Includes a biography on the author, a course scope, and bibliographical references.

"There is a little-known aspect of human aging that few of us - including me, until recently, consider: There is no scientific or medical way to determine the age of any human being. People can tell us their age or show us a birth certificate, but beyond that, there is no science that can put an age or date of birth on someone. W have no annual rings, as trees do; no way to count teeth, the way we do with horses. There are no biopsies or technologies that enable us to examine DNA or tissues that would allow even the most sophisticated scientist to give us an accurate age. The most we can do is guess, generally perhaps a 10-or 20-year range. To me, this opens a wonderful door to a hopeful future, for it allows us to aspire to a long and health life with few contraints as to how we might choose to live that life. The possibilities for health, productive, and joyful years ahead of us seem, in many ways, limitless.
What, then, can each of us do to achieve and maintain optimum health and well-being? Although conventional wisdom has shown that 35 to 40 percent of longevity might be determined by genes, 60 to 65 percent is within your control, which means that you have a choice in how you are going to live. My overall objective in this course is to help you see your options and make educated health-related decisions for a lifetime of good health and well-being.
In this course, we present an accessible, science-based program to help preserve your health and enhance your quality of life at any age. The lectures explain how and why the body and mind age and how you can build the pillars of a health-maintenance program: good nutrition, beneficial exercise, stress-relieving relaxing and restorative activities, and more and varied healthful lifestyle choices. We will explore and redefine the currently misunderstood concepts of those pillars of good health within the context of evidence-based medicine and anecdotal evidence. And, of course, my more than 40 years of experience in the medical profession allow me to draw some reasonable conclusions, which I will share when appropriate.
We will begin this course by studying the physiological, psychological, and cultural components of aging. In addition, we will look at general misconceptions and myths about aging, talk about ways to prevent illness and enhance good health, and investigate some of the medical advancements on the horizon. Then we will turn to the first pillar of our health maintenance program: nutrition. In the nutrition lectures, I will emphasize the idea that "diet" should be defines as "a way of eating" as opposed to " a way to lose weight". We will focus on eating healthy, fresh, whole foods; explore a wide array of alternatives to some of today`s popular rigid diet programs; and learn practical eating habits that will serve us for a lifetime.
In our lectures about beneficial exercise, I will promote physical activities of all sorts as enjoyable ways to keep your body moving, so that throughout life, fitness will be a byproduct of activities you like to do. After a general guide to the basic physiology and anatomy of exercise, we will discuss activities that makes us stronger, healthier, and better able to enjoy all other aspects of life. We will discuss the multitude of exercise options available to us all, including some that you may have never considered - though perhaps you should!
The mental health and mindfulness lectures will encourage you yo use your mental capacity to its fullest at every age, from youth through advanced years. These lectures will explain clearly the benefits of mindfulness, meditation, and relaxation as ways to reduce stress, improve emotional well-being, and bring balance and calm to every area of life. After a section addressing health issues specific to men, women, and children, the lectures on healthy choices will cover topics that affect all of us and our loved ones every day, such as sleep, hydration, alcohol and tobacco use, social connections, laughter, and the importance of becoming an educated patient.
The major themes of this course will serve you no matter how the science changes, and you will hear me repeat them time and again:
1. Small changes can make a big difference. A one-degree course change for a big ship eventually makes a significant change in that ship`s trajectory. In the same way, if you start with small positive changes, over time, your efforts will culminate in a substantial positive effect on your health.
2. Moderation is key. Just as your body is designed to achieve homeostasis, so, too, is it important for you to find a balance when making choices regarding food, exercises, and other areas that affect you health and well-being. Some parameters and guidelines will tend to serve you well over time, and I will encourage you to find the ones that work for you for the long term.
3. It`s not nice to fool Mother Nature. There are no magical places, time, pills, or potions that can keep you eternally young, but there are many things you can do to improve how you feel and how you live your life.
4. Remember the Goldilocks rule. At all times of your life you will have the opportunity to make the best choices that bring you joy and good health and that you can maintain and sustain.
In short, I hope to help you improve your health and well-being by providing you with evidence-based information and a variety of resources for continuing education, as well as countless great choices that suit your needs, preferences, interests, and abilities."

