Healthy Ageing

<p>The purpose of this book is to summarize the latest scientific findings on healthy ageing in a readable form that is understandable to the general public. It is uniquely different from most books on health and ageing in that there are no claims for secret ingredients for healthy ageing:  there are no super genes no superfoods no super diet no super supplements no super exercise no superbugs and no super lifestyle. All these issues are addressed therein.</p><p>The essence of <em>Healthy Ageing</em> is to apply common knowledge and common sense to your lifestyle. There is no secret ingredient or secret lifestyle for healthy ageing that is the secret. The take-home message for healthy ageing is to maintain physical activity that is keep moving (and keep breathing).</p><p>We subject the claims for healthy ageing to the <em>Pub Test</em> in which we ask a simple question and provide a simple <em>Yes</em> or <em>No</em> answer based on the best available scientific evidence. The <em>Pub Test</em> works best after a few drinks. It has its origins in politics in that when a politician is asked a simple question requiring a simple yes or no there is much talk but the question is never answered.</p><p>The essence of the <em>Pub Test</em> is this: has the politician addressed the simple question that is has it passed the <em>Pub Test</em>? <em>The Pub Test</em> is a gauge of public opinion: is the answer believable and trustworthy as far as the general public is concerned?</p><p>We apply the <em>Pub Test</em> to the most important questions relating to health and ageing. We leave you the informed Reader to pass your own judgment on the answers. Your health is much too important an issue to be left answered by political rhetoric or left to be answered by commercial-for profit enterprises.</p>