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OUTLIVE de Peter Attia & Bill Gifford

Visionary thinker and renowned longevity physician Peter Attia reimagines medicine and redefines aging through his innovative science-based strategies to maximize longevity.

OUTLIVE:
The Science and Art of Longevity
by Peter Attia, MD & Bill Gifford
Crown, May 2023

To Peter Attia, longevity does not mean merely living longer. He sees longevity as the opportunity to live better for longer. But, accomplishing this requires a complete change in the way we think about and approach health and wellness. Attia proposes an exciting, new vision of Western medicine that reframes our thinking and our actions.
Attia’s goal is to shift the mindset we currently have in medicine that focuses on solving the health issue once it arises to assessing the risks and customizing treatment before they actually occur. He calls this Medicine 3.0, a new way of thinking about chronic diseases, their treatment, and how to maintain long-term health. Most books and physicians are interested in improving your lifespan (how long you live), but Peter’s focus is on improving healthspan (the quality of your life). In OUTLIVE, Attia shows readers exactly how to do this through nutritional interventions, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, emotional and mental health strategies, and pharmacology.
Dr. Attia is a sought-after speaker, is well-connected with big names like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Tim Ferriss, among others, and his podcast, The Drive, averages 150K downloads/episode and 1M monthly downloads. He will also be featured in the forthcoming Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, a series on longevity from National Geographic.

Peter Attia, MD is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. He trained for five years at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in general surgery. He is the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of the fasting app Zero. He is also on the editorial board for the journal, Aging. And has a podcast called The Drive. He is the expert that the “big names” of the world get their medical information from.

THE OLDEST CURE IN THE WORLD de Steve Hendricks

A journalist takes readers into the science and history of intermittent fasting, an ancient practice in the middle of a red-hot resurgence, exploring the body’s power to heal itself.

THE OLDEST CURE IN THE WORLD:
Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting
by Steve Hendricks
Abrams Press, September 2022

One in ten American adults tried intermittent fasting last year, and they may be on to something. The latest research shows that fasting repairs cellular damage, improves the outcomes for chemotherapy patients, and helps with keeping a healthy weight—leading to fasting’s resurgence in recent years.
Journalist Steve Hendricks’s THE OLDEST CURE IN THE WORLD tells the history of fasting—from the ancient world (Jesus treated an epileptic with fasting) to its rediscovery centuries later, thanks in part to a heartbroken doctor who resolved to starve himself to death only to find renewed vigor and become a media celebrity in the process. Hendricks introduces us to the people who are reviving this long-lost remedy, including open-minded doctors who have explored and practiced fasting despite the medical establishment’s resistance over the centuries and everyday people eager for a cure to what ails them.
THE OLDEST CURE IN THE WORLD is a smart, narrative look at a very hot topic, offering a fascinating look at the science behind the counterintuitive concept of going without food for our health, and chronicling the author’s own illuminating and entertaining forays into fasting.

Steve Hendricks is a freelance reporter and the author of two previous books, A Kidnapping in Milan and The Unquiet Grave. He has written for Harpers, Slate, Salon, Outside, the Columbia Journalism Review, and The New Republic, among others. He was raised in Arkansas and Texas, educated at Yale, and lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife, a law professor, and a teenage son.

HEALTHY NO MATTER WHAT de Alex Jadad & Tamen Jadad Garcia

A provocative and accessible manifesto that upends our understanding of modern medicine and teaches us how to take control of our health, from an innovative doctor and his philosopher daughter.

HEALTHY NO MATTER WHAT:
How Humans Are Hardwired to Adapt
by Alex Jadad & Tamen Jadad Garcia
‎ Crown, January 2023

Dr. Alex Jadad is the creator of the Jadad scale, which has become the world’s most widely used methodology to assess the quality of clinical trials, and Tamen Jadad-Garcia is a health entrepreneur and philosopher. Here they combine their expertise to uncover the medical system’s unstable foundations, which condemn you to be ill. The Jadads begin this exploration with a simple question: “What is health?”
Through engaging stories and case studies, the Jadads expand the understanding of health beyond the medical industrial complex. They show how distant connections in your personal networks can influence key aspects of yourself, like your weight, anxiety, and addictions; how reliance on medications can be reduced by intentionally designing the places where you live, work, and play; and how comparisons with peers can shorten your life.
In this practical guide, the meaning of health is redefined, putting you in the driver’s seat and recognizing you as the most effective evaluator. HEALTHY NO MATTER WHAT teaches you how your natural gift of adaptability equips you to overcome any obstacle, provides actionable pointers, and shows how and when to use the medical system, so that you can thrive, regardless of the twists and turns life may take.

Alex Jadad, MD, is a physician, philosopher, educator, and innovator. A pioneer of evidence-based medicine, end-of-life care, and digital health, he is the creator of the renowned Jadad scale. He leads large-scale efforts to shape the future of health and medicine, is an adviser to heads of state and multinational corporations and is the author of twelve books and hundreds of scientific articles.
Tamen Jadad-Garcia is an entrepreneur and philosopher who builds businesses and leads strategic projects with Fortune 500 companies in healthcare, consumer goods, and technology. She is the author of scientific articles and books on topics spanning end-of-life care, love, and the future of health.

