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This is a handy manual containing a potpourri of all sorts of information about the human body and its various systems and organs with the latest advice about how to keep them all healthy. Drs. Roizen and Oz write with the same down-to-earth style and whimsical sense of humor that each shows on his various TV appearances. The book has two quizzes--one with 50 multiple-choice questions about the body in general and the other with questions that help challenge the human brain and ward off senility. (I received terrible scores on both and felt like a dork, but at least I learned a lot in that process that I needed to know). A main theme running through the book is the concept of RealAge; that is, a person may be 50 years old in calendar age, but according to his/her lifestyle, diet, weight, etc., he/she may be several years younger or older. For example, taking 162 mg of aspirin a day (two baby tablets) makes the average 55-year-old two-to-three years younger in RealAge. There are lots of other examples of this phenomenon. "If you are 55 years old, increasing the number of times you have sex from 58 times per year to 116 times has the effect of making you as much as 1.6 years younger, and having great quality sex even more than that can have an effect up to eight years" (341). But going back to the aspirin advice, the authors note than the daily 162 mg dose of "the wonder drug" is good not only for the heart, but also decreases the risk of getting cancer of the colon, prostate, and breast each by 40 percent. The docs also give detailed advice about the amounts of vitamins and other supplements we all need to obtain optimum health. Chapters focus on the heart, nervous system, digestive tract, hormones, cancer, etc., and the book ends with suggested healthy meal plans and some recipes. My only criticism of this manual is that I don't care for the black and white drawings that feature little elves crawling all over various human organs. There are also a couple of comic strips that I found annoying, if not outright obnoxious. Despite this relatively innocuous descent into unsophisticated graphics, this book is one I highly recommend for basic information on the body and taking care of it.