History teaches us fascinating lessons about how to stay healthy and live extraordinarily long. This book presents the insights gained in the latest centuries and will teach you:

• Why Dr Isaac Jennings abandoned traditional medicine to favour natural hygiene.
• How Margaret Anne Neve managed to live one hundred and ten years.
• Key insights from Vincenz Priessnitz about health.
• How Dr Bircher-Benner healed patients naturally.
• The lifestyle that enabled Norman Walker to live ninety-nine years.
• Lessons from comedian and centenarian George Burns.

Through the analysis of real cases, it shows what works and what doesn't, drawing clear conclusions.

Chapter 1 - The first major discoveries
A popular idea that is totally wrong
The truth is right before your eyes
One hundred and ten years of good health
How to expand your horizons and increase your energy
You do not need complex answers to simple questions

Chapter 2 - Start with the basics
A pattern that has been proven to work
One key recommendation for a healthy diet
Are the advocates of discomfort wrong after all?
You can benefit from this crucial insight
My personal method for a sound sleep each night

Chapter 3 - No pain, no inflammation
A disaster leads to a major insight
Turning a sporadic experience into a prescription
A new element is identified and put into practice
Growing success despite limited resources
A remarkable recovery and its consequences

Chapter 4 - Healing the incurable
A highly effective therapy that anybody can use
Winning habits for preserving health in all circumstances
They were incurable until they used the right remedy
Accomplished healer reveals the lessons of a lifetime
Is this solution too good to be true?

Chapter 5 - Sources of vitality
Failure led to discovering the correct approach
Even doctors make this mistake and pay a high price
The adventurer that found a universal truth
Do not fall for extreme, unworkable theories
Sound ideas take shape little by little
What you need to discard in order to advance

Chapter 6 - An example worth imitating
The proper attitude in a low-opportunity environment
Unpromising beginnings overcome through hard work
Should you focus on the market or follow your passion?
How to reduce risk and maximize success
A health formula that everyone can afford
The longevity pattern begins to take shape

Chapter 7 - Nature provides the proof
How a great idea was discovered
An athlete reveals the secret of good health and longevity
Here is a solid set of beneficial habits
Controversial advice from a self-appointed guru
Adding a new ingredient to the longevity recipe
The key role played by stress-reduction techniques

Chapter 8 - Ancient remedies made popular
A lesson learned from severe injuries and suffering
Healing wisdom from an unusual source
The cost is minimal, but the benefits are immense
Look at both sides of the argument: see the whole picture
Lessons from alternative traditions
Do not let your enthusiasm distort the truth

Chapter 9 - It is easier than you think
Do not let widespread defeatism discourage you
Look at the facts and check your assumptions
How the impossible becomes possible
A new life comes with a new philosophy
When you go in the right direction, things get better
The largest obstacle on the way and how to overcome it

Chapter 10 - The secret that never was
Progress can be achieved despite mistakes
The importance of staying in the game
It's all about maximizing your chances
Overcoming first-hand negative experiences
Develop a strong sense of direction
Stay away from pointless comparisons