During his more than thirty years as a vascular surgeon, Richard
Furman literally held clogged arteries and diseased hearts in his
hands and wondered why the person lying on the table hadn't been
more careful. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and
women in America, and in most cases it is completely preventable.
So why are we slowly destroying our bodies and killing ourselves?
And what can we do to turn it around?
The good news is, simple, sustainable lifestyle changes can mean
the difference between health and infirmity, between life and
death. Putting his three decades of experience and education to
work, Dr. Furman gives readers the strategies they need to live not
just longer, but younger. This essential resource to health
helps readers
-achieve and maintain their ideal weight
-reduce their risk for life-threatening diseases
-make exercise a natural part of their lives
-learn what foods to eat and what foods to avoid
It even shows how following the plan can not only eliminate heart
disease, but also keep people safe from various cancers, dementia,
diabetes, stroke, erectile dysfunction, and other age- and
obesity-related problems.
Dr. Furman wants readers to realize that poor health during one's
"golden years" is not inevitable. It can and should be avoided at
all cost. And with his expert advice, readers can live long,
healthy, vibrant lives, enjoying time with friends and family
instead of wasting it in doctors' offices and hospitals.
"Dr. Furman lays out a thorough review of the medical
literature, written in layman's terms in such a way that is easily
understood. Read it. Apply it. If you are like the majority of
Americans, you will become 7-12 years younger physiologically than
you presently are chronologically."-- Bill Frist, nationally
recognized heart and lung transplant surgeon, former U.S. Senate
Majority Leader, and Chairman of the Executive Council of Cressey
and Company
Dr. Richard Furman is a vascular surgeon with decades of
experience. But his personal journey into living younger longer
began with a tight pair of pants. Rather than go up a size, he
decided to get back to his ideal weight. He changed how he ate. He
began to exercise regularly. He started intensive research into
what it takes to prevent the kind of conditions his patients
had. What he found changed his life . . . and will change
yours.
Do you want to be healthy and active all of your life?
Do you want to enjoy not just long life but quality life?
Do you want to be there--wholly there--for your family and
friends?
Aging is inevitable, but heart disease, cancer, diabetes, dementia,
stroke, erectile dysfunction, and other age- and obesity-related
problems are not! Simple, sustainable changes you make today can
mean the difference between enjoying time with friends and family,
and wasting it in doctors' offices and hospitals.
Richard Furman, MD, FACS, spent over thirty years as a
vascular surgeon. He is passionate about helping people prevent the
problem that kills over half of all Americans. Furman is past
president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American College of
Surgeons, past president of the North Carolina Surgical Society,
and a two-term governor of the American College of Surgeons. He is
cofounder of World Medical Mission, the medical arm of Samaritan's
Purse, and is a member of the board of Samaritan's Purse. He lives
in North Carolina.
Author's proceeds from this book will be donated to World Medical
Mission and Samaritan's Purse to help build housing for doctors
abroad.