The Longevity Strategy           "The longevity strategy... takes specific planning for physical health, for mental acuity, for financial security, for family and friendships, and for the systematic shifts in emphasis of career and avocation that keep the mind alert and spirit alive."     - From the foreword by William Safire           "This book brings us good news: the more we use our brains, the more likely we need not retire."     - James Watson, Ph.D winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine.           Will you be among the growing number of people who live active and secure lives until age 100 and beyond? Today, researchers are uncovering the reasons why some people stay sharp, happy, and healthy through old age. Drawing on the latest findings about how the brain works and revealing the vital connection between the brain and the body, this groundbreaking new book offers the strategy for a longer, better life. The Longevity Strategy is a landmark collaboration between two remarkable business figure and the nation's foremost layman involved in brain research, and Richard Restak, M.D., a best selling writer and nationally known neurologist and neuropsychiatrist. Sharing their knowledge and insights into successful longevity. The brain-body connection is the interaction among three factors: the health of our brains, our attitudes and thought patterns, and our physical health. Mahoney and Restak explain the vital importance of handling stress properly; lifelong education and mental activity (use it or lose it!); the social connection; physical exercise (even moderate); diversifying your career; and rearranging your brain's hardwiring toward optimism. They present a workable life plan - accessible to everyone - with these goals:           An optimally functioning brain in a sound body Social support systems, with nurturing family and friends A multifaceted career and financial security           The Longevity Strategy contains 31 practical, essential tactics that will develop and enhance your longevity potential. Armed with this breakthrough book, you can live better - and live longer - starting now. Use the power of your brain to get the longevity attitude!                 Want to buy this book?

David Mahoney is the chairman of the Charles A. Dana Foundation and chairman of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the European Dana Alliance for the Brain, organizations for public education about the brain whose members consist of eight Nobel Prize laureates and more than 200 of the world's most honored scientists conducting brain research today. Mr. Mahoney is the retired CEO of Norton Simon, Inc., a Fortune 500 corporation.   Richard Restak, M.D., a practicing neurologist and neuropsychiatrist, is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Brain and other popular books, which have sold close to five million copies.   William Safire is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times and a Dana Foundation director.   "This intelligent, witty, and informative book is accessible to everyone. It may not enable us all to live 100 years, but it will help us get there. Most important, it will make the journey more rewarding." - Leon Cooper, Ph.D., winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Professor and Director, Department of Physics and Neuroscience, Brown University