Living Longer, Living Better (Paperback)  | Released: 01 Mar 2016

Living Longer, Living Better: Lifestyle, Exercise, Diet and Yoga for Heart and Mind is written for all those who strive for optimal long-term health and the maximal functioning of their hearts and minds. It is a modest yet ambitious effort to take the lay reader safely through the wilderness of health fads, snake-oil salesmen, and media hype, and into the promised land of sound, evidence-based health advice. Dr. Opie has explained masterfully very difficult concepts in a crystal clear manner with a unique turn of phrase which is often intriguing and charming. The professional involved in medical care, whether he or she is a nurse, family practitioner, physician, cardiologist, cardiothoracic surgeon or any other carer who provides recommendations on health matters, will all be equally enlightened by this publication. Dr. Opies tone throughout is gentle and thoughtful, with clear and sober language. Dr. Opie has examined the hard science behind the purported health benefits ofpractices such as diet, meditation, yoga, and prayer.About the Author: Lionel Opie, Director Emeritus, Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, Cape Town, South Africa. He qualified as a medical doctor at the University of Cape Town. Lionel H. Opie is Director Emeritus at Hatter Cardiovascular Research Institute, Cape Town, South Africa. He qualified as a medical doctor at the University of Cape Town. He then won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where he trained in heart research and later worked with leaders of thought at Harvard University. After the world's first heart transplant in Cape Town, he was invited back to South Africa to develop heart research at Groote Schuur Hospital, where he still works. As a clinician he specializes in managing problems of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and reducing heart attack risks. His teams' ground-breaking contributions show how exercise can counter heart attacks, following the philosophy that heart-mind interactions are of crucial importance in achieving and maintaining optimal health. He is highly regarded internationally as a scientist, academic and medical writer.Table of Contents: Foreword to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition 1. Evolution of Health from the Beginning to Long-term Maintenance 2. Long-term Health 3. Protecting Ourselves from Dread Diseases 4. Can the Mind Rule the Heart? 5. Mind over Matter 6. Can Excess Antioxidants Actually Hasten Your Demise? What about Vitamins, Dietary Fads, and Supplements? 7. The Wider World: Dietary Patterns in India, China, Japan, and Elsewhere 8. Yoga: The HeartMind Connection 9. Guarding Health As We Age About the Author