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Live Long and Strong After 50

How to keep your strength, your clearness of mind, and your independence through all the good years ahead, drawn from Scripture and the wisdom of the healthy old ones.

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"And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated."

Deuteronomy 34:7

Who this book is for

Every reader over fifty who does not merely want to live long, but to live strong, steady, and free, keeping their own two feet under them to the very end. Its witnesses are Moses, whose eye was not dim nor his natural force abated (Deuteronomy 34:7), and Caleb, as strong at eighty-five as the day he was sent (Joshua 14).

What it is

A book for the years ahead, built on the pillars of a long and strong life.

The chapters, one by one

Below is the full walk-through of what you will find inside, in the order it appears.

  1. Introduction: To Live Long Is Good, To Live Strong Is Better
  2. Chapter One: Guarding the Strength of the Body (muscle, and a portion of protein at every meal)
  3. Chapter Two: Keeping the Mind Clear and Bright
  4. Chapter Three: The Bones, the Joints, and Staying on Your Own Two Feet
  5. Chapter Four: The Heart and the Blood, the Rivers of Life
  6. Chapter Five: The Gut, the Deep Root of Health
  7. Chapter Six: The Spirit, Purpose, and the Company of Others
  8. Chapter Seven: Keeping Your Independence to the End
  9. The Quick Reference: The Pillars of a Long and Strong Life
  10. A Closing Word: Finish Well

A look inside

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Chapter One: Guarding the Strength of the Body
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Chapter Three: The Bones, the Joints, and Staying on Your Own Two Feet
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Chapter Five: The Gut, the Deep Root of Health

The Pillars of a Long and Strong Life

  • Muscle
    a portion of protein at every meal, fish, lentils, curds, gentle daily movement
  • Mind
    walnuts, oily fish, olive oil, reading, prayer, the company of others
  • Bones and joints
    curds and milk, almonds, fish, sunlight, the daily walk
  • Heart
    garlic, olive oil, pomegranate, the walk, the quiet hour
  • Gut
    barley, live-culture curds, bitter herbs, honey, water
  • Spirit
    the Sabbath, purpose, the shared meal, the giving of thanks
  • Independence
    strength kept, balance kept, the daily walk, the ordered day

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The writings in this book are shared for reflection and are not medical advice. Please speak with your doctor before changing what you eat, especially if you take medicine.