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Summary: Good adjunctively or solo
Review: ... When I picked this book up, I thought for sure that there was nothing else to be learned, but I was completely wrong. For once, this book is backed by scientific research and the results are shown for experiments such as positive and negative outlooks, overcoming illness, likelihood to die early, the list goes on and on. 'Emotional Longevity' does not indicate the length of an emotion, but rather teaches us to view things in a light that will produce a much higher quality of life, and will ultimately lead to a much healthier, longer, and more fulfilling, realistic lifestyle. I know it sounds cliche, but it's true. And it's different from all the others to boot. Highly recommended from a person who highly needs good books like this. :) (Who doesn't?)
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Summary: Good adjunctively or solo
Review: ... When I picked this book up, I thought for sure that there was nothing else to be learned, but I was completely wrong. For once, this book is backed by scientific research and the results are shown for experiments such as positive and negative outlooks, overcoming illness, likelihood to die early, the list goes on and on. 'Emotional Longevity' does not indicate the length of an emotion, but rather teaches us to view things in a light that will produce a much higher quality of life, and will ultimately lead to a much healthier, longer, and more fulfilling, realistic lifestyle. I know it sounds cliche, but it's true. And it's different from all the others to boot. Highly recommended from a person who highly needs good books like this. :) (Who doesn't?)
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Summary: A book that will make you sit up and take notice
Review: An eye-opening look at the synergy between emotions and longevity. In the deluge of "let's just be happy" rather superficial books, this one is a refreshing departure from that norm.
Written by a leader in his field, Dr. Anderson does not negate the biological determinants affecting longevity. But drawing on his work as the CEO of the American Psychological Association as well as numerous studies, he paints a compelling picture of the actual links between emotions, beliefs and one's social environment and their effect on one's health and subsequent death. He also cites the many studies that show how these same factors influence our vulnerability to everything from the common cold to heart disease. The book is written in an understandable style and features vignettes of prominent people, such as Maya Angelou, Terry Fox and Linda Ellerbee to add a more personal touch to his scientific presentations and findings.
This is a book that will give you a most compelling reason to try and change your life and your way of living. It can indeed be a matter of life or death or at the very least a significant factor in the quality of your life.
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Summary: Insightful and contemplative "must read"
Review: Emotional Longevity explores the dimensions of health and well being in a unique and refreshing way. Though based on research, it offers a refreshing (and understandable) perspective differentiating it from other books of this genre. It clearly defines and illustrates how each of the elements affecting longevity play out in our lives and in the lives of our children. It juxtaposes science with vignettes, making it not only informative but compelling as well. It is an insightful and contemplative "must read."
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Summary: Whose Been Keeping This Book a Secret
Review: I happened upon this book, and I am glad that I did. It's a gem, filled with lots of scientifically based information about how behavior affects health. It's not a typical "how-to" book, but the information is there. You'll see that it's not just our biology that drives us; we have the fate of our health in our hands. We can control the majority of the factors that lead to disease and early death. This book tells you how to make your life better and maybe live longer in the process. It's not dull reading either. The author tells relevant and interesting stories from his own life and sprinkles the data with surprising little stories about people whose names you'll recognize from all facets of life. A jolly good book. Why haven't the media been force-feeding this to us? Someone slipped up. This is good stuff.
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Summary: Whose Been Keeping This Book a Secret
Review: I happened upon this book, and I am glad that I did. It's a gem, filled with lots of scientifically based information about how behavior affects health. It's not a typical "how-to" book, but the information is there. You'll see that it's not just our biology that drives us; we have the fate of our health in our hands. We can control the majority of the factors that lead to disease and early death. This book tells you how to make your life better and maybe live longer in the process. It's not dull reading either. The author tells relevant and interesting stories from his own life and sprinkles the data with surprising little stories about people whose names you'll recognize from all facets of life. A jolly good book. Why haven't the media been force-feeding this to us? Someone slipped up. This is good stuff.
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Summary: Absolutely the best book on health available today
Review: If you care about living long and well, this is the book for you. When I saw it at my local bookstore it literally jumped off the shelf. You can't always judge a book by its cover, but in this case the contents lived up to the promise on the jacket, "What Really Determines How Long You Live." There are many things that I could say about this exceptional book. The most important is that at a time when we are deluged by the latest hype on health and happiness, this book, by one of the premier researchers in the country, gives us the real facts about holistic health. I've been working in this field for 38 years and consider myself one of the experts, but I learned new things in every chapter. At a time when Gender Medicine is emerging as a new field of health, this book gives us the facts to help us understand why men continue to live sicker and die sooner. It doesn't have to be that way. We can all improve how long and how joyfully we live. If you buy one book this year on Mind/Body/Spirit, make it Emotional Longevity. You'll be glad you did.
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Summary: Absolutely the best book on health available today
Review: If you care about living long and well, this is the book for you. When I saw it at my local bookstore it literally jumped off the shelf. You can't always judge a book by its cover, but in this case the contents lived up to the promise on the jacket, "What Really Determines How Long You Live."
There are many things that I could say about this exceptional book. The most important is that at a time when we are deluged by the latest hype on health and happiness, this book, by one of the premier researchers in the country, gives us the real facts about holistic health.
I've been working in this field for 38 years and consider myself one of the experts, but I learned new things in every chapter.
At a time when Gender Medicine is emerging as a new field of health, this book gives us the facts to help us understand why men continue to live sicker and die sooner. It doesn't have to be that way. We can all improve how long and how joyfully we live.
If you buy one book this year on Mind/Body/Spirit, make it Emotional Longevity. You'll be glad you did.
I have been working in the area of Gender Medicine and writing books on men's health for the last 35 years. Among the 7 books I have written, Male Menopause has been a best-seller and has now been translated into 16 foreign languages. My new book, The Irritable Male Syndrome will be published next year.
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Summary: Whose Been Keeping This Book a Secret
Review: What one should take from this book is that health means balance is all areas of one's life. We are social animals and obviously our emotional well-being influences our longevity. A great book!
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Summary: An argument for a balanced life
Review: What one should take from this book is that health means balance is all areas of one's life. We are social animals and obviously our emotional well-being influences our longevity. A great book!
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