Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever

Ray Kurzweil, Terry Grossman

Rodale, Sep 27, 2005 - Health & Fitness - 452 pages

From the author ofHow to Create a Mindcomes startling discoveries in the areas of genomics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology occur practically every day.  The rewards of this research, some of it as spectacular as science fiction, are practically in our grasp. Fantastic Voyage shows us how we can use these new technologies to live longer than previously imaginable.
 
The authors take the reader on a journey to undreamed-of vitality with a comprehensive investigation into the cutting-edge science regarding diet, supplementation, genetics, detoxification, and the hormones involved with aging and youth.  By following their program, which includes such simple recommendations as eating a balanced, low-glycemic-index diet, and taking powerful anti-aging nutritional supplements, anyone will be able to add years of healthy, active life.

"This visionary book provides a state-of-the-art synthesis of the latest evidence on aging." (Dean Ornish, M.D., developer of the Opening Your Heart program)

"A concise yet comprehensive journey that accurately recounts the past and present state of our collective knowledge." (Dean Kamen, physicist and inventor of the IBOT Mobility System and Segway Human Transporter, and recipient of the National Medal of Technology)

"Fantastic Voyageboldly challenges conventional wisdom about aging and illness and offers groundbreaking solutions to remain young and healthy indefinitely. (John Gray, Ph.D., author ofMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus)

"Anyone can find it easy to implement action that will enhance their health. (George King, M.D., professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School)

Contents

• THE BRIDGES TO COME: 14
• OUR PERSONAL JOURNEYS: 33
• CARBOHYDRATES: 49
• FAT AND PROTEIN: 65
• YOU ARE WHAT YOU DIGEST: 85
• CHANGE YOUR WEIGHT: 91
• FOR LIFE IN ONE DAY: 107
• THE PROBLEM: 123
• RAYS PERSONAL PROGRAM: 139
• THE PROMISE OF GENOMICS: 146
• INFLAMMATION: 160
• CLEANING UP THE MESS: 161
• urally in the body research suggests you can still receive the benefits of: 172
• TOXINS AND DETOXIFICATION: 181
• THE REAL CAUSE OF HEART DISEASE: 197
• Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women About 68 mil: 212
• THE PREVENTION AND EARLY: 233
• TERRYS PERSONAL PROGRAM: 255
• YOUR BRAINTHE POWER: 261
• HORMONES OF AGING: 280
• AGGRESSIVE SUPPLEMENTATION: 312
• KEEP MOVING: 337
• STRESS AND BALANCE: 353
• EPILOGUE: 377
• INDEX: 443

About the author

Ray Kurzweil is a prize-winning author and scientist. Recipient of the MIT-Lemelson Prize (the world's largest for innovation), and inducted into the Inventor's Hall of Fame, he received the 1999 National Medal of Technology. His books include The Age of Spiritual Machines, The Age of Intelligent Machines, and How to Create a Mind.

Visit Ray Kurzweil on the web:

http://www.kurzweiltech.com

http://www.kurzweilai.net/

Terry Grossman, M.D., is a certified anti-aging specialist and expert in longevity medicine. He is the author of The Baby Boomer's Guide to Living Forever.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever; A Plume book
• Authors: Ray Kurzweil, Terry Grossman
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Rodale, 2005
• ISBN: 0452286670, 9780452286672
• Length: 452 pages
• Subjects: Health & Fitness / Healthy Living; Science / Biotechnology; Science / General