Am I My Body's Keeper? ─ Torah, Science, Diet and Fitness -- for Life

In today's day and age it is nearly impossible to stay 100% healthy and fit. Between long hours sitting in an office chair, balancing a family, and accomplishing everything else on your to-do list, it's no wonder that health has become a relative term. To combat this, Michael Kaufman shows you how to extend your life by living healthy and fit. Am I My Body's Keeper contains no magic life-extending elixir, nor is there a secret map in it to help you discover the fountain of youth. Am I My Body's Keeper provides a simple guide to changing your lifestyle, from the sedentary one characterizing most of society to an active one emphasizing physical activity and healthy eating. Preventive medicine is the best medicine. The goal of this book is keep you away from doctors and medications, and to prevent you from dying from the leading causes of death today. In brief, it is designed to give you a long, healthy life. The simple lifestyle changes advocated by this book will give you vim and vigor, health and fitness during those additional years of life you will be gaining. And you will lose weight healthily on ?The Healthy Weight Plan” provided. Based upon the timeless teachings of the Jewish sages as well as scientific research, Am I My Body's Keeper is a guide for good, healthy living. It is for young and old, men and women ? for everyone who wishes to be healthy and fit and to live a long life.

Dr. Michael Kaufman, a distinguished scholar and author, studied at Yeshiva and Mesivta Torah Vodaath, Telshe Yeshiva, Brooklyn College, and the University of Louisville. He has published numerous books and studies on Judaism and Jewish art and culture, including The Art of Judaism, A Timeless Judaism for our Time, and A Guide to Jewish Art. He also served as a consultant to the Encyclopedia Judaica. Dr. Kaufman resides with his family in Jerusalem, Israel.