The G-Connection 

The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging
Dr. Joan Vernikos with Robin S. Hosie
Foreword by astronaut and senator John Glenn

After 30 years of pioneering research with NASA, Joan Vernikos has written the first book to focus on the fundamental importance of gravity in maintaining youthful vigor. In it, she applies lessons learned from the experiences of U.S. astronauts and Soviet/Russian cosmonauts in space to ordinary people here on Earth. Highly practical, the "What You Can Do About It" section in each chapter is a comprehensive guide that will help young people, baby boomers, the elderly, and professionals make smart lifestyle choices.

The G-Connection is written in down-to-earth and understandable language. Peppered with first-hand anecdotes from astronauts and interesting stories of Vernikos's own voyage of discovery, this book is both a fun and credible resource. The excitement for her work and ideas comes across clearly and is contagious. The reader finishes the book knowing what to do differently in his or her daily life to slow down or even reverse the aging process.

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• "Terrific! Echoes my experience."
  Joe Allen, Ph.D., astronaut, untethered space-walker

• "A solid scientific basis for the common-sense notion that continued exercise extends vitality into one's later years."
  David Bernardi, Canada

• "Utterly engrossing!"
  Sylvia Franco Drake, retired drama critic, LA Times

• "A treasure trove of ideas for the geriatrician." Harold J.B. Guy, M.D., geriatrician, Auckland, New Zealand

• "World-class researcher Joan Vernikos points out very convincingly that space research...can accelerate advances to help us live longer, healthier lives."
  Alan Wessels, Space News, April 18, 2005

• "For the first time a scientific book tells you quietly and clearly what to do and manages to be entertaining at the same time."
  Leila Taraboulsi Khoury, Washington DC

The G-Connection: Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging
Dr. Joan Vernikos with Robin S. Hosie
Foreword by astronaut and senator John Glenn
294pp. 2004, Lincoln, NE, iUniverse Inc. Foreword by John Glenn.
Hardcover ISBN 0595-66710-4
Paperback ISBN 0595-3293-4
e-book ISBN 0595-77722-8

Maintain Youthfulness Even in Old Age: Space Research Reveals the Secret
Chrysoula Kourtidou-Papadeli, co-author; ZITI publishers, Thessaloniki and Athens, Greece, 388pp, 2004. (Greek version). ISBN 960-431-941-8.

The G-Connection, Harness Gravity and Reverse Aging  Translated by Shoichi Shirasaki ,   Foreword by cardiologist and astronaut Chiaki Mukai, Asahi Sensho publishers, Tokyo, Japan, 257pp, 2006. (Japanese version). ISBN 4022599057. 

Coming Soon! The G-Connection versions in:

• Portuguese with Thais Russomano, M.D., Ph.D., Brazil  
• Italian with Felice Strollo, M.D.