Ageproof : living longer without running out of money or breaking a hip
(Book)

Self-help books usually fall into one of two categories: personal health/self-improvement/lifestyle guides or economic health manuals. In alternating chapters, this book attempts to cover both, neatly tied together by the theme of living a long, happy, and healthy life. Sets of self-tests to establish economic and personal health baselines are followed by simplistic protocols for improvements in specific areas. Save first. Move instead of sitting. Reduce stress. Despite repeated statements that this is not just other simplistic self-help book, it is, although a relatively clever read for the genre. The work is performed by the authors, and Roizen, in particular, has a charming reading style that keeps the listener engaged, even when the many initially amusing, self-deprecating uses of clichés and references to modern culture become annoying. VERDICT Recommended for self-help aficionados, in particular, fans of Dr. Oz. ["A positive, practical book for anyone middle-aged or older": LJ 3/1/17 starred review of the Grand Central hc.]-I. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Boone, IA © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Today show financial expert Chatzky and Cleveland Clinic chief wellness officer Michael Roizen, with Ted Spiker (The Abs Diet), find vital connections between health and wealth, using principles such as inflow vs. outflow (e.g., "do we burn more calories than we ingest?"). With their team approach, they deliver tactics, strategies, and information on eight dimensions of physical and financial stability to help readers stay both fit and flush. They provide self-checks in the areas of overall health, illustrate how to reengineer unhealthy habits, deal with stress, and make the most out of retirement benefits. They further maintain that it's never too late to get the balanced body or budget one wants. VERDICT A positive, practical book for anyone middle aged or older.