FASTSLOW LIV NG AGEING HOW TO AGE LESS • LOOK GREAT • LIVE LONGER • GET MORE TESTIMONIALS “The human body is not built for an unlimited lifespan. Yet there are many ways in which we can improve and prolong our health. ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ is all about embracing those opportunities.” Robin Holliday, author of ‘Understanding Ageing’ and ‘Ageing: The Paradox of Life’ “Today in Australia, we eat too much and move too little. But it is our future that will carry the cost. Our current ‘fast’ lifestyles will have their greatest impact on our prospects for healthy ageing. This book highlights many of the opportunities we all have to make a diference to our outlook, at a personal and social level.” Professor Stephen Leeder, AO, Director of the Menzies Centre for Health Policy, which leads policy analysis of healthcare “Healthy ageing can’t be found in a single supplement, diet or lifestyle change. It takes an integrated approach across a number of key areas that complement to slowly build and maintain our health. ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ shows how it is possible to practically develop these kind of holistic techniques and take control of our future.” Professor Marc Cohen, MBBS (Hons), PhD (TCM), PhD (Elec Eng), BMed Sci (Hons), FAMAC, FICAE, Professor, founder of www.thebigwell.com “SLOW is about discovering that everything we do has a knock-on efect, that even our smallest choices can reshape the big picture. Understanding this can help us live more healthily, more fully and maybe even longer too.” Carl Honoré, author of ‘In Praise of Slow’ “We all know about the dangers of fast food. But food is not the only fast thing that is ruining our lives. Slow ageing is about inding important connections in the diet and lifestyle choices we make every day and embracing the possibilities for making real changes - to our own lives - in our own way.” Sally Errey, best-selling author of the cookbook ‘Staying Alive!’ “Ageing is a complex process with many diferent factors combining to determine health and longevity. To slow ageing optimally, we also need to combine a range of lifestyle changes, supplements and other activities. This practical book steers us through the many opportunities we have to change our futures for the better.” Prof Brian J Morris, PhD, DSc, Professor of Molecular Medical Sciences, Basic & Clinical Genomics Laboratory, University of Sydney ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ delivers a combination of well researched strategies from both Western medicine and complementary therapies to enhance your wellness.” Dr Danika Fietz, MBBS, BN (Hons), GP Registrar “Forget the plastic surgeons, Botox and makeovers! ‘Slow ageing’ is really about the practical choices we make every day to stay healthy, it and vital, to look great and to feel great today and in the years ahead.” FAST LIVING SLOW AGEING SLOW LIVING FAST Dr David Tye, GP, Kingston Family Clinic, South Brighton, SA • 4 “We all hope that growing old will be part of our lives, although we don’t really want to think about it. In fact, ‘old’ is almost a dirty word in lots of people’s minds! ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ takes you down the path of doing something about how you age, while at the same time providing you with choices and igniting an awareness to start now and take control of how you can age with grace.” Ms Robyn Ewart, businesswoman, mum and household manager “Ageing is a natural and beautiful process which, all too often, we accelerate through unhealthy attitudes and lifestyle choices. ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ is all about redressing that balance by making a commitment to mind, body and spirit; to live the fullness of life, while ageing with grace and beauty.” Stephen Penman, President of the Yoga Teachers Association of Australia “We all want to live longer and healthier lives. ‘Fast living, Slow Ageing’ shows how this is really possible with minimal fuss and easy ways to incorporate real and long-lasting changes.” Jennifer Aikman, Senior HR Business Partner (MCIPD) and mother of a 7-year-old “Ageing is determined by the opportunities we take and those we neglect. ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ is about making the most of these opportunities.” Dr Joe Kosterich, author of ‘Dr Joe’s DIY Health: Putting You in Charge of Your Health “I don’t know about you, but inding any way to be the best I can be as I age is of great value. I enjoyed applying the practical suggestions and gained immediate beneits from making small, convenient changes in my life.” Margo Field, 53-year-old mother and businesswoman, founder of www.goandseemargo.net “Ageing starts at the cellular level, so we need to look at the cause of ageing and modify this as much as possible. ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ does this and explains the principles in everyday language.” Richard Stenlake, B.Pharm, MPS, MRPS “We spend all our life working for the day when we can slow down, only to ind that we haven’t taken suicient care of our body/mind along the way! If we want to live the dreams we have worked so hard for, it is best to do whatever we can NOW to Slow Ageing.” Carolinda Witt, author of ‘The 10-Minute Rejuvenation Plan’, founder and developer of T5T®, just 10 minutes per day for health, vitality and wellbeing (www.T5T.com) “This book is well researched and ofers practical suggestions that are easy to put into practice by anyone who is determined to make the right choices to stay healthy and age with dignity.” Rosemary Boon, psychologist, nutritionist and teacher “When irst approached to review this book, I worried it was going to be about all the negatives that many people associate with ageing – how to stop it, prevent it or hide it – but it turned out to be a celebration of what we can do to make our ageing a rich and rewarding experience.” Dr Rod Wellard, GP education consultant “We all have to get older, but this doesn’t need to be a rapid, valueless decline. We can all choose a path that maintains vigour and vitality. ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ gives the directions to follow and succeed!” Dr Chris Moschou, Adelaide-based GP FAST LIVING SLOW AGEING SLOW LIVING FAST “I strongly believe it is our duty to maximise the potential of our brains every day of our lives. For people in their • 40s, 50s and 60s, now is the time to really take charge. We are a much larger population compared to the younger 5 people coming through and there is no way they will be able to support us all when we will need it. The longer we can maintain our faculties, the better for us all. If you want to take charge of your brain and enhance your life, this book is a wonderful place to start.” Nerida Saunders, Senior Psychologist and President of the Applied Neuroscience Society of Australasia, and proud grandmother of 4 FAST LIVING SLOW AGEING www.slowageingbook.com Text Copyright © 2016 Health Inform Pty Ltd Published by Health Inform Pty Ltd PO BOX 95 Ingleburn NSW 1890 Australia Email: [email protected] Cover designed by Emma Ross Design Images by Dreamstime Printed in China by 1010 Printing International First published 2009; second edition 2010; third edition 2011; fourth edition 2013; ifth edition 2016 National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication data: Marie, Kate, 1962- Fast Living, Slow Ageing : How to age less, look great, live longer, get more Kate Marie, Merlin Christopher Thomas. Includes index. ISBN 978-0-9806339-2-4 1. Ageing. 2. Longevity. 3. Life expectancy. 4. Quality of life. 613 The moral right of the authors has been asserted. 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Nothing in this book should be interpreted as medical advice and the information in this book is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your doctor or other health care provider. All matters relating to your health should be discussed with your doctor. A SPECIAL THANKS TO JERRY SCHWARTZ; A DEAR FRIEND. WITHOUT HIS PERSISTENCE AND ONGOING SUPPORT, THIS BOOK WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AUTHORS & CONTRIBUTORS What started as a small number of advisors Authors and helpers has developed into what could Kate Marie be the largest collaboration of its kind. By Professor Merlin Thomas MD, PhD the end of this project we had more than ifty people contributing information and providing expert guidance and support. Because the ield of health and ageing is so vast, without this collaboration of scientists, doctors, health professionals and consumers we would never have been able to do it justice. There are many books on the market claiming to help you to slow ageing or even reverse it.