{"product_id":"the-longevity-plan-seven-lifetransforming-lessons-from-ancient-china-isbn-9780062319814","title":"The Longevity Plan: Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a renowned Johns Hopkins- and Stanford-educated cardiologist at Intermountain Medical Center—a hospital system that President Obama has praised as an \"island of excellence\"—comes the story of his time living in Longevity Village in China, and the seven lessons he learned there that lead to a happy, healthy, long life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt forty-four, acclaimed cardiologist John Day was overweight and suffered from insomnia, degenerative joint disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. On six medications and suffering constant aches, he needed to make a change. While lecturing in China, he’d heard about a remote mountainous region known as Longevity Village, a wellness Shangri-La free of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, dementia, depression, and insomnia, and where living past one hundred—in good health—is not uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hope of understanding this incredible phenomenon, Day, a Mandarin speaker, decided to spend some time living in Longevity Village. He learned everything he could about this place and its people, and met its centenarians. His research revealed seven principles that work in tandem to create health, happiness, and longevity—rules he applied to his own life. Six months later, he’d lost thirty pounds, dropped one hundred points off his cholesterol and twenty-five points off his blood pressure, and was even cured of his acid reflux and insomnia. In 2014 he began a series of four-month support groups comprised of patients who worked together to apply the lessons of Longevity Village to their lives. Ninety-two percent of the participants were able to adhere to their plans and stay on pace to reach their health goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Dr. Day shares his story and proven program to help you feel sharper, more motivated, productive, and pain-free. \u003cem\u003eThe Longevity Plan\u003c\/em\u003e is not only a fascinating travelogue but also a practical, accessible, and groundbreaking guide to a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eA renowned Johns Hopkins–and Stanford-educated cardiologist travels from America to a remote Chinese village where he learns seven lessons that change his life and his medical practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt forty-four, acclaimed cardiologist John D. Day was overweight and suffering from insomnia, degenerative joint disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. On six medications and  still enduring constant aches, he needed to make a change. While lecturing in China, he heard about a remote mountainous area known as Longevity Village, a wellness Shangri-la free of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, dementia, depression, and insomnia, where living past one hundred—in good health—is not uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hope of understanding this incredible phenomenon, Dr. Day, a Mandarin speaker, decided to spend some time in Longevity Village. He learned everything he could about this place and its people, and met its centenarians. His research revealed seven principles that work in tandem to create health, happiness, and longevity—rules he applied to his own life. Six months later, he’d lost thirty pounds, dropped one hundred points off his cholesterol and twenty-five points off his blood pressure, and was even cured of his acid reflux and insomnia. In 2014, he began a series of four-month-long support groups with patients who agreed to apply the lessons of Longevity Village to their lives. Ninety-two percent of the participants were able to adhere to their plans and stay on target to reach their health goals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Dr. Day shares his story and his proven program to help you feel sharper, more motivated, more productive, and pain-free. \u003cem\u003eThe Longevity Plan\u003c\/em\u003e is not only a fascinating travelogue but also a practical, accessible, and inspiring guide to living a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“...[T]he author proves there’s great value in conscientious, streamlined living and that it’s achievable by everyday people by employing improved lifestyle choices. Practical, applicable health guidance validated by a remarkable collective of revered Chinese elders.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This new offering is highly readable, thoughtful, and inspiring.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“John and Jane Day have shined a bright light of ancient Eastern wisdom into our consciousness with \u003cem\u003eThe Longevity Plan\u003c\/em\u003e. It brings to life the power of dietary traditions, time-honored values, and an ancestral lifestyle. The book’s genius comes from the cuisine and the stories of life in a tiny Chinese village, a place that time has forgotten; yet, the lessons are timeless in their guidance for our future as a people and as a planet. In a world where traditions are rapidly fading, this book is ablaze with insight.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. Daniel A. Nadeau, author of The Color Code: A Revolutionary Eating Plan for Optimum Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Longevity is a subject that, by definition, we each get more interested in every year; and the question is not only how to live longer, but how to live better. The Days deal insightfully with both ‘hows’ and convincingly combine medical science with the remarkable realities of a small Chinese village where people routinely live to be more than one hundred years old. The Days are brilliant writers who have created a book that reads like a story but teaches like a textbook—and what it teaches is how to add both quantity and quality to our lives.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard and Linda Eyre, #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Life in Full: Maximizing Your Longevity and Legacy and The Half-Diet Diet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If getting healthier is part of your 2018 plan, this book is a must read... 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