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Reviews
Of
Longevity Made Simple
ForeWord
Magazine Names Longevity Made Simple Finalist for Book of
the Year Award
Library Journal, October 1, 2007
Note: The following
Library Journal review compared Longevity Made Simple:
How to Add 20 Good Years to Your Life to the book You: Staying
Young by Mehmet Oz, MD, and Michael F. Roizen, MD
"These two titles…examine the current
thinking in the field and outline plans for maintaining vigor well
into the eighties and even beyond….Flanigan (cardiology, Univ.
of Colorado Health Sciences Ctr.) and Sawyer (codirector, Heart
and Health Prevention Ctr.) are more straightforward and economical
in style, zeroing in on the ten most deadly diseases (e.g.,
heart disease) and how to elude them. Most public libraries will
want to stock a few titles on increasing longevity, a big headline
maker. Flanigan and Sawyer's title is the more accessible
of the two…"
Today's
Diet & Nutrition, Dec. 7, 2007
"Richard J. Flannigan and Kate Flanigan
Sawyer, MD, help you determine your risk for the ten most deadly
diseases that kill three-quarters of Americans. More important,
they detail tactics you can use to reduce or eliminate your risk
factors and thus extend your life. Longevity Made Simple: How
to Add 20 Good Years to Your Life takes a no-nonsense approach
that empowers readers to take charge of their health."
ForeWord Magazine November/December
2007
"According to Flanigan and Sawyer, the chances
of developing the diseases responsible for eighty percent of all
yearly U.S. deaths are not as influenced by family history and genetics
as they are by lifestyle choices: whether or not one eats nutritious
foods, exercises, has the necessary screening tests and takes appropriate
medications when needed. In other words, health and well-being rest
in one's own hands to a greater degree than most people recognize.
The authors share research-based guidelines and a method of developing
a personal risk profile so that readers can create a unique longevity
plan. They also identify the screening tests most likely to detect
disease in the earliest, most treatable, stage and offer ten essential
tips, as well as nutritious recipes, for living a long, healthy
life."
Arthur
Agatston, MD
Author of #1 Bestseller The South Beach Diet
"Today we are finally beginning to appreciate
the role that our often toxic lifestyles play in most of the chronic
diseases of the Western World. We are learning this at a time that
our health care system is overloaded and we must depend more and
more on ourselves to maintain health.
"Dr. Richard J. Flanigan and his daughter Dr.
Flanigan Sawyer have teamed up to produce an invaluable guide
to teach us about the major health threats and the strategies we
can employ to lead happier, healthier, and longer lives."
William
Clifford Roberts, MD
Executive Director, Baylor Heart &
Vascular Institute
Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Cardiology
"For nearly three decades, I have collected more
than 100 books on diet, nutrition, heart disease, and healthy living.
Yet this splendid book by Dr. Richard Flanigan and his daughter,
Dr. Kate Flanigan Sawyer, distinguishes itself with its brevity
and unique approach. I congratulate the authors for their wise
counsel and urge all to follow it for a healthier, happier, and
longer life."
Robert
A. Vogel, MD
Professor of Medicine, University of
Maryland
"Longevity Made Simple
is a highly readable guide for all those wishing to age successfully
in every sense-physically, intellectually, and emotionally."
James Ehrlich, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Atherotech
Medical Director, Heart Check Washington DC
"As a physician involved in a high tech approach
to the early detection of heart disease and cancer, I cannot provide
a better prescription for healthy aging than to follow the preventive
recommendations in Longevity Made Simple. Expect to live
an extra good two years per chapter here---in that respect, it
is hard to imagine a more valuable contribution to the health advice
literature."
Jim Goddard
President, CEO, 9HealthFair
"Longevity Made Simple powerfully demonstrates
that taking healthy action today adds quality and longevity to your
life. 9HealthFair, Colorado's largest and most trusted non-profit
health fair, promotes health awareness and encourages individuals
to take responsibility for their own health. 9HealthFair proudly
supports Drs. Richard Flanigan and Kate Flanigan Sawyer in their
efforts to do the same."
Press
Release
September 26, 2007
Father-Daughter
Doctor Team Delivers
Science-Based Strategies for Preventing
The Top Diseases and Aging Successfully in Their New Book Longevity
Made Simple
Denver, Colorado -- Longevity
Made Simple: How to Add 20 Good Years to Your Life by Richard
J. Flanigan, MD, and Kate Flanigan Sawyer, MD, MPH, focuses on what
really matters: the strategies to prevent the top ten diseases,
which kill more than 75 percent of Americans.
Drs. Flanigan and Sawyer, a charismatic
father-daughter team, have spent decades reviewing the medical literature
and helping their patients live long, healthy lives. Longevity Made
Simple combines their research and clinical experience in a powerful,
but quick and essential read. As authors and clinicians, they bring
clarity, rigor, and authoritativeness to the vast and sometimes
contradictory health and medical advice on aging.
From the Foreword
"…this splendid book
distinguishes itself with its brevity and unique approach…I
congratulation the authors for their wise counsel and urge all to
follow it for a healthier, happier, and longer life."
--William C. Roberts, MD
Editor-in-Chief, The American Journal of Cardiology
Executive Director, Baylor Heart & Vascular Institute
Stop Your Killer
The book opens by explaining the
biggest threats to our longevity, which are just ten diseases that
kill more than 75 percent of all people in the United States. Longevity
Made Simple then helps readers determine their personal risk profiles
for developing these diseases, and offers simple, evidence-based
tactics to reduce or to eliminate these risks. Readers will come
away from Longevity Made Simple with a clear understanding
of the real threats to their health and the tools to extend their
lives.
About the Authors
Richard J. Flanigan, MD, is director
of the Heart and Health Prevention Center in Denver, Colorado, and
an assistant clinical professor of cardiology at the University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Flanigan is an accomplished
artist and world champion, hall-of-fame oarsman. He lives in Denver,
Colorado, with his wife Barbara.
Kate Flanigan Sawyer, MD, MPH,
is a reviewing medical officer for the Department of Health and
Human Services, and CEO of Colorado Prevention Consultants, LLC.
She lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband Mike Sawyer, MD,
and two young children, Kathleen and Ryan. Dr. Sawyer is an avid
skier and dedicated runner.
Longevity Made Simple is
a 9Health Fair Featured Title.
Longevity Made Simple is
available at bookstores nationwide and online.
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or mention to
Williams Clark Publishing, 1218 Milwaukee St., Denver, CO 80206
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