Combining the newest research on aging with the common sense wisdom of the past, author Terence L. Reed has laid out a twelve-step program for preserving your current health while building the best chance of living a long, fruitful life. Seeing the results of cause and effect in his own life and that of others, Terence observed those that took care of themselves did indeed live much longer lives, often free of pain and illnesses that so commonly affect so many Americans today. Actual animal studies and research point out the many steps we can further take to increase our chances of arriving to old age in good shape with our mental powers intact. Critics and skeptics claim you can do little and that misinformation, along with mass media advertising of harmful products, have created a false impression that aging is a runaway uncontrollable process.