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Aging with Grace :What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Living Longer, Healthier and More Meaningful Lives
Aging with Grace :What the Nun Study Teaches Us About Living Longer, Healthier and More Meaningful Lives
hardback
Published:
5 October, 2001
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781841152912 |
| ISBN10 | 1841152919 |
| Number Of Pages | 256 |
| Item Weight | 505 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
Dr Snowdon's book is popular science like no other. This doctor of philosophy and epidemiologist directs a long-term, multi-million dollar research project into the longevity of 678 Catholic nuns ranging in age from 74 to 105. As the American project has already run for 15 years, the book gives clues to achieving healthy aging. High linguistic ability in early life may protect against Alzheimer's disease later. Therefore read to your children every night (booksellers are bound to agree with that). The sad descent of certain nuns into dementia nonetheless provides indicators, genetic and otherwise, as to the triggers. Nutrition has a significant beneficial role, especially certain anti-oxidants. All the findings are carefully detailed and the nuns courteously introduced, even when their brains are examined after death. A truly remarkable study, although it pays no attention to the effect of living in a community without men!
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Author's Bio
David Snowdon received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and he began the Nun Study there in 1986. The study is now based at the University of Kentucky, where Snowdon is a professor of neurology . He has presented his findings in leading medical journals such as The Journal of the American Medical Association and The Journal of Gerontology.