Review of
Instaread Summary of The Longevity Book The Science of Aging, The Biology of Strength, and
the Privilege of Time by Cameron Diaz and Sandra Bark
Two out of five stars
Everything that
I read in this summary sends me to the conclusion that this is a book that
probably would not exist or be a total flop if the name of a celebrity did not
appear as a co-author. For there is very little in the summary that has not
appeared in many other books many other times. Here are the key takeaways:
*) Instead of worrying about aging, learn to
appreciate the wisdom and beauty that accompany getting older and strengthening
relationships.
*) Women’s health care has vastly improved over the
last few decades, with mainstream medicine recognizing the need for female-specific
treatment and care.
*)Accepting the aging process can help women feel more
comfortable with themselves. When they stop denying aging, which is inevitable,
women can empower themselves with key information to optimize their health and
well-being.
*) Life expectancies are on the rise across the globe.
Extended life expectancy makes long-term self-care critically important.
*) Geroscience is the study of aging with age-related
diseases. The common denominator in a range of diseases, including cancer and
cardiovascular disease, is aging.
*) Your chronological age, or how long you’ve been
alive, is less a determining factor of your health than your biological age or
how healthy your cells are.
*) Aging, whether externally visible or not, always
occurs on a cellular level.
*) To strengthen the body as it ages, boost the
function of the cellular protectors: telomeres, apoptosis, and senescence.
*) Understanding the different systems of the body
aids in protecting and strengthening those systems.
*) The three pillars of strength are nutrition,
movement, and sleep.
As the reader can see, the only one of these that
offers up something new and interesting is the one about cell protectors. From
this summary, my conclusion is that the book with be a lengthy bore of routine
and often repeated information.
This book was made available for free for review
purposes.
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