[extropy-chat] that new Kurzweil book

[Damien Broderick]

Fantastic Voyage : Live Long Enough to Live Forever
by 
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579549543//exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Kurzweil%2C%252520Ray/103-7646353-3967011>Ray 
Kurzweil, 
<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1579549543//exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=books&field-author=Grossman%2C%252520Terry/103-7646353-3967011>Terry 
Grossman
    * Hardcover: 400 pages
    * Publisher: Rodale Books; (October 27, 2004)
    * ISBN: 1579549543
    * Amazon.com Sales Rank: 114  [Yikes!!!]

Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Ray Kurzweil, Ph.D., is one of the world's leading entrepreneurs, thinkers, 
and futurists. A recipient of the National Medal of Technology, among many 
other honors, he is the author of three previous books: The Age of 
Spiritual Machines, The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life, and The Age of 
Intelligent Machines.

"Terry Grossman, M.D., is a board certified physician of anti-aging 
medicine who has written several popular articles on natural treatments for 
ailments. An expert in longevity medicine, he is the author of a leading 
book on life extension, The Baby Boomer's Guide to Living Forever."



Book Description
One of the most respected scientists and futurists in America teams up with 
an expert on human longevity, to show how we can tap today's revolution in 
biotechnology and nanotechnology to virtually live forever.

Startling discoveries in the areas of genomics, biotechnology, and 
nanotechnology are occurring every day. The rewards of this research, some 
of it as spectacular as what was once thought of as science fiction, are 
practically in our grasp. Already it is possible to analyze our individual 
genetic makeups and evaluate our predisposition for breast cancer or other 
deadly diseases on a case-by-case basis. And once we've isolated these 
genes, the ability to repress or enhance them through biotechnology is just 
around the corner. Soon, for example, it will be feasible for 10% of our 
red blood cells to be replaced by artificial cells, radically extending our 
life expectancy and enhancing our physical and even mental abilities beyond 
what is humanly possible today. In Fantastic Voyage, Ray Kurzweil and Terry 
Grossman will show us how amazingly advanced we are in our medical 
technology, and how incredibly