| Real age, Your biological age may be a lot different
from your chronological age--for better or worse. Dr. Michael Roizen, a
preventive gerontologist at the University of Chicago who appears perennially
in the "1,000 Best Doctors in the U.S." listings, says that with the help
of his RealAge program, you can reduce your biological age by up to 20
years.
He's compiled a list of 100 health-related factors,
among them tobacco and alcohol use, diet, prescription and over-the-counter
drug use, your parents' health, even pet ownership and the highest educational
level completed by your spouse, and worked all these into a quiz to determine
your "real age." If you've taken your health for granted, be prepared for
a shock. He then explains how to follow a personalized age-reduction plan
using a range of methods, from quick fixes (use a helmet while bicycling),
to moderately easy changes (avoid sun and radon exposure), all the way
to the most difficult changes (reduce the stress in your life). Emotional
issues are given as much attention as physical ones; Roizen says, for example,
that seeing a psychologist to help work through serious personal problems
can reduce your chronological age by 8 to 16 years alone.
RealAge may appeal to Fountain of Youth seekers,
but will be especially useful for folks who are out of shape and too overwhelmed
to start a fitness plan, and for those who are understandably confused
by the wealth of contradictory health reports in the news. Dr. Roizen has
done an excellent job of organizing and explaining essential health information,
from defining health concepts such as blood pressure (and explaining how
to lower it) to distilling facts about diet, supplements, and herbs. Far
from faddish, it clearly presents only advice that's been proven effective
in clinical trials. This is preventive medicine at its best. --Erica Jorgensen
Paul G. Barash, M.D., Attending Anesthesiologist,
Yale-New Haven Hospital
"...Dr. Mike Roizen champions the use of RealAge
to encourage each of us to make decisions on our health needs based on
the best available scientific evidence...each patient can weigh the benefits
to their own well-being and develop a course of action that best suits
their lifestyle..."
Arthur S. Keats, M.D., Section Chief Division
of Cardio Anesthesiology, Texas Heart Institute
"...I like this concept for what it might do for
motivation...the intergration of risks and switch to the positive might
make prevention more palatable..."
W William K. Hamilton, M.D., Associate Dean,
University of California San Francisco
"...This is a different method - based on some
real science...the program's characteristics provide improved communication
to an increasing number of people..."
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