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Towers, J. Collin. Stop Growing Older... Grow Younger: A Resource Guide on Reverse Aging Techniques, Nutrition and Therapies. c2009. ISBN 978-1-60145-816-2.

Collin Towers starts his information-rich text by focusing on answering the key question: “How will we all manage to stay healthy and maintain a higher quality of life as we age, and can we slow down or stop the aging process?” After describing eight excellent food sources of the most common antioxidants, Collin stresses the need to supplement one’s diet with nutritional supplements, including especially Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and DHEA. Collin argues that the “key to becoming younger and healthier is simply avoiding the accelerating aging program everybody else is on.” He finds that the “clincher” lies in the fact that “growing old is not due to aging, it is due to all the toxic chemicals that people consume, combined with their chronic nutritional deficiencies, lack of physical and mental exercise, and unhealthy life styles.” The build-up of toxic materials resulting from lack of cellular efficiency in getting rid of damaged protein can be counteracted by the correct diet. Collin argues that you can start your own reverse-aging program by making just a couple of simple changes.

By taking steps to stop the damage that homocysteine and free radicals cause, you can not only protect yourself from dangerous age-related health conditions, but also slow down the aging process. Collin advocates adopting 17 habits, as well as calorie restriction (CR), as an effective means of increasing longevity and prolonging good health. He then discusses the possible downside of different methods of detoxification.

Collin explains why all exercise programs must include flexibility training, aerobic, endurance workouts, and strength and interval training. He then reveals the secrets of his own personal exercise routine and regimen.

Listing the top ten foods that help with weight loss, Collin urges his readers to stick to a diet consisting of 50 to 75 percent raw foods—a diet consisting of raw fruits, vegetables, seeds and grains. After describing the top ten foods for improving your sex drive and keeping you younger, he then lists the top 21 functional foods – those foods that promote health and reduce the risk of chronic disease – explaining the beneficial effects to be gained from the consumption of each.

After introducing sun gazing as an option for spiritual growth and health benefits, Collin shares the secrets of his own sunshine routine and regimen. Insisting on dietary supplementation to prevent chronic disease, he argues in favour of liquid, rather than pill, multivitamins. Collin holds that high quality supplements can improve your health, increase your energy, prevent illnesses, improve your sexual performance, and slow the aging process. He lists supplements, nutrients, super-foods, and health products that he has used, or is using daily and/or weekly for his reverse-aging regimen and protocol. His brief description of the efficacy of each ends with a URL where you can go to get more detailed information, or purchase, them.

In brief, this is an informative book that serves as both a directory and a singularly persuasive reference guide, well worth keeping at your bedside!