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kitchen. The book offers an easy-to-read, targeted overview
1 of telomeres and nutrition and includes detailed meal plans
and shopping lists, a simple step-by-step starter program,
Telomere Diet & Cookbook: A Scientific Approach and more than 75 delicious recipes.
to Slow Your Genetic Aging and Live a Longer, The first three chapters explain telomere basics, includ-
Healthier Life ing foods for telomere health. These include whole grains,
By Maggie Moon, MS, RD nuts, legumes, seafood, green tea, coffee, and 100% fruit
2019, Ulysses Press juice. Chapter 4 discusses a four-week jump-start telomere
Paperback, 208 pages, $15.95 health plan and how to make slow changes that stick. It
includes numerous self-assessment quizzes and charts to
While some people enjoy extremely active and healthy lives help readers make positive health changes.
as they age, others spend the later years of their lives bur- Chapter 5 provides recipes for breakfast, soups, salads,
dened by heart disease, dementia, and other age-related dis- sandwiches, appetizers, snacks, side dishes, entrées,
eases. Until recently, this was chalked up to luck or “good” or desserts, and drinks. Recipes include Turkey Sweet Potato
“bad” genes. However, new research suggests that telomeres, Stew, Poached Chicken and Buckwheat Soba Bowls, and
the protective caps on chromosomes, are directly linked to Harissa-Spiced Sea Bass. Overall, the book incorporates
aging and, when protected, lead to a longer, healthier life. healthful foods, especially plant-based foods many
One of the keys to protecting telomeres is a balanced Americans are lacking in their diets, that would boost any
diet. Maggie Moon, MS, RD, explores ways to keep telo- client’s health.
meres healthy for optimal aging in her new title, Telomere RDs can use this book to better understand an emerging
Diet & Cookbook. Moon is a best-selling author, Columbia area of aging science that may be new to them. The practi-
University–educated dietitian, and nutrition science com- cal information in the book may help them address multiple
munications professional with culinary school training. She aspects of healthy aging when counseling clients.
completed her clinical training at NewYork-Presbyterian
Hospital and holds a master’s degree in nutrition and edu- Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND, is the founder of Toby Amidor
cation from Columbia University’s Teachers College, with a Nutrition (http://tobyamidornutrition.com) and a Wall Street
Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from the Uni- Journal best-selling author. Her cookbooks include Smart Meal
versity of California, Berkeley. She’s the lead author of the Prep for Beginners, The Easy 5-Ingredient Healthy Cookbook, The
chapter “Medical Nutrition Therapy for Neurologic Disor- Healthy Meal Prep Cookbook, The Greek Yogurt Kitchen, and the
th
ders” in the 15 edition of the textbook Krause’s Food & the forthcoming The Create-Your-Plate Diabetes Cookbook and The
Nutrition Care Process. Best Rotisserie Chicken Cookbook Ever. She’s a nutrition expert
Telomere Diet & Cookbook is a practical, evidence-based for FoodNetwork.com and a contributor to U.S. News Eat + Run
guide to living more years in good health, by way of the and Muscle&Fitness.com.

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