5 Helpful Tips For A Long Life

Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster David B. Agus, MD, is a professor of medicine and engineering at the University of Southern California and heads USC’s Westside Cancer Center and the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine. He is a CBS News contributor and the author of A Short Guide To A Long Life, now available from sister company Simon & Schuster. He lives in Beverly Hills, California. For most people, going to the doctor is a dreaded event and is sometimes avoided altogether. But what if someone empowered you with the tools to manage your own health. What if you knew the right tests to have taken, how to choose the right doctor for you, and how you should be managing your health in each decade of your life? What if you looked forward to going to the doctor? These concerns inspired me to launch my online educational course “A Short Guide to a Long Life,” new from SimonSays. My goal is very simple—to prevent and delay disease as much as possible. This course teaches you how to listen to what your body is saying and begin to understand some of the general principles that lead to a long life without disease. As a preview, here’s the hard, honest truth behind five common health myths that will benefit you years down the line. Learn more about A Short Guide To A Long Life at SimonSays. Photo Credit: Thinkstock A Low Fat Diet Is The Best Diet The only large study to show a benefit of one diet over another indicates that a Mediterranean diet is far and away th...
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