• The Longevity Book

  • The Science of Aging, the Biology of Strength, and the Privilege of Time
  • By: Cameron Diaz
  • Narrated by: Cameron Diaz, Sandy Rustin
  • Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (349 ratings)

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The Longevity Book

By: Cameron Diaz
Narrated by: Cameron Diaz,Sandy Rustin
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Publisher's summary

Cameron Diaz follows up her number-one New York Times best seller, The Body Book, with a personal, practical, and authoritative guide that examines the art and science of growing older and offers concrete steps women can take to create abundant health and resilience as they age.

Cameron Diaz wrote The Body Book to help educate young women about how their bodies function, empowering them to make better-informed choices about their health and encouraging them to look beyond the latest health trends to understand their bodies at the cellular level. She interviewed doctors, scientists, nutritionists, and a host of other experts and shared what she'd learned - and what she wished she'd known 20 years earlier.

Now Cameron continues the journey she began, opening a conversation with her peers on an essential topic that for too long has been taboo in our society: the aging female body. In The Longevity Book, she shares the latest scientific research on how and why we age, synthesizing insights from top medical experts with her own thoughts, opinions, and experiences.

The Longevity Book explores what history, biology, neuroscience, and the women's health movement can teach us about maintaining optimal health as we transition from our 30s to midlife. From understanding how growing older impacts various bodily systems to the biological differences in the way aging affects men and women; the latest science on telomeres and slowing the rate of cognitive decline; how meditation heals us; and why love, friendship, and laughter matter for health, The Longevity Book offers an all-encompassing, holistic look at how the female body ages - and what we can all do to age better.

Without sugarcoating the hard facts - a 60-year-old body is different from a 35-five-year-old body no matter how much yoga you do - or romanticizing the upside - wisdom comes with age, if you live your life wisely - Cameron offers women a compassionate, informative, and intimate tour through the next stage of life.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2016 Cameron Diaz (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers

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Boring. Nothing new here<br />

Cameron's first book was better. This one lists a bunch of diseases & studies....to sum it up.. stop smoking, workout, meditate, sleep 7 hours a day, love & stress less, 15 min of Sun a day, go to your doctor's checkups, do mental exercises and eat a Mediterranean Diet. 😊

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I Can't Get Through This!

This book is a combination of Health and Well Being 101 and a Harvard Medical School course. After several tries, I am officially quitting this book. I just can't get through it. It is both interesting and dry, elementary and complex. I think old advice to eat well, exercise, get your rest and be positive (along with inheriting good genes) still stands.

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  • 01-18-17

Very dissappointed

What disappointed you about The Longevity Book?

1)..This book is for/about WOMEN. This is not a unisex book. Very misleading.
2)..Cameron only narrates the Introduction. That's it.

What didn’t you like about Cameron Diaz and Sandy Rustin ’s performance?

Cameron only narrates the Introduction. That's it.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Maybe for "women", but not for men. This book title and description was misleading. It might *could* have been a decent book for both sexes, but it's not. The books description should have been more clear.

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Pharma propaganda

It seems that big pharma may have hired a beautiful actress to front a pro pharma book. Take your statins everyone! Supplements are expensive pee! Written in a chatty engaging girlfriend style.

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Grade School Biology Class Refresher

What would have made The Longevity Book better?

I felt like I was listening to a book that was written for a reader with an 8th grade education - possibly 6th grade. The advice in this book wasn't unique and there was too much time spent on explaining biology.This book is more for someone that has no base knowledge in nutrition and wellness.

Has The Longevity Book turned you off from other books in this genre?

This book made me appreciate better the information and style in books authored by Joel Fuhrman or Dr. Perlmutter, for example.

Did Cameron Diaz and Sandy Rustin do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

The reader did a good job

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Personal testimonies from Ms. Diaz were the most interesting part

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A wake up call, invite anyone to read this .

Easy read... her intention is to help many women who read this Book.
while I am a health care professional & should know all of this information.
I ignored that I do not apply this knowledge to myself.
I took no interest in age related health.
I have had a paradime shift , now planing on following books advise on growing old and staying strong.
loved book

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  • 05-11-19

Outstanding!

Loved it? Outstanding. Informative. Presented in a thoughtful manner. Enjoyable listen. She should write more.

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One of my favorites!

As a 52 year old woman this has always been my go to book on aging, attitude and life. I read this book a few years back and have listened to the audible version a few times. Filled with amazing information and wisdom on aging for women. Well written and delivered. One of the few actresses in the world who I have respect for and enjoy. A must read for us aging women! I rarely do reviews!.

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science 101

I finished it on principle but if you've ever picked up a magazine, attended science class, or watched heath segments on TV, you'll already know most of what's in this book. The narration was smooth and well performed but the book was not insightful.

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Great starting point

Everything in this book is great information. For someone who is just starting out in exploring health and science, this is your book. But if you’ve been immersed in this world for a while and are well read…this book will likely not add anything new to your knowledge. It’s fairly basic and only touches very lightly on each subject. This makes it an easy and enjoyable read, but not much for those looking for more than what’s already trending in the health and wellness setting.
I did love the overall message- that aging should be addressed with gratitude because ultimately, it is a privilege to grow older. Not everyone is afforded this privilege. I also loved how transparent Cameron is. Her ability to embrace aging in such a celebratory way is inspiring.

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