Lifelong Health: Achieving Optimum Well-Being at Any Age

By: Anthony A. Goodman, The Great Courses

Narrated by: Anthony A. Goodman

Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

We all want to discover the secret to a long and healthy life. But how do you incorporate the secrets of personal wellness into the unique demands of your own schedule? What information would a knowledgeable and compassionate family physician offer someone looking for a reference guide to healthy living?

These 36 comprehensive lectures offer you practical and expert advice that allows you to make your own personalized choices about healthy living, as well as ways to apply that knowledge to your lifestyle. With this course, you'll nourish your body, strengthen your mind, and forever change the way you think about and live your life. Professor Goodman teaches you about the six fundamentals of personal well-being: aging, nutrition and whole foods, movement, mental health, specific health issues, and general health choices. These fundamentals offer a well-rounded and engaging survey of the concepts, issues, and lessons of lifelong health.

Professor Goodman's advice is rooted in scientific information and proven results - without bogging you down in complex terminology or theories. More importantly, it is flavored with commonsense tips, helpful advice, and inspirational stories that make lifelong health both appealing and achievable.

Crafted with the concerns of everyone in mind, whether you're in adolescence or advancing age, this wonderful resource is the perfect way to take those first steps on the road to becoming a better, healthier you.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2010 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)2010 The Great Courses

Good Healthy Information

This course is full of well reasoned and scientifically researched advice for healthy living. It is well presented and organized. The narration is lively and easy to listen to. I came away with a lot of good insights on improving my own health and was able to recognize areas that are potential health risks. I would recommend this series of lectures. I have not looked into the accompanying PDF material.

Good

A very good overview of all aspects of healthy aging
Enjoyed it very much..Good narration

The science of health for the rest of us

Dr. Goodman does a very good job of tying actionable health advice to the basic science that supports it. It's helpful to know not only that something is good for you, or not good for you, but also why that is true. For me, the why adds a lot to my ability to follow through. Additionally, Dr. Goodman doesn't come at this program with 60 things you should change tomorrow. Instead, he consistently recommends small course changes that in years can take you to a whole different (and more healthy) destination.
I found the lecture itself to go a bit slowly, so I listened to most of it at 1.25 and 1.5 speed. Other than that, it was easy to listen to, and even the topics that don't affect me (like smoking or steroid use) were interesting from an academic perspective. There is nothing earth shattering here, but that is more actionable anyhow. If you are looking for good advice and some shallow digging into health science, this is a good lecture.

Wish I would have heard this 25 years ago

What did you love best about Lifelong Health: Achieving Optimum Well-Being at Any Age?

Health, Diet, and Exercise advice is out there in abundance. Knowing what is believable or not is always tough. Dr. Goodman's lecture was clear, to the point, and makes perfect sense.

What did you like best about this story?

Very comprehensive and practical.

What about Dr. Anthony A. Goodman’s performance did you like?

Easy to listen to, it's a long lecture, but never got old.

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

"Eat mostly plants, and not too much" is a great quote he used in the lecture.

Any additional comments?

If you step back from this subject in general, it's all about common sense and moderation. Eat wholesome, exercise more, get plenty of rest. But the how's and why's are clearly presented with common sense approach to achieving all of this. Everything from prostate exam options to menopause and children's health or allergies. Loved it!

great doctor for health

There is alot of info to help me to stay healthy. It changes how I take care of my body with foods.

Great Information

These lectures contained a lot of great information to keep us as healthy ad possible throughout our lives. The lectures were never boring and I learned a lot.

This is the best book in the topic I ever had

This is a great audio book and I learned a lot by listening to it

Great book for all ages

Great book to listen too. Well presented good information without being too much like a thou must / must not talk. Very good to listen to while walking - given the importance of exercise.

Phenomenaly experienced lecturer

Such a great course from the Great Courses! Very helpful factual information for life and opinions from a very experienced doctor and professor.

Very informative and encouraging

Really down-to-earth, nonpretentious, and helpful. It encouraged me to try to just start where I am. No shaming but also gives you the facts.