You staying young : the owner's manual for extending your warranty /
Mehmet C. Oz ... [et al.] ; illustrations by Gary Hallgren.
- 1st Free Press hardcover edition.
- New York : Free Press, c2007.
- xiii, 415 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Table of content
Bad genes & short telomeres : how genetics influences aging, and you control your genes – Develop a memorable memory – Oxidation & inefficient mitochondria : keep the energy factories of your body running smoothly – Take the heat off your heart – Stem cell slowdown : what you can learn, and use, from stem cells to keep your body strong – Get the best of stress – Declining defenses : why bacteria and viruses may be your most powerful enemies – Pump up your vagus and immune system – Toxins : keep sludge from seeping into your body – Cancel out cancer – Breathe easy – Glycosylation : how excess glucose can age you – Don't be pickled by diabetes – Calorie consumption & slowing sirtuin : understand the ultimate anti-agers – Get great guts – Neurotransmitter imbalance : how the chemical message system in your brain can age you – Sleep your way to the top – Wacky hormones : the natural fluctuations in hormone levels aren't all bad – Make the most of menopause – Protect your privates – No nitric oxide : how your levels of this gas can change your health – Live the sexy life – UV radiation : how the sun can nourish or destroy your body – See the world – Disuse atrophy : prime the pump to keep he body working well – Muscle up your bones – Wear & tear : how the body handles the breaking-down process – Hear ye, hear ye – Unforced errors : why our bodies can't withstand the crazy things that happen in life – The fourteen-day YOU Extended Warranty Plan – The YOU toolbox – YOU getting stronger.