Age control - Cooking the RealAge Way

American Fitness, March-April, 2004 by Michael F. Roizen, La Puma. John

"Seventy percent of premature aging is caused by the choices we make, stare Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and John La Puma, M.D. "By making some easy choices, such as eating well you can control your genes rather than he controlled by them and slow down or even reverse aging," Roizen explains. "The best way to eat well is by revising key elements of the most important room in your house--the kitchen."

Roizen and La Puma's book Cooking the RealAge Way: Turn Back Your Biological Clock with More Than 80 Delicious and Easy Recipes (HarperResource; $24.95), a follow-up to their New York Times bestseller RealAge Diet, features:

* recipes low in aging fats as well as sugar and high in Omega-3 oils, flavonoids and antioxidants

* Kitchen IQ test to determine if your kitchen is aging you

* tips on equipment and staples you need in your kitchen

* cooking techniques, such as grilling, roasting and sauteing

* benefits of cooking with fresh, seasonal and organic produce--and how to keep it fresh in your freezer

* advantages of using the most beneficial herbs and spices, how to grow them in your garden and which foods they complement

* tips on how to change your family's bad eating habits.

Cooking the RealAge Way is available wherever books are sold.