA and APA. He writes allot about chemicals, pesticides and toxins found in most foods and their is a chapter concerning Organic vs. Conventional growing.Throughout the book you will find very amusing and often absurd quotes by industry leaders touting the benefits of their toxic foods. These snippets of corporate propaganda and government idiocy are often rendered disturbing when they punctuate the actual truths which Lee sites. It's a real shame the vast majority of American's are mindless of the harm they are doing to their bodies with their diet. A book like this is a great education and wakeup call to most anyone. My thanks to the author for sharing his knowledge.Also, if you've read this book and liked it check out "Milk : The Deadly Poison" by Robert Cohen, Jane Heimlich. Kinda poetic title, huh. :)

Is Your Health- The Most important Asset You Own ?

If you believe that your health is the single most important asset you own then the book "Long Life Now: Startegies for Staying Alive" by Doctor Hitchcox is for you. Well written, well laid out - designed to be read "Long Life Now" is the most comprehensive round-up of profound and accurate information compiled to inform and educate us on what is going on with our culture when it comes to health. This book is a must have in all libraries. This book is a major reference book for all concerned individuals and activists. Doctor Hitchcox has throughly researched and verified his facts and is to be commended for the time he took and the throughness of his work. He has written a highly insightful and at times terrifying account of the current cultural practices and values in this country around health and environmental issues. This is a book worth the time to read - don't plan to read it all at once. You will need time to digest what he says. If you can only read one section in the book read his discussion on diet and its relationship to long life. This discussion alone is well worth the read. Read this book if you value your life and quality of life

This book has really changed my life.

After reading this book and using the "Core Recipes" as my basic diet, I have lost 25lbs but most importantly I have cut my blood pressure medication in half, I don't have any gout anymore, I don't have any bowel issues, and I just feel a hell of a lot better. It also educates a person on causes of cancer, heart disease, etc. Hitchcox is extremely well read and to the point. He backs up his statements with references. Although I think a few points were probably taken out of context to support a view of his, overall he states the facts and cuts through all of the propaganda. It is a great book. I've never reviewed a book before but this book is too important to the health of other people to keep quite about it.