Live Better, Live Longer: The New Studies That Reveal What's Really Good--And Bad--For Your Health - Softcover

A tremendously useful book. A tremendously useful book.--Nicholas H. Fiebach, M.D., professor of clinical medicine, Columbia University "With wisdom and wit, Sanjiv Chopra and Alan Lotvin show how to navigate the vast sea of health information, from vaccines to vitamins, cold remedies to colonoscopies, marijuana to mammograms. The reader will benefit from this prescription of a healthy dose of skepticism and common sense." --Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think "Helpful, accessible information about a broad variety of health concerns." --Kirkus Reviews "A tremendously useful book." --Nicholas H. Fiebach, M.D., professor of clinical medicine, Columbia University With wisdom and wit, Sanjiv Chopra and Alan Lotvin show how to navigate the vast sea of health information, from vaccines to vitamins, cold remedies to colonoscopies, marijuana to mammograms. The reader will benefit from this prescription of a healthy dose of skepticism and common sense. "Jerome Groopman, New York Times bestselling author of How Doctors Think" Helpful, accessible information about a broad variety of health concerns. "Kirkus Reviews" A tremendously useful book. Nicholas H. Fiebach, M.D., professor of clinical medicine, Columbia University" "With wisdom and wit, Sanjiv Chopra and Alan Lotvinshow how to navigate the vast sea of health information, from vaccines to vitamins, cold remedies to colonoscopies, marijuana to mammograms. The reader will benefit from this prescription of a healthy dose of skepticism and common sense." --Jerome Groopman, " New York Times "bestselling author of "How Doctors Think" "" "Helpful, accessible information about a broad variety of health concerns."--"Kirkus Reviews" "A tremendously useful book." --Nicholas H. Fiebach, M.D., professor of clinical medicine, Columbia University "With wisdom and wit, Sanjiv Chopra and Alan Lotvin show how to navigate the vast sea of health information, from vaccines to vitamins, cold remedies to colonoscopies, marijuana to mammograms. The reader will benefit from this prescription of a healthy dose of skepticism and common sense."--Jerome Groopman, MD, Recanati Professor, Harvard Medical School and author of How Doctors Think "Doctor Chopra Says is a tremendously useful book. It will help people who want to improve their health or avoid risks cut through the blizzard of claims in the popular media and understand the actual scientific evidence, or lack of it in many cases. Even physicians may find it helpful, since it's not easy for us to track down the basis for all of the tantalizing remedies or worrying hazards our patients ask us about."--Nicholas H. Fiebach, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University "Helpful, accessible information about a broad variety of health concerns."--Kirkus Reviews

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Sanjiv Chopra teams up with renowned cardiologist Dr. Alan Lotvin to give you the most cutting-edge medical research available. Doctor Chopra explains how you can tell the difference between true medical news and irrelevant media hype, covering such vital topics as: Is wine the best medicine? Which cancer screening methods are effective? Is there a "best" diet for you? What one vitamin should everyone be taking? (And why you can throw away all the rest.) Are statins the new miracle drug? Filled with authoritative advice from many of the top medical experts in their respective fields, "Live Better, Live Longer" gives you the tools you need to lead a healthier, happier, and longer life.