How to Keep Young: A Prescription to Achieve Ageless Aging

By Chrys Chryssanthou

The aim of this book is to give the reader a chance to prevent, delay, or even reverse the undesirable effects of aging; to instill to seniors an optimistic outlook, to give them vitality, vibrant disposition, and a happier and more rewarding life.

The book includes a short history of the elixirs and fountains of youth and provides a prescription and guidelines for the amelioration of the physical and mental deterioration of old age. It gives recommendations for maintaining good health, for revising the self-perception of aging, and for accommodating a new lifestyle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781514471579

Chrys Chryssanthou

Chrys Chryssanthou is a physician and professorial lecturer at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He received his MD from the Aristotle University, Greece. He pursued postgraduate studies in New York and attended special courses at Harvard Medical School and Hahneman Medical College. The Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico, conferred upon him the title of Professor Extraordinario and he received an honorary diploma from the Medical School of Lima, Peru. He conducted extensive medical research and published over one hundred articles in scientific journals and books. His work was internationally acclaimed and NBC-TV and Panamerican Television interviewed him on prime time. As Visiting Professor he lectured and gave courses in many Academic institutions in the US and abroad. Dr. Chryssanthou was also very active in the field of literature. He served as editor of the Greek literary periodical Pyrsos (torch) and contributed a lot of prose and poetry to books, journals, and magazines. In the last decade, he published the books Cries and Whispers and The Secret Message of the Rooster in New York. He was honored with several medals, awards, and distinctions for his scientific and literary accomplishments.

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Important Admonition

Introduction

Part 1

Fountains And Elixirs Of Youth:

Facts And Myths

Fountains Of Youth

Elixir Of Youth

Potions - Foods - Chemicals

Exercises

Genetic Manipulation

Part 2

The Prescription

Instruction No. 1:

Maintain Good Health

Good Nutrition

No Smoking

Alcohol in Moderation

Regular Medical Checkups and Preventive Screening

Regular Medical Checkups

Preventive Screening

Vaccinations

Adequate Sleep

Night Sleep

Napping

Exercise Regularly

Instruction No. 2:

Think Young

Instruction No. 3:

Dream And Set Goals

Epilogue

References

Endnotes

Also by

CHRYS CHRYSSANTHOU

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CRIES AND WHISPERS

Anthology of Poems

THE SECRET MESSAGE OF THE ROOSTER

And Other Amazing Stories during the Nazi Occupation

Praise for

CRIES AND WHISPER

Some of the poems made me shiver and brought me close to tears … His poems reveal the human condition, both the good and the awful, and encapsulate moments of sadness, quiet joy, love and humanity—the cries and whispers.

—Dr. E. Thomopoulos,

Managing Editor of Books,

National Herald, New York, New York

Milestone in Greek America … poetry reflecting on nature’s mysteries and gifts and life forces.

—Greek America Magazine, Chicago, Illinois

One of the Best Collections of Poetry … thought provoking and moving."

—Ali-Arizona Music Fun, Phoenix, Arizona

THE SECRET MESSAGE OF THE ROOSTER

The stories are incredible … unique and highly entertaining … about life, survival, free spirit, heroic acts and a desire for excitement."

—Greek America Magazine, Chicago, Illinois

Chryssanthou enthusiastically recounts his experiences with spirit, suspense and humanity.

Apolo-Apseind Book Review, USA

The stories are at once poignant, exciting, humorous and riveting … a great storyteller.

Ali-Arizona Music Fun, Phoenix, Arizona

To my daughters, Depy and Elena.

Acknowledgments

W hat triggered the writing of this book was the exhortation that I experienced by several of my friends. Their arguments and their urging me to disseminate my thoughts and my advice on aging gave me incentive and purpose. I thank them for that.

A considerable part of my research and writing was done in a very unusual environment: in the huge and quiet library of Queen Mary 2 during a two-week cruise to the Caribbean. I greatly appreciate the opportunity I was given to couple my intense and taxing intellectual work with the relaxation of a sea voyage.

The Internet too deserves an acknowledgment for the help it provided for my research.

I also I like to express my appreciation to Jo Ann Gambale for her counsel on legal matters and to Helen Daman for her editorial help. Helen went meticulously, line by line, through my drafts and made important remarks and valuable suggestions.

But above all, I am deeply grateful to my wonderful wife, Gabriele, for her support and encouragement and for graciously tolerating my frequent and lengthy periods of being incommunicado.

Prologue

A t my ninetieth birthday celebration, many of my guests could not believe that I am that old. This was not surprising to me because very often, when I disclose my age, I encounter the same disbelief and amazement. This reaction, I believe, is elicited by my vibrant behavior and my vivacious mannerism and demeanor, rather than by my youngish appearance. Several people asked me, how do I manage to keep young? What is my se cret?

Having anticipated the bewilderment and the expected curiosity, I had decided, in lieu of giving the customary speech for the occasion, to do something unusual and unique—to reveal my secret!

After I blew the candles of my huge birthday cake, I climbed on the stage, grabbed the microphone from the lectern, and following some greetings and introductory remarks, I disclosed