April 15, 2010
In recent years, there has been much research on how to live longer with fewer health problems. Mark Liponis's "Ultralongevity", Richard Flanigan and Kate Flanigan Sawyer's "Longevity Made Simple", and Sanjay Gupta's "Chasing Life" all explore this research. Now Butler, president of the International Longevity Center USA and a Pulitzer Prize winner for "Why Survive?: Being Old in America", enters the fold with a book that, like its predecessors, emphasizes a diet rich in whole grains, fruits, and leafy green vegetables, as well as a lifestyle featuring regular exercise, sufficient sleep, reduced stress, and regular social interaction, preferably charitable. VERDICT There's nothing here that can't be found elsewhere, but Butler's name will carry weight with many readers. Libraries should buy this if they don't have any of the other titles. [See Prepub Alert, "LJ" 2/1/10.]Susan B. Hagloch, Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH
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