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Younger You

Reduce Your Bio Age - and Live Longer, Better
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Younger You reveals a revolutionary approach to ageing, based on a clinical trial that reversed biological age by over three years in just eight weeks. Dr Kara Fitzgerald explains how epigenetics, the way our genes are expressed, determines our true biological age rather than our chronological years. By adopting a diet rich in specific foods and embracing lifestyle changes that influence DNA methylation, readers can reduce their biological age, improve vitality, and lower the risk of major diseases like diabetes, cancer, and dementia. The book offers detailed meal plans, recipes, and practical guidance tailored to all life stages to help readers rejuvenate their health and live longer, healthier lives.
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This book suits readers interested in health, wellness, and longevity, especially those keen on scientifically backed lifestyle and dietary changes to combat ageing and related diseases. It appeals to individuals motivated to take control of their genetic health and improve their quality of life through accessible, evidence-based methods.

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Add three years to your life and help prevent disease in just eight weeks

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Based on the groundbreaking study that shaved three years off a subjects' age in just eight weeks, discover a proven, accessible plan to prevent diseases and reduce your biological age.

It's true: getting older is inevitable and your chronological age can only move in one direction. But you also have a biological age, which scientists can measure by assessing how your genes are expressed through epigenetics. Exciting new research shows that your bio age can actually move in reverseβ€”and Dr. Kara Fitzgerald's groundbreaking, rigorous clinical trial proved it's possible. By eating delicious foods and establishing common-sense lifestyle practices that positively influence genetic expression, study participants reduced their bio age by just over three years in only eight weeks!

Now Dr. Fitzgerald shares the diet and lifestyle plan that shows you how to influence your epigenetics for a younger you. In Younger You you'll learn:

  • It's not your genetics that determines your age and level of health, it's your epigenetics.
  • How DNA methylation powerfully influences your epigenetic expression.
  • The foods and lifestyle choices that most affect DNA methylation.
  • Simple swaps to your daily routines that will add years to your life.
  • The full eating and lifestyle programme, with recipes and meal plans, to reduce your bio age and increase vitality.
  • How to take care of your epigenetic expression at every life stage, from infancy through midlife and your later decades.

We don't have to accept a descent into disease and unwellness as we age as inevitable: when you reduce bio age you reduce your odds of developing all the major diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and dementia. With assessment tools for determining your bio age, recipes, and plans for putting it all into practice, Younger You helps you repair years of damage, ward off chronic disease, and optimise your healthβ€”for years to come.

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Younger You is hailed by leading experts for its groundbreaking insights into ageing reversal. Dr David Perlmutter praises it for debunking the myth of inevitable health decline and offering a clear, effective programme. Dr Dale Bredesen calls it essential reading, marking a new era in reversing ageing. Dr Amy Myers endorses Dr Fitzgerald as a key figure in the quest for a longer, more vibrant life.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529423341

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 January 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quercus Publishing

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 42.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 619g

Pages: 512

About the Author

Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMCP, is the first-ever recipient of the 2018 Emerging Leadership Award from the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute in recognition of her work on DNA methylation. Receiving her doctorate in naturopathic medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine, she lectures globally on functional medicine, is on the faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), and is an IFM Certified Practitioner with a clinical practice in Newtown, Connecticut. She runs a Functional Medicine Clinic Immersion program for professionals and hosts the podcast New Frontiers in Functional Medicine. She lives with her daughter in Connecticut.

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