The 120-Year Diet: How to Double Your Vital Years

by Roy L. Walford

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671466771
• ISBN13: 9780671466770
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

It worked for me!

Dr. Walford's book passed the test!! I had suffered with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high triglycerides for years and had to take several drugs to keep things in check. I tried the Zone, Atkins, and even a severely low fat, vegetarian diet. Even though I exercised and followed a very low fat diet losing all my excess weight, I could not control my blood cholesterol which was stubbornly high; although my blood pressure did come down to about 135/85. I have a strong hereditary condition that raises cholesterol to over 400, and no diets worked, so I resigned myself to a lifetime regimen of drugs until I read Dr. Walford's wonderful book! Please listen to me, this diet is phenomenol. My cholesterol dropped like a rock in space, and my blood pressure is currently 105/70 without drugs!! I feel great, like never before. My doctor is flabbergasted; he said, "you'll never be able to get off drugs with your hereditary propensity for high cholesterol." Many of the men in my family have died in their early forties from heart disease. I am currently 48 and doing just great and best of all my doctor had to eat his words!! My hdl/ldl ratio is 2.1 and all parameters are just fine all thanks to Dr. Walford. The only downside is that the diet is not for the fainthearted; it takes committment but once you get used to it, it becomes quite comfortable. If you really want health that's based on the best scientific evidence not hype and balony go with Dr. Walford. He is a great man with a lot of integrity and he will not mislead you like most of them do.

Finally: How to slow aging, by an active researcher!

Roy Walford (the author) is an active researcher in the field of gerontology (aging). His book, written for non-researchers, includes full scientific references as it introduces the study of aging and even a guide to how to separate scientific fluff from fact. The main substance of the book deals with how anyone can modify what they eat to live longer, and, more importantly, stay healthier longer -- at least as far as current research can determine. Other, more recent, references on this topic (known as "Calorie Restriction with Advanced Nutition (CRAN)), include the Jan 96 issue of Scientific America and a more recent book by Walford and his daughter containing more practical advice on how to practice CRAN yourself (titled: "The Anti-Aging Plan : Strategies and Recipes for Extending Your Healthy Years")