THE SEVEN CIRCLES de Chelsey Luger & Thosh Collins

In this revolutionary self-help guide, two beloved Native American wellness activists offer wisdom for achieving spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge.

THE SEVEN CIRCLES:
Indigenous Teachings for Living Well
by Chelsey Luger & Thosh Collins
HarperOne, October 2022
(via Sterling Lord Literistic)

When wellness teachers and husband-wife duo Chelsey Luger and Thosh Collins founded their Indigenous wellness initiative, Well for Culture, they extended an invitation to all to honor their whole self through Native wellness philosophies and practices. In reclaiming this ancient wisdom for health and wellbeing—drawing from traditions spanning multiple tribes—they developed a holistic model for modern living rooted in timeless teachings from their ancestors. Luger and Collins have introduced this universally adaptable template for living well to Ivy League universities and corporations like Nike, Adidas, and Google, and now make it available to everyone in this wise guide.
Their model comprises interconnected circles that keep all aspects of our lives in balance, functioning in harmony with one another. They are: Food, Movement, Sleep, Ceremony, Sacred Space, Land, Community.
In THE SEVEN CIRCLES, Luger and Collins share intimate stories from their life journeys growing up in tribal communities, from the Indigenous tradition of staying active and spiritually centered through running and dance, to the universal Indigenous emphasis on a light-filled, minimalist home to create sacred space.
With warmth and generosity—and 75 atmospheric photographs by Collins throughout—THE SEVEN CIRCLES teaches us how to connect with nature, with our community, and with ourselves, and to integrate ancient Indigenous philosophies of health and wellbeing into our own lives to find healing and balance.

Chelsey Luger and Thosh Collins are cofounders of the Indigenous wellness organization Well for Culture, for which they conduct workshops and keynote speaking engagements around the world with universities, non-profit organizations, and corporations such as Nike, Adidas, Google, and Equinox. Their work has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, BBC World News, Shape, Bon Appetit, Well + Good, and the Nike N7 campaign, among other outlets. They live in Arizona with their two daughters.

THE GALVESTON DIET de Mary Claire Haver

Why do women, especially around mid-life, have so much trouble losing belly fat and managing their weight?

THE GALVESTON DIET
by Mary Claire Haver
Rodale, February 2023
(via Kaplan/Defiore Rights)

Dieting methods vary, but most fail to consider the impact a woman’s metabolism and hormones has on weight control. Our bodies, for example, are designed to store energy for activities like pregnancy and breastfeeding, which means we naturally store fat easily and have a tougher time converting calories to muscle. Also, we need fewer calories than men do, but we have higher vitamin and mineral requirements at various life stages. So our food choices matter and are vitally important.
Once Dr. Haver began her own study of the nutrition and weight-loss literature, she discovered that with certain unique dietary shifts, a woman’s body begins to burn fat more easily, and it stops laying down fat in undesirable places like the waist, butt, and thighs. Using these shifts, she created a female-focused protocol that allows women to not only lose unwanted fat, but also gain health benefits that last a lifetime.

Phase One—intermittent fasting, a strategy that has enormous benefits for women in terms of hormone balance, metabolism, and weight loss.
Phase Two—anti-inflammatory nutrition. Chronic inflammation underlies many diseases, as well as being overweight, and gets worse in women as they age and experience natural hormone fluctuations.
Phase Three—Fuel Refocus. For consistent, lasting weight loss in women, the body must shift its energy usage to rely more on fat as fuel, rather than on glucose.

Here’s the real secret behind why The Galveston Diet is so effective: All three phases work together synergistically. You can’t just fast, but eat the standard American diet of inflammatory foods, then expect to burn fat and keep it off. You have to refocus your fuel, and you have to nourish your body with a great variety of anti-inflammatory foods.
This is an important book. Dr. Haver is uniquely qualified to address overweight and obesity in women, particularly as they approach midlife and live well far beyond it. Research in the journal Menopause points out that obesity and metabolic syndrome (a precursor to type 2 diabetes) are found in women three times more often in menopause than before menopause.
Weight is far more than a cosmetic issue; it can be a life-or-death problem. Around menopause, weight gain and inflammation greatly increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis, and certain cancers. The Galveston Diet works. Period. No caveats, no exceptions. And it will work for you when other diets have not.

Dr. Mary Claire Haver is a wife, mother, physician, and entrepreneur who has devoted her adult life to women’s health. As a Board Certified ob/gyn in the Houston, Texas area, Dr. Haver has delivered thousands of babies, completed thousands of well-woman exams, counseled patients, taught residents, and did everything an academic professor and ob/gyn can do. She is also a Certified Medical Specialist, focusing on medical nutrition.