CONTENTS:
Disc 1
Lecture 1: A Personal Path to Lifelong Health
Lecture 2: The Cellular Biology of Ageing
Lecture 3: The Physiology of Ageing
Lecture 4: Myths of Ageing: Magical Times and Places
Lecture 5: Myths of Ageing: Magical Substances
Lecture 6: Optimizing Health: Tests and Procedures
Disc 2

Lecture 7: Optimizing Health: Prevention
Lecture 8: How We Look: Surgery and Skin-Care
Lecture 9: The End of the Journey: Death and Dying
Lecture 10: Health Advances on the Horizon
Lecture 11: Nutrition: Choices for a Healthy Life
Lecture 12: The Physiology of Nutrition
Disc 3
Lecture 13: The Role of Vitamins
Lecture 14: The Role of Supplements
Lecture 15: Whole Foods for Optimum Health
Lecture 16: The Good Fats
Lecture 17: Sugar, Salt, Allergies, and Additives
Lecture 18: The Physiology of Weight Management
Disc 4
Lecture 19: Healthful Eating versus Fad Diets
Lecture 20: Movement and Recreation: a.k.a. Exercise
Lecture 21: The Physiology of Muscle
Lecture 22: Resistance Training and Weight Training
Lecture 23: Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise
Lecture 24: Exercise in Dealing with Injury and Disease
Disc 5
Lecture 25: Joy in Movement: Sports and Exercise Options
Lecture 26: Martial Arts and Yoga
Lecture 27: Mental Health and Stress Reduction
Lecture 28: Brain Physiology, Alzheimer's, and Dementia
Lecture 29: Maintaining Your Mental Edge
Lecture 30: Focus on Women's Health
Disc 6

Lecture 31: Focus on Menopause
Lecture 32: Focus on Men's Health
Lecture 33: Focus on Children's and Adolescents' Health
Lecture 34: Healthy Choices in Your Daily Life
Lecture 35: Becoming an Educated Patient
Lecture 36: Here's to your Healthy Life!

