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Walter M. Bortz II, M.D. – Longevity & Robust Aging Expert

WEBNext Medicine: The Science and Civics of Health, Dr. Bortz' new book, published by Oxford University Press. In Next Medicine, Dr. Bortz shows how the defects of American healthcare threaten the stability of the nation.He argues that the financial interests of biotech and drug companies have eroded the values of the medical profession and placed profit before …

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Walter M. Bortz II, MD: Longevity Library

WEBLearn how to live longer in the Longevity Library: articles on health, fitness, aging, and robust living. This library consists of a hand-picked selection, chosen from over 130 scientific articles written or co-written by Walter M. Bortz II, MD. These have been specially selected to bring you insights into Dr. Bortz's research and into his

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Biological Basis of Determinants of Health

WEBwhich health is embedded. However, biology is where these contributing environ-mental factors are translated. Iprovideanewconceptual framework for the biological determinants of health. The old public health rubric of host,agent,andenvironment asthefeaturesthatdefinethe root elements of health is an impoverished scheme, be …

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Dare to be 100 and beyond with Walter M. Bortz II, M.D.

WEBWith smarts and guts you can dare to be 100! A few of the life-enhancing & life-extending benefits of excercise include: Improved circulation by lowering blood pressure cholesterol levels. Reduced risk of cancer. Boosted immune system & resistance to infections. Improved sleep.

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Walter M. Bortz II, M.D. Fact Sheet

WEBNext Medicine: The Science & Civics of Health T ContactA bestselling expert on aging and geriatric care, Dr. Bortz offers his For public appearances, keynote addresses, interviews, or to submit questions & comments: Donna M. Wyant 201-396-7007 [email protected] Website: www.WalterBortz.com e BIO

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Walter M. Bortz II, MD: Q & A

WEBQ4. RE: Sleep: How important is sleep to health? Q5. RE: Passive Smoking: My husband of 42 years continues to smoke. His smoking may not only be hurting him, but me too. Is there any information about passive smoking and its health risks? Q6. RE: Joining exercise club: I know that I should exercise. Do I have to join a club, or an organized

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Walter M. Bortz II, MD: News

WEBNew: Spring 2012: Dr. Bortz teaches a new Stanford University course starting April 3, 2012: Exploring the Human Potential; The Roadmap to 100: The Science of Living a Long Life.read pdf »

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Avoiding frailty is the key. And to avoid frailty it's important to

WEBAging Medicine (A4M), which claims a membership of 18,000 physicians, scientists and health professionals in 85 countries. A4M's orientation is to look at aging as a disease that can be reversed. But Bortz's opinion is that "aging is ordained, it cannot be reversed. "To run time backwards is absurd," he said.

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Dare to be 100 and beyond with Walter M. Bortz II, M.D.

WEBImprove your health and vitality at any age with the robust aging principles, information, and motivation tools that will enable you live to age 100 or more. Dare to be 100 and beyond with Walter M. Bortz II, M.D.

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Walter M. Bortz II, MD: Article

WEBRight on. There is a laps of several years between poor fitness, obesity, and diabetes. The current issue of the journal Diabetes Care contains an article generated by the Lewin Consulting group on the national costs of diabetes. Their figure, admittedly underestimated, is $184 billion, which approximates on tenth of the total health-care dollars.

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Walter M. Bortz II, MD: Article

WEBThe authors surveyed a wide collection of national health care statistics and costs including data from the CDC, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Medicare and Medicaid services, Social Security, etc. All of the figures were related to the medical consumer price index. The compilation is wonderfully broad, providing numbers by age, sex, ethnicity

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Next Medicine: The Science and Civics of Health, by Dr. Walter Bortz

WEBNot only do 40 million Americans lack health insurance, but more than 200,000 die each year because of medical mistakes. Our average life expectancy is lower than Cuba's. Through a lively narrative full of personal anecdotes, bold ideas, and jarring statistics in Next Medicine, Dr. Bortz makes a powerful case for a new kind American healthcare

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Occupy Medicine: A Call For A Revolution To Save American …

WEBOccupy Medicine: A Call For A Revolution To Save American Healthcare is a layman's guide through the labyrinth of our present medical catastrophe. In this compact yet powerful treatise, Dr. Bortz shows how American medicine has morphed into a bureaucratic industrial complex whose defining core is the perpetuation of sickness.

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MedImpact Healthcare Systems Annual Conference--Newt …

WEBFounding Charter Member of the Center for Health Transformation. “Speaker Gingrich’s Center for Health Transformation continues to be a driving force in achieving system-wide change for our nation’s health care delivery system. And we are especially pleased that this year’s conference coincides with the Center’s Member Meeting.

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Diabetes Danger: What 200 Million Americans at Risk Need to …

WEBDiabetes Danger offers hope, showing steps that should be taken to quench the fire of diabetes. He also gives potential strategies to reverse diabetes’ symptoms once the dreaded disease has struck. Often, health maintenance rather than medical intervention is more effective in reining in this horrible disease.

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present “Intimacy for Healthy Living”

WEBSCAN Health Plan Sutter Health Whistlestop FEE: $20 (includes lunch) REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 27th Pre-registration required. Clip the bottom of this form and mail with check or register at the following website: Event Brite Link - Annual Healthy Aging Symposium For more information or to inquire about scholarships please call (415) 473

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Walter M. Bortz II, MD: News

WEBDr. Walter Bortz, with members of the Michigan State Health Department following his keynote address at Lansing Community College, 2005. Dr. Bortz with the honorable Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas following the Marine Corp. Marathon in 2005. The governor wrote the forward to Diabetes Danger, which is Dr. Bortz' latest book.

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Walter M. Bortz II, MD: Links

WEBFifty Plus Lifelong Fitness Dr. Bortz is a co-founder of Fifty Plus Lifelong Fitness. The mission of Fifty Plus Lifelong Fitness is "to deliver quality health care to older persons, conduct research on aging and age-related diseases, provide educational programs on aging for health care professionals and the public, and to influence public policy on aging."

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Walter M. Bortz II, MD: Shop

WEBIn Shifting the Focus from Sickness to Health, noted author, Runners World magazine science board member, and past president of the American Geriatrics Society Dr. Walter M. Bortz II, MD, details why and how the health-care focus should be on preventing health problems. Prevention is where true economic savings will occur.

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September 15, 2008

WEBStandard actuary life tables supplied by the National Center for Health Care Statistics reveal that the average 71 year-old white male has another 13.5 years of further anticipated lifetime. This figure applies to the average,, that mythical individual who represents the cumulative experiences of many thousands of same age white males.

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Walter M. Bortz II, MD: Shop

WEBIn Shifting the Focus from Sickness to Health, noted author, Runners World magazine science board member, and past president of the American Geriatrics Society Dr. Walter M. Bortz II, MD, details why and how the health-care focus should be on preventing health problems. Prevention is where true economic savings will occur.

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