Widely considered one of the world's leading experts on the dietary link between the environment and health, John Robbins is the author of the million-copy bestseller Diet for a New America. His work has been the subject of cover stories and feature articles in the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and People. Robbins has been a featured and keynote speaker at hundreds of major conferences including those sponsored by the Sierra Club and UNICEF, and is the recipient of many awards, including the Rachel Carson Award and the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award. He is the founder of EarthSave International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to healthy food choices, preservation of the environment, and a more compassionate world. Robbins lives with his wife, Deo, their son, Ocean, and daughter-in-law, Michele, and their grand-twins River and Bodhi outside of Santa Cruz, California.
“John Robbins has inspired millions of people with his eloquent,
clear, compassionate, and insightful guidance on the path to health
and fulfillment. Healthy at 100 may be his finest work to date. If
you are interested in extending your health span as well as your
life span, read this book! Healthy at 100 is a masterpiece.”—Dean
Ornish, M.D., president and director of the Preventive Medicine
Research Institute, author of Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for
Reversing Heart Disease
“This is a remarkably open and heartfelt book full of wisdom and
love by an extraordinary man who has been teaching us how to live
more healthy and compassionate lives for over twenty years
now. John Robbins has created a new vision of aging for
American society.”—John Mackey, CEO, Whole Foods
“John Robbins is one of the most important voices in America today.
He cuts through nonsense like no one else does. He gives hope like
no one else does. His words are lifelines for both the body and
soul. This book can literally save our lives.”—Marianne Williamson,
author of A Return to Love and A Woman’s Worth
“Healthy at 100 is a marvelous blend of wisdom, hope, courage, and
common sense. John Robbins gives us caring, science, and
inspiration–a beautiful diet for the heart.”—Jack Kornfield,
co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and Spirit Rock,
author of A Path with Heart
“As the low-carb diet craze is gone, John Robbins proposes a far
healthier approach that leads not just to a healthy weight but also
to a joyful and fulfilled life. Healthy at 100 is packed with
informed and heartfelt wisdom.”—Jorge Cruise, author of The 3-Hour
Diet, creator of JorgeCruise
“John Robbins inspires me on every page. His unique experiences and
viewpoints were the reasons I wanted him to be in my film Super
Size Me. This book only reinforces my faith in him as a
thought-provoking humanitarian.”—Morgan Spurlock, producer and
director of Super Size Me
“Commonsensical and scientifically sound . . . Readers seeking that
elusive fountain of youth would be wise to listen up.”—Publishers
Weekly
“Robbins marshals a great deal of excellent data from reputable
scientific sources to support his arguments.”—The Roanoke Times
“Thought-provoking . . . highly recommended.”—Library Journal
"Read this book! Healthy at 100 is a masterpiece."
-Dean Ornish, M.D.
"Healthy at 100 is a marvelous blend of wisdom, hope, courage, and
common sense. John Robbins gives us caring, science, and
inspiration-a beautiful diet for the heart."
-Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
"Commonsensical and scientifically sound . . . readers seeking that
elusive fountain of youth would be wise to listen up."
-Publishers Weekly
"Robbins marshals a great deal of excellent data from reputable
scientific sources to support his arguments."
-The Roanoke Times
"Thought-provoking . . . highly recommended."
-Library Journal
Robbins (Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth) looks to societies with the greatest proportion of centenarians for clues on increasing our own life and health spans. Unlike Sally Beare in 50 Secrets of the World's Longest Living People, he takes into consideration not only the length of life but also its quality. He argues that, although Americans are living longer than ever before, they are also taking longer to die than ever before. Too many of our elders, he writes, are spending too many years weak and sick. Alternately, the elders of the four native cultures he examines the Abkhazia, the Vilcabamba, the Hunza, and the Okinawans maintain lives that are both long and productive. These elders are a functioning part of their society and make necessary contributions to their families and communities. Robbins considers the ways they accomplish this and offers suggestions our own society would do well to follow. Thought-provoking enough to be a good choice for book discussion groups and highly recommended for public libraries. Susan B. Hagloch, formerly with the Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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