STEVEN R. GUNDRY, MD, is the director of the International Heart and Lung Institute in Palm Springs, California, and the founder and director of the Center for Restorative Medicine in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. After a distinguished surgical career as a professor and chairman of cardiothoracic surgery at Loma Linda University, Dr. Gundry changed his focus to curing modern diseases via dietary changes. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Plant Paradox, The Plant Paradox Cookbook, The Plant Paradox Quick & Easy, The Longevity Paradox, The Energy Paradox, The Plant Paradox Family Cookbook, and Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution as well as more than three hundred articles published in peer-reviewed journals on using diet and supplements to eliminate heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, and multiple other diseases. Dr. Gundry lives with his wife, Penny, and their dogs in Palm Springs and Montecito, California.
"In The Longevity Paradox, Dr. Steven Gundry upends many long-held
beliefs about aging, debunking common misconceptions and making the
provocative yet persuasive argument that the length and quality of
our lives is a function of the health of our microbiome. Practical,
informative, and hopeful, this book will change the way you think
about aging."--Mark Hyman, MD, Director, Cleveland Clinic Center
for Functional Medicine and #1 New York Times best-selling author
of Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?
"In The Longevity Paradox, Dr. Steven Gundry translates the complex
science of aging into a clear, actionable plan. If you want to live
longer and healthier, this is the best book on the subject."--Dale
Bredesen, MD, New York Times bestselling author of The End of
Alzheimer's
"Dr. Gundry has already helped many of the millions of people who
are suffering from inflammatory disorders. Now, in The Longevity
Paradox, he shows readers how to fend off the inflammation that
contributes to disease and decline with age."--Valter Longo, PhD,
Director of the Longevity Institute, USC, and bestselling author of
The Longevity Diet
"The Longevity Paradox is a well-written, entertaining tour of your
generally friendly neighborhood microbiome that will help you learn
to live younger and longer."-- Dr. Oz
"We're often told that future scientific research will provide an
elixir that will not only allow us to live longer, but live
healthier as well. But as Dr. Gundry deftly reveals in The
Longevity Paradox, we have those tools in hand, right now, that can
open the door to a longer and healthier life experience. This
highly empowering text leverages leading-edge research and provides
a user-friendly interface enhancing and extending our precious
existence."--David Perlmutter, MD, author of New York Times
bestseller Grain Brain and Brain Maker
"The Longevity Paradox offers a fresh perspective on an existential
question: how can we live a long life and grow old while still
enjoying the physical and mental qualities of being young? What Dr.
Gundry shows us is not only that it's possible to thrive as we age,
but that the power to do it lies in our own hands (or, more
accurately, our guts). It's an essential read for anybody who's
growing older - which is to say, everybody."--Arianna Huffington,
Founder & CEO, Thrive
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