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The diet doctor turns his eye to the aging process, offering readers diet advice on preventing cardiovascular disease, reducing the risk of cancer, avoiding the onset of diabetes, and preserving brain function.
Author Notes
Robert C. Atkins was a world renowned doctor who has helped people lose weight through his own formula of eating certain types of food and exercising. He was the director of the Atkins Center for Complementary Medicine and hosted "Health Revelations" on the syndicated radio show " Design for Living."
Atkins wrote approximately 40 books, each one describing a form or revelation of the diet he created, such as "Dr. Atkin's New Diet Revolution," his first book and followed by others such as "Dr. Atkins' Superenergy Diet" or Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet." Atkins also had a nationally circulated newsletter and an infomercial.
Robert C. Atkins died on April 17, 2003 from head injuries sustained during an accidental fall while on his way to work. (Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
The author of Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution argues here that the use of supplements and a change in diet can eliminate many health problems, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke. Most diets focus on reducing the consumption of fat rather than cutting back on sugar; according to Atkins, people should reconsider their intake of both. Along with an explanation of how the body processes chemicals, Atkins examines the negative impact of carbohydrates, explaining that their refining "is in reality the greatest unacknowledged cause of death in world history." He discusses the equally damaging impact of free radicals and offers advice on which supplements everyone should be taking, including Vitamin C, Vitamin E and lipoic acid, among others. The actual diet portion of the book is only about 70 pages and does not include a meal-by-meal plan or caloric charts, omissions serious dieters will notice. Instead, Atkins continues to promote the two key principles--everyone, regardless of their weight, must reduce the amount of carbohydrates they consume, and everyone should also eat a variety of antioxidants, primarily from vegetables, fruits and supplements. Atkins's philosophy on taking supplements and eating a range of foods is sound, though other physicians may well question the doses he recommends. Author tour. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Booklist Review
With boomers rapidly marching into their fifties, Atkins is waiting, offering hints on how to fake out Father Time. Readers who have joined Atkins' previous revolutions will find much that's familiar, but the focus here is "holding back aging" by preventing "diseases of westernization," particularly heart disease and diabetes. Atkins argues that "the key to aging" is hyperinsulinism and that carbohydrates, both simple and complex, contribute to this condition. In addition, he discusses the (now familiar) idea that free radicals damage the body and must be countered by antioxidants via diet or supplementation. He explains antioxidant enzymes, carotenoids, and bioflavonoids and the difference between good and "really bad" fats, urging readers to "Build Your Immunity," "Detoxify Your Body," and (inevitably) "Exercise!" Based on past performance, Atkins' traditional complementary medicine approach to the terrors of growing old should have wide appeal. Hardly an easy read but, with lists and charts that readers can copy and take to the health-food store (guggulipid? boswellia?), Atkins' latest will circulate. --Mary Carroll
Library Journal Review
His first book since the best-selling New Diet Revolution. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. xi |
| Part I An Introduction to Defying Aging | |
| 1 Defiance and Dietary Know-How: The Keys to Holding Back Aging | p. 1 |
| Part II Why We Age | |
| 2 The Diseases of Westernization | p. 13 |
| 3 Aging, Carbohydrates, and Your Heart | p. 19 |
| 4 Diabetic Heart Disease--Avoid It and Add Twelve Years | p. 40 |
| 5 Insulin: The Key to Aging | p. 47 |
| 6 Free Radicals: The Heart of the Matter | p. 60 |
| 7 Caloric Restriction--and Why You Shouldn't Do It | p. 71 |
| Part III Age-Defying Nutrients | |
| 8 Antioxidants Are "Vital" Nutrients | p. 79 |
| 9 The Antioxidant Enzymes | p. 92 |
| 10 Why You Need Carotenoids | p. 102 |
| 11 The Benefits of Bioflavonoids | p. 115 |
| Part IV Techniques to Defy Aging | |
| 12 Reverse Declining Hormone Levels | p. 131 |
| 13 Hormones That Turn Back the Clock | p. 146 |
| 14 Good Fats and Really Bad Fats | p. 170 |
| 15 Build Your Immunity | p. 188 |
| 16 Detoxify Your Body | p. 203 |
| 17 Exercise! | p. 220 |
| 18 Boost Your Brain Power | p. 231 |
| Part V Living the Age-Defying Diet | |
| 19 Creating Your Age-Defying Diet | p. 249 |
| 20 The Basic Age-Defying Program | p. 261 |
| 21 Living the Age-Defying Way | p. 274 |
| 22 Your Age-Defying Vitanutrient Plan | p. 291 |
| 23 Putting It All Together | p. 306 |
| Appendix The Glycemic Index of Common Foods | p. 311 |
| Endnotes | p. 313 |
| Index | p. 329 |
