Abstract

By the time people reach their 80s, the difference between those who look youthful and those who look old becomes even more pronounced. While genetic factors cannot be ignored, that is not the only factor. Daily habits are different. In this book, a diabetes specialist and leading researcher in the aging substance AGE, a best-selling author, explains how to stop aging and rejuvenate. Among other things, he explains methods that overturn common misconceptions. Specifically, he suggests that you don't need staple foods, that zero carbohydrates are fine, and that it's okay to drink alcohol every day. These explanations are based on molecular-level roles and functions of biochemistry and the latest published research, and are supported only by the author's experience as a diabetic patient and diabetic treatment specialist. Learn how to eat in a way that rejuvenates your brain and body and helps you live a healthy and youthful life even in your 80s and 90s.

Author’s Information

Zenji Makita is director of AGE Makita Clinic. He is a diabetes specialist and doctor of medicine. He graduated from Hokkaido University School of Medicine in 1979. He spent about five years researching AGEs, which are attracting attention as a cause of diabetic complications, at the Department of Medical Biochemistry at Rockefeller University in New York and other institutions. During this time, he developed the world's first method for measuring blood AGEs, and published papers on AGEs as first author in top journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, Science, and The Lancet. He has been a lecturer at Hokkaido University School of Medicine since 1996, and a professor at Kurume University School of Medicine since 2000. In 2003, he opened the AGE Makita Clinic in Ginza, Tokyo, which treats lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes and obesity, and has treated over 200,000 patients in total. His many best-selling books include "The Definitive Low-Carb Textbook" and "What People Who Don't Age Eat" (both published by Shinsei Publishing), "Doctors' Ultimate Textbook on Dietary Tips" and "Doctors' Dietary Tips 2: The Practical Bible" (both published by Diamond Inc.), and "Carbohydrate Addiction" (Bungeishunju).