Aging in Control or Out of Control

About the Book

This is a thought-provoking book that goes the extra mile to demonstrate in detail how you can choose to live in control of your health. There are several books that deal with healthy living, but this book is unique in several aspects. It helps you answer the question “How do you want to age?” Or more poignantly, “How do you want to die?” It is the pertinent question in this book that everyone has to confront without getting frightened because the answer will help you choose the health path you will take. The emphasis on nutritional awareness opens a gateway to healthier lifestyle choices. This book highlights steps that help negate the negative effects of some foods on our health. If your desire is to be happy and in control of your health this book is a valuable companion that fulfills your wish.

About the Author

John Peri-Okonny, MD, is a senior research scientist. The death of family members from common preventable and controllable disease risks changed the way he looked at health care. The event led to a turning point in his life when it became clear to him that the responsibility of your health care is not in the hands of your health-care providers, the pharmaceutical industry or the food industry, but individual responsibility with consultations from your health-care providers. We are responsible for our health care and defining how we want to age “in control or out of control.” Since discovering this reality, he has devoted his life to helping people manage or avoid common preventable disease risks by changing their nutritional and lifestyle choices. He lectures on the need to know your health risks, manage your health-care choices, and encourages families to practice health and nutritional awareness at home before embracing the dangers of unhealthy lifestyle choices. He is vice chairman at the Barton Center for Diabetes Education and the director of Emaya Health Risk Assessment and Wellness Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, where he conducts seminars on health and nutritional awareness and how to take control of your health and be a part of your health-care team.