"There is a little-known aspect of human aging that few of us - including me, until recently, consider: There is no scientific or medical way to determine the age of any human being. People can tell us their age or show us a birth certificate, but beyond that, there is no science that can put an age or date of birth on someone. W have no annual rings, as trees do; no way to count teeth, the way we do with horses. There are no biopsies or technologies that enable us to examine DNA or tissues that would allow even the most sophisticated scientist to give us an accurate age. The most we can do is guess, generally perhaps a 10-or 20-year range. To me, this opens a wonderful door to a hopeful future, for it allows us to aspire to a long and health life with few contraints as to how we might choose to live that life. The possibilities for health, productive, and joyful years ahead of us seem, in many ways, limitless.
What, then, can each of us do to achieve and maintain optimum health and well-being? Although conventional wisdom has shown that 35 to 40 percent of longevity might be determined by genes, 60 to 65 percent is within your control, which means that you have a choice in how you are going to live. My overall objective in this course is to help you see your options and make educated health-related decisions for a lifetime of good health and well-being.
In this course, we present an accessible, science-based program to help preserve your health and enhance your quality of life at any age. The lectures explain how and why the body and mind age and how you can build the pillars of a health-maintenance program: good nutrition, beneficial exercise, stress-relieving relaxing and restorative activities, and more and varied healthful lifestyle choices. We will explore and redefine the currently misunderstood concepts of those pillars of good health within the context of evidence-based medicine and anecdotal evidence. And, of course, my more than 40 years of experience in the medical profession allow me to draw some reasonable conclusions, which I will share when appropriate.
We will begin this course by studying the physiological, psychological, and cultural components of aging. In addition, we will look at general misconceptions and myths about aging, talk about ways to prevent illness and enhance good health, and investigate some of the medical advancements on the horizon. Then we will turn to the first pillar of our health maintenance program: nutrition. In the nutrition lectures, I will emphasize the idea that "diet" should be defines as "a way of eating" as opposed to " a way to lose weight". We will focus on eating healthy, fresh, whole foods; explore a wide array of alternatives to some of today`s popular rigid diet programs; and learn practical eating habits that will serve us for a lifetime.
In our lectures about beneficial exercise, I will promote physical activities of all sorts as enjoyable ways to keep your body moving, so that throughout life, fitness will be a byproduct of activities you like to do. After a general guide to the basic physiology and anatomy of exercise, we will discuss activities that makes us stronger, healthier, and better able to enjoy all other aspects of life. We will discuss the multitude of exercise options available to us all, including some that you may have never considered - though perhaps you should!
The mental health and mindfulness lectures will encourage you yo use your mental capacity to its fullest at every age, from youth through advanced years. These lectures will explain clearly the benefits of mindfulness, meditation, and relaxation as ways to reduce stress, improve emotional well-being, and bring balance and calm to every area of life. After a section addressing health issues specific to men, women, and children, the lectures on healthy choices will cover topics that affect all of us and our loved ones every day, such as sleep, hydration, alcohol and tobacco use, social connections, laughter, and the importance of becoming an educated patient.
The major themes of this course will serve you no matter how the science changes, and you will hear me repeat them time and again:
1. Small changes can make a big difference. A one-degree course change for a big ship eventually makes a significant change in that ship`s trajectory. In the same way, if you start with small positive changes, over time, your efforts will culminate in a substantial positive effect on your health.
2. Moderation is key. Just as your body is designed to achieve homeostasis, so, too, is it important for you to find a balance when making choices regarding food, exercises, and other areas that affect you health and well-being. Some parameters and guidelines will tend to serve you well over time, and I will encourage you to find the ones that work for you for the long term.
3. It`s not nice to fool Mother Nature. There are no magical places, time, pills, or potions that can keep you eternally young, but there are many things you can do to improve how you feel and how you live your life.
4. Remember the Goldilocks rule. At all times of your life you will have the opportunity to make the best choices that bring you joy and good health and that you can maintain and sustain.
In short, I hope to help you improve your health and well-being by providing you with evidence-based information and a variety of resources for continuing education, as well as countless great choices that suit your needs, preferences, interests, and abilities."

DVD CONTENTS:

Disc 1
Lecture 1: A Personal Path to Lifelong Health
Lecture 2: The Cellular Biology of Ageing
Lecture 3: The Physiology of Ageing
Lecture 4: Myths of Ageing: Magical Times and Places
Lecture 5: Myths of Ageing: Magical Substances
Lecture 6: Optimizing Health: Tests and Procedures

Disc 2
Lecture 7: Optimizing Health: Prevention
Lecture 8: How We Look: Surgery and Skin-Care
Lecture 9: The End of the Journey: Death and Dying
Lecture 10: Health Advances on the Horizon
Lecture 11: Nutrition: Choices for a Healthy Life
Lecture 12: The Physiology of Nutrition

Disc 3
Lecture 13: The Role of Vitamins
Lecture 14: The Role of Supplements
Lecture 15: Whole Foods for Optimum Health
Lecture 16: The Good Fats
Lecture 17: Sugar, Salt, Allergies, and Additives
Lecture 18: The Physiology of Weight Management

Disc 4
Lecture 19: Healthful Eating versus Fad Diets
Lecture 20: Movement and Recreation: a.k.a. Exercise
Lecture 21: The Physiology of Muscle
Lecture 22: Resistance Training and Weight Training
Lecture 23: Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise
Lecture 24: Exercise in Dealing with Injury and Disease

Disc 5
Lecture 25: Joy in Movement: Sports and Exercise Options
Lecture 26: Martial Arts and Yoga
Lecture 27: Mental Health and Stress Reduction
Lecture 28: Brain Physiology, Alzheimer's, and Dementia
Lecture 29: Maintaining Your Mental Edge
Lecture 30: Focus on Women's Health

Disc 6
Lecture 31: Focus on Menopause
Lecture 32: Focus on Men's Health
Lecture 33: Focus on Children's and Adolescents' Health
Lecture 34: Healthy Choices in Your Daily Life
Lecture 35: Becoming an Educated Patient
Lecture 36: Here's to your Healthy Life!