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Wednesday, December 09, 2009

McCord advocates lifestyle choices in book

There is no 'magic' pill or fad diet for good health; personal responsibility for wise choices can help you live to 100.

Like so many things in life, the best answer to a problem is often the simplest. It is no different when it comes to health, wellness, and longevity.

Dr. Sanja Gupta of CNN advocates over the airwaves healthy lifestyle choices. Dr. Mehmet Oz is well known for simplifying the message of preventive health choices and the effects bad health choices have on our bodies. Dr. Rima Laibow supports eating natural foods and supplements as a way to prevent disease. These doctors represent a growing number of physicians and researchers who have taken a stand for better lifestyle choices for improved health and longevity.

In her new book, Living Well at One Hundred, famed biochemist and treatment specialist of non-healing and complex wounds Dr. Darlene McCord joins this medical chorus and shares pertinent information that allows for healthy lifestyle changes. The colorfully illustrated tabletop book is an easy to read reference for anyone looking to improve their stamina, and prevent and treat diseases such as diabetes and hypertension as well as increase their life's longevity.

Living Well at One Hundred begins with an honest assessment of the rise in health care spending over the past 40-years, and why bad lifestyle choices - are one of the main culprits to this increase. Dr. McCord is a strong advocate for prevention using diet, exercise and supplements as a foundation to a healthy life.

She says of preventive medicine, "The march to better health is not being led by insurance and pharmaceutical companies -- it is being led by a growing number of cutting-edge physicians, researchers, and a throng of people just like you and me."

"Over the past century, the average life expectancy has more than doubled. The extension of human longevity is one of our greatest achievements. However, in order to maintain the tremendous gains we have made, we must become partners in our own health and more actively participate in the choices that will impact it," adds McCord. "The concept of living well is about how to take charge of our everyday life circumstances. Our own longevity is actually controlled each and every day by the decisions we make. Simple choices - from the food we eat to exercise - can result in previously unsurpassed physical and emotional health."

Living Well at One Hundred is decidedly different from most 'health' books in that it encourages and explains many small steps one can take toward a healthy life. At their own pace, readers can plan their own 'journey' to wellness and health.

"The answer to health and wellness is at our fingertips every day, from the food we eat to basic choices," notes McCord. "It really isn't complex, radical diets or new medicines aren't needed."

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