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The longevity project : surprising discoveries for health and long life from the landmark eight-decade study / Howard S. Friedman and Leslie R. Martin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Hudson Street Press, 2011Description: xviii. 248 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1594630755
  • 9781594630750
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613.2 22
LOC classification:
  • RA776.75 .F75 2011
Contents:
Personality and long life: Who stays well? -- Long live the prudent and persistent -- Friendly and convivial: Healthy or trivial? -- Happiness and health? A cheery conundrum -- Catastrophic thinking: The fates of Chicken Littles -- Childhood and school days: Head start, early finish -- Parental divorce: Some were resilient -- Running for their lives: Jocks vs. nerds -- To sickness or to health? Love, marriage, and divorce -- Careers, success, and satisfaction: Thriving and surviving -- Long life meets the afterlife: Religion and health -- Confidants, networks, and the power of social life -- The gender gap in long life -- The toll of war and trauma: Why some thrive -- Individual paths to health and long life ( and why we won't take polypills) -- Long life and public health: Looking ahead to what society should do.
Summary: We have been told that the key to longevity involves obsessing over what we eat, how much we stress, and how fast we run. Based on the most extensive study of longevity ever conducted, "The Longevity Project" exposes what really impacts our lifespan--including friends, family, personality, and work.
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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 613.2 FRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A498448B
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Personality and long life: Who stays well? -- Long live the prudent and persistent -- Friendly and convivial: Healthy or trivial? -- Happiness and health? A cheery conundrum -- Catastrophic thinking: The fates of Chicken Littles -- Childhood and school days: Head start, early finish -- Parental divorce: Some were resilient -- Running for their lives: Jocks vs. nerds -- To sickness or to health? Love, marriage, and divorce -- Careers, success, and satisfaction: Thriving and surviving -- Long life meets the afterlife: Religion and health -- Confidants, networks, and the power of social life -- The gender gap in long life -- The toll of war and trauma: Why some thrive -- Individual paths to health and long life ( and why we won't take polypills) -- Long life and public health: Looking ahead to what society should do.

We have been told that the key to longevity involves obsessing over what we eat, how much we stress, and how fast we run. Based on the most extensive study of longevity ever conducted, "The Longevity Project" exposes what really impacts our lifespan--including friends, family, personality, and work.

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