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Healthy at 100: The Scientifically Proven Secrets of the World's Healthiest and Longest-Lived Peoples
by John Robbins
from Ballantine Books
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Insightful and Fun 
Lots of things to think about in this book. What your impact is on the world around you and on your own body and quality of life. Really Good Book!
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Advice
Simple language, impressive numbers, credible bibliography.
He doesn't push you to buy anything.
He, just, asks you to think. I wish, it will be a mandatory reading for all health professionals.
I am RN feel bad for myself for not knowing alot of things will help me and my patients. All of the doctors I work with have no clue about books argument. I don't expect them to read it. General public should take responsibility for it's health.
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Well-worth reading
I think the contents of the book are richly informative--not only about what we eat, but the way we live in society. Close connections and a supportive community do as much for our health and well-being, it seems, as what we eat. Even having a dog positively impacts our longevity and fighting off disease. Go Fido! We pet lovers knew that fact intuitively all along.
Some the material was especially fascinating to me--the differences between the chimps and the bonobo apes, for example. The former are... more info
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This book scores 100 out of 100
OVERALL: A must read for all homo sapiens who want to live a happy life, not just a healthy one.
PROS:
* Quite rational and measured. Robbins constantly tempers his enthusiasm for the four healthy cultures he examines. He refrains from idealizing them, which strengthens his argument. He doesn't gush over their way of life and points out their shortcomings (e.g., lack of refrigeration, dirt floors, poor telecommunications, etc...).
* Adds two components that he didn't mention much in his... more info
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