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"It is not the thing that we like to do, but liking the thing we have to do, that makes life blessed.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"The beauty of Dr. Vernikos’ plan is its simplicity. Easy, natural, everyday movements that take, literally, seconds and can provide a lifetime of benefits."
~ The Oregonian
Sitting Kills, Moving Heals is now available!
A NASA scientist reveals the science of why sitting is deadly — and how to use gravity to achieve lifelong health — in her new book Sitting Kills, Moving Heals.
You’ve seen the recent medical news - a number of new scientific studies have consistently shown that too much sitting will shorten your life, even if you exercise regularly. Americans have struggled for decades to exercise more and eat less, but one thing hasn’t changed: we still spend hour after hour each day virtually immobile in our chairs, and we’re fatter, sicker and more tired than ever before. The way we live is killing us, and we can’t seem to stop it.
"The genius of this doctor's advocated activities . . . is that stirring pasta, rolling out cookie dough, and cracking nut shells for noshing all count as exercise. The book is filled with tips to create health-building movements into your day." ~ The New York Journal of Books
In her new book Sitting Kills, Moving Heals: How Simple Everyday Movement Will Prevent Pain, Illness, and Early Death — and Exercise Alone Won’t Dr. Joan Vernikos, former director of NASA’s Life Sciences Division, presents a comprehensive scientific explanation for why Americans are so unhealthy — and delivers the solution, an easy-to-follow, scientifically proven plan to restore Americans’ health.
Vernikos’ pioneering medical research for NASA documented the systemic damage that weightlessness 
inflicts on astronauts’ muscles, bones and bodily systems. In Sitting Kills, Moving Heals, Vernikos uncovers the unsuspected medical connection between the health dangers of weightlessness in space and the chronic diseases caused by sedentary lifestyles here on Earth, where sitting most of the day nullifies the healthful and invigorating benefits of resistance to gravity that the human body was designed for.
People in the developed world, who work at desks, watch TV, and move far too little, have experienced a steady increase in serious illnesses such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis, muscle wasting and arthritis, sexual dysfunction, balance and coordination problems, poor sleep, and lack of stamina. These disorders, once believed to be consequences of aging, are now appearing much earlier in life - even in children, who are increasingly glued to different forms of sedentary electronic entertainment. Traditional exercise doesn’t help. Even the most strenuous gym workouts don’t solve the underlying health problems of people who, like most Americans, spend over half their lives sitting. Vernikos’ studies of both astronauts in space and test subjects on Earth shows exercise is never more than partially effective in keeping muscles and bones from wasting.
"This book is a 'must have' for anyone wanting to cut through all of the narrow-view approaches to improved health, and find readily-accessed ways to feel better today." ~ Dee O'Hara, R.N.
A Prescription for Lifelong Health
There is good news: Astronauts can be quickly restored to full fitness by returning to active life on Earth, and so can you. Sitting Kills, Moving Heals shows that the key to reversing the damage of sedentary living is to put gravity back in your life through frequent, non-strenuous actions that resist the force of gravity throughout the day, 365 days a year. Vernikos’ easy-to-follow method of incorporating “G-Effective Activity” into everyday life will improve health, increase fitness, and even delay the effects of aging.
Different from an exercise or diet plan, Sitting Kills, Moving Heals gives readers of all ages a simple blueprint for transforming their lives with everyday healthful activity. The Sitting Kills, Moving Heals method is fun, easy to follow, takes no time commitment, can be practiced at home or at the office — and it works, giving far better results than conventional diet and exercise plans. A lifetime of vitality and freedom is possible through an applied knowledge of gravity.
Sitting Kills, Moving Heals is a landmark book that explains why the obesity and diabetes epidemics are happening and gives ordinary people the knowledge and weapons to fight it and win a lifetime of good health.
This is a must-read book for all people who care about their health and the health of their loved ones.
Please note that E-versions of the book are available temporarily only from Barnes & Noble.
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Dr. Joan's Approach: Are You Ready?
For people who make the conscious choice to become active participants in their health, Third Age Health offers low or no-cost, common sense, practical, non-medicinal solutions to aging well.
Sen. John Glenn and Dr. Joan
The Good & Not-So-Good of Living Today
While the technologies of modern times have given us improved quality of life and vastly increased life-expectancy, they have not come without costs. The rapid pace of change over the last 150 years has left many of us unable to effectively adapt to the shifting conditions in our world. Our minds are over-loaded while our physical bodies are under-loaded .
The 24/7 news cycle, our constantly connected lifestyles, and the modern badge of honor called “busyness”, have left many of us feeling unsatisfied or just plain overwhelmed, struggling to cope. The conveniences of modern life are wonderful and have freed up a lot of our time, yet we have become experts at filling up this time with more and more ‘stuff’. Simultaneously, levels of activity have plummeted over the last 50 years even as we built gyms as fast as the speed of light. Rates of diabetes and depression have spiked and obesity is a real threat to both our individual and collective well-being.
As we age there isn’t a one of us who won’t require minimum levels of strength and balance to perform the basic functions of life. Without these abilities we will be less able to lead independent, fulfilling lives as we get older.
What You Can Do?
The good news is that once you make the choice to age well, it’s a whole new day. There is so much that you can achieve starting right now. With only slight adjustments to your current routine you will begin to feel better today while you set yourself up for a healthier, more-independent tomorrow. You’ll benefit from Third Age Health’s unique strategy to sustaining wellness, our tools and information, all based on a down-to-earth approach drawn from lessons of living in space.
Dr. Joan transforms a lifetime of learning from her career as a research scientist and Director of Life Sciences at NASA, into readily applicable tips on how to live your best life.
Now What?
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