"This visionary book provides a state-of-the-art synthesis of the latest evidence on aging and what you can do to live better and live longer. Highly recommend."-Dean Ornish, M.D., developer of the Opening Your Heart program
"A wonderful and exciting vision of what new advances in the biological and physical sciences will bring to the health and quality of human life."-George King, M.D., professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School
Startling discoveries in the areas of genomics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology occur practically every day. The rewards of this research, some of it as spectacular as science fiction, are practically in our grasp. Fantastic Voyage shows us how we can use these new technologies to live longer than previously imaginable.
Respected futurist Ray Kurzweil and expert on human longevity Terry Grossman take the reader on a journey to undreamed-of vitality with a comprehensive investigation into the cutting-edge science regarding diet, supplementation, genetics, detoxification, and the hormones involved with aging and youth. By following their program, which includes such simple recommendations as eating a balanced, low-glycemic-index diet, and taking powerful anti-aging nutritional supplements, anyone will be able to add years of healthy, active life.
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"This visionary book provides a state-of-the-art synthesis of the latest evidence on aging."-Dean Ornish, M.D., bestselling author of The Spectrum and developer of the Opening Your Heart program
"Boldly challenges conventional wisdom about aging and illness and offers groundbreaking solutions to remain young and healthy indefinitely."-John Gray, Ph.D., bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
"Anyone can find it easy to implement action that will enhance their health."-George King, M.D., professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School
"A concise yet comprehensive journey that accurately recounts the past and present state of our collective knowledge."-Dean Kamen, physicist and inventor of the IBOT Mobility System and Segway Human Transporter, and recipient of the National Medal of Technology
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
Dicke: 26 mm
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978-0-452-28667-2 (9780452286672)
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Ray Kurzweil is a world class inventor, thinker, and futurist, with a thirty-five-year track record of accurate predictions. He has been a leading developer in artificial intelligence for more than six decades-longer than any other living person. He was the principal inventor of the first CCD flat-bed scanner, omni-font optical character recognition, print-to-speech reading machine for the blind, text-to-speech synthesizer, music synthesizer capable of recreating the grand piano and other orchestral instruments, and commercially marketed large-vocabulary speech recognition software. Ray received a GRAMMY (R) Award for outstanding achievement in music technology. He is the recipient of the National Medal of Technology and was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He has written five books including The Singularity Is Near and How to Create a Mind, both New York Times bestsellers, and Danielle: Chronicles of a Superheroine, winner of multiple young adult fiction awards. He is a Principal Researcher and AI Visionary at Google.
Terry Grossman, M.D., is a certified anti-aging specialist and expert in longevity medicine. He is the author of The Baby Boomer's Guide to Living Forever.
