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The Lucky Years: How to Thrive in the Brave New World of Health

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Bestselling author David Agus unveils the brave new world of medicine, one in which we can take control of our health like never before and doctors can fine-tune strategies and weapons to prevent illness. In his first bestseller, The End of Illness, David Agus revealed how to add vibrant years to your life by knowing the real facts of health. In this book, he builds on that theme by showing why this is the luckiest time yet to be alive, giving you the keys to the new kingdom of wellness. Medicine is undergoing rapid change. In the old world, you followed general principles and doctors treated you based on broad, one-size-fits all solutions. In this new golden age, you’ll be able to take full advantage of the latest scientific findings and leverage the power of technology to customize your care. Only those who know how to access and adapt to these breakthroughs—without being distracted by hyped ideas and bad medicine—will benefit. Imagine being able to get fit and lose weight without dieting, train your immune system to fight cancer, edit your DNA to avoid a certain fate, erase the risk of a heart attack, reverse aging, and know exactly which drugs to take to optimize health with zero side effects. That’s the picture of the future that you can enter starting today. Welcome to The Lucky Years. Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; 1st edition (January 5, 2016)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1476712107


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 09


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.4 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #752,491 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #431 in Pathology Clinical Chemistry (Books) #449 in Longevity


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    • 5.0 out of 5 stars Agus does it again-clear, informative and important!
David Agus is both my friend, personal medical advisor and my mentor (it is interesting that at the age of 70, my mentors are all younger than I am). David is a rare combination; a great scientist, caring doctor and articulate educator. While I can totally recommend this book to anyone interested in health, I do want to say that I really dislike the title. But then again, I never like the title of his very successful book “The End of Illness.” What David means by the title, as will be made clear in the book, is that we are living in a remarkable time when the whole nature of health will be transformed. We are living in an inflection point as Andy Grove, a mentor that David and I shared, would have said. But never the less, the amount of “luck” probably has a lot to do with your economic/educational status and most importantly your age. The reader will be taken on a journey in the changes that have taken place and, most importantly, will take place, in how we think about health and how we deal with illness and disease. I think the most important message of the book is about personal empowerment. David Agus points out the many things we can do to “change our luck.” For instance, taking baby aspirin, statins and most importantly getting off our butts and moving throughout the day will have a profound consequence on health. The book not only lays out the steps we can personally take but the reasons these actions will have a positive benefit. For those like me that are interested in the science and technology of health care, there is a lot to chew on - from the role of Big Data, to exploring the biome. While Dr. Agus discusses the potential of wearable devices to inform us about the effects of our behavior, he rightly emphasizes the need to be personally in tune with how we feel and let our intuition guide us. I really appreciate that. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 14, 2016 by Avram Miller
    • 4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Good book but sometime a bit on the boring side. I also do not like to go to the end of the book to read the notes. However I still would recommend this book because of a lot of information that will help anyone in regards to their health. I always believed that taking vitamins in the form of pills was just in order to make billions at the expense of the public. Don't buy Emergen C eat an orange or any other fruit with lots of C ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 21, 2016 by Pierre
    • 3.0 out of 5 stars Meh...get to the point
For the love of all things healthy....get to the point already! I've been reading this book and while there is some useful and interesting information, Dr Agus takes a long time to get there. I almost feel like this book is more suited for other doctors to read and not the average person. I have listened Dr Agus in many interviews and found him extremely well spoken and knowledgeable. However, this book will take you on a long journey of old medical school stories and historic backgrounds of groundbreaking physicians. If you have the patience and desire to learn that much, then this is the book for you. If you're a "get to the point" kind of person, then I recommend you pass on this. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 1, 2016 by Zacojam
    • 3.0 out of 5 stars not particularly interesting
I found it wordy and somewhat boring
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 11, 2021 by martha king
    • 5.0 out of 5 stars The Luck Years book by Dr. David Agus
I have recently been diagnosed with cancer, and I saw Dr. Agus on a talk show, and he was so interesting that I wanted to buy his book. This book is so full of information, and I have learned so much about cancer that I never knew, and that information is going to help me when discussing my treatment with my Doctor. I would advise everyone, whether healthy or sick, yo read this book. It is so informative, and I'm passing it down to my daughter to read, in order to help with prevention in her generation. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 11, 2016 by Brenda summers
    • 5.0 out of 5 stars Great information!
An excellent, in-depth,optimistic book on health, disease, and healthy lifestyle habits. What I especially enjoyed was that Dr. Agus explained why things are healthy or not, and how things interact in the body. For me, it's not enough to know that something is healthy or not; I need to know the whys. Fascinating and inspiring. A good read with lots of healthy tips and inspiring information on the strides medicine is making and the potential cures in the works. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 10, 2018 by Whimsy 1
    • 4.0 out of 5 stars Lucky Years a potential life changing read
Dr Agus shares with us scientific discoveries relative to aging, causation of cancer and heart disease among other maladies which affect us as we grow older. The emphasis is on prevention and what can be accomplished with exercise, proper sleep, and diet to mention a few. One can be assured that the information is based on rigorous carefully controlled studies. This is an important book for those in mid life and beyond . ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2016 by Paul L Sutton
    • 3.0 out of 5 stars Promising but over promises
This is an interesting book and a nice overview of modern health science and medicine. But it's promise to provide useable knowledge about how to extend life and health in "the lucky years" isn't really borne out. It's aspirational and points to coming developments in stem cell treatments and personalized medicine. But those parts of the book are a small fraction of the total. In short, I expected a lot more detailed manual on how personal habits and knowledge combined with recent medical breakthroughs would allow me to reasonably expect to dramatically increase my life span and my quality of life. And this the book doesn't do. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 15, 2016 by Tam Hunt

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