MUIR GRAY – on ageing better, working well, and living longer.
According to one sacred tome, in its Psalm 90:10, ‘the days of our life are three score years and ten; and, if by reason of strength, they be fourscore years . . .’ You may not want to hear anymore of what the Bible says on ageing.
But, if you want to defy what’s predicted in scrolls of two and a half thousand years ago, then read on.
The notion that ageing inevitably causes problems is wrong. Certain things decline in efficiency but other difficulties can be postponed, nay prevented, and even improved upon. Why? Because they are not caused by ageing but by loss of fitness, preventable illness, negative beliefs, pessimistic attitudes, etc., etc., etc.. In other words, it is now possible, for many people, to live better for longer. How?
Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford, founding director of National Screening, and now Director of the Optimal Ageing Programme, Sir Muir Gray is one of Britain’s most experienced medical figures. His latest book, Sod 70, is part brain and body exercise book and part manifesto for a happier, healthier, and longer life.
