How long is long enough? Can living long be a conscious goal? Do we want to add more years to life or life to the years?
Death has been a long understood phenomenon. It is bound to happen when one is born. The death is one aspect of life which developed our consciousness to longevity and after life both.
A goal of staying active till the last day of their lives, and delay it as much as humanly possible by any means from healthy living (eating, exercise, and saying no to all the vices) to taking medical help (medicine, procedures, therapies and what not) is not the latest fed. The history is full of people who tried to find the panacea for long living.
This book covers a wide range of topics but largely focuses on the four major health hazards (cancer, cardiac, mental and diabetes) which cause a large number of deaths but are assumed to be avoidable with the right food, medicine, and lifestyle. It suggests not only the right lifestyle choices but what else do we need to maintain a healthy body composition. Additionally, it goes deeper into the latest research in the field of the four horsemen (health hazards) that one need to be aware of.
All the physical things apart, the one question that it doesn't pick or choose not to address is what we're going to do with long life. Living a long life to break a world record doesn't sound very convincing but the reason behind lusting after longevity is very personal choice, and in all probability one is less likely to know and be convinced about this notion of living long.
The idea of outliving yourself is paradoxical until you go answer the next question in line - why so long.
Peace
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