The Lucky Years, David B. Agus
The Lucky Years, David B. Agus
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The Lucky Years
How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health

Author: David B. Agus

Narrator: Holter Graham

Unabridged: 8 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/2016

Categories: Nonfiction, Medical


Synopsis

“If you buy just one health book this year, then get The Lucky Years” (Howard Stern). In this groundbreaking guide, bestselling author David Agus shows how we can take control of our health like never before in the brave new world of medicine.

In his first bestseller, The End of Illness, David Agus revealed how to add vibrant years to your life by knowing the real facts of health. In The Lucky Years, he builds on that theme by showing why this is the luckiest time yet to be alive, giving you the keys to a new kingdom of wellness.

In this new golden age, you’ll be able to take full advantage of the latest science and technologies to customize your care. Imagine being able to: edit your DNA to increase a healthy lifespan; use simple technologies to avoid or control chronic conditions like pain, depression, high blood pressure, and diabetes; prolong natural fertility and have children in your forties; lose weight effortlessly without a trendy diet; reverse aging to look, feel, and physically be ten years younger; and turn cancer into a manageable condition you can live with indefinitely. That’s the picture of the future that you can enter—starting today.

With “practical health information fortified with exciting news from the forefront of modern medical technology” (Kirkus Reviews), this is an essential, important read. “If you have made a new year’s resolution to get healthier, you’ll find a buddy in David B. Agus’s new book” (The Boston Globe). Welcome to the Lucky Years.

About David B. Agus

David B. Agus, MD, is the author of the international sensations The End of Illness, A Short Guide to a Long Life, and The Lucky Years. A professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California, he is the founding Director and CEO of the Ellison Institute of Technology and a contributor to CBS News. He lives in Santa Monica, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rob

About the book: The Lucky Years is your guide to understanding the cutting-edge developments in medical science which are addressing society’s most pressing health problems. While advances in genetics may seem to be the key to curing cancer, infertility and aging. This book shows that simple, sensib......more

David Agus is a USC professor and a doctor who treats cancer. This short book is worth the read on at least three counts. First, he gives you an idea about what is coming in the "health" century - innovations that will amaze most of us and will help extend not only our years but our quality years. S......more

Goodreads review by John

We'll be ready for an education from one of the nations top oncologists. Some chapters go into a very deep explanation of DNA and mitochondria. But some chapters give some great health tips. I thought it had a great balance. For the average reader it might go a little deeper than one needs.......more

Goodreads review by Harry

Like a typical personal health care book, the book offers useful tips, especially for white-collar workers nowadays such as: • Sleep for 7 hours a night constantly. • Sex and cuddling are important. • Gluten-free is a myth. • Etc. Worth a read tho! :)......more