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Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younge Description page:
If
there ever was a pair of docs who can make the small intestine seem truly intriguing,
here they are. Dr. Mehmet Oz is an alternative-medicine maverick and a cardiologist
known to implement acupuncture during open-heart surgery. Dr. Michael Roizen developed
the RealAge concept of calculating one's biological, as opposed to chronological,
age. Here they've whipped up a witty guide to the workings of the entire body,
appropriate not just for those who can't tell their pancreas from their pituitary.
Even Cheers’ Cliff Claven types who think they know it all will likely be humbled
by the 50-question "body-quotient" quiz that starts off the book. With much sassy
humor (they describe the adrenals as similar in shape to Mr. Potato Head's hat),
they give a guided tour of the body's anatomy and major systems (hormonal, nervous,
digestive, sensory, etc.) including plenty of fascinating trivia along the way.
How often should you get your thyroid level checked? How much gas does the average
person produce in a day? And, most importantly, how many times a year do most
people have sex?? Drs. Oz and Roizen know. They also reveal plenty of bizarre
(and potentially life-saving) facts such as this: If your earlobe has a prominent
vertical wrinkle, it's likely that your arteries are aging faster than they ought
to be. If only 8th-grade health class had been this fun. The docs' main goal in
presenting all this info is twofold: firstly, it's your body, so shouldn't you
finally learn how it works? And, secondly, they want to help teach ways of preserving
the body's health and youthfulness. To that end, they've included an "Owner's
Manual Diet," a 10-day menu plan designed not for weight loss, but to make you
feel "years younger." Its simple recipes are each meant to benefit a certain body
system, such as Tomato Bruschetta, packed with the antioxidant lycopene, which
has been proven to boost immunity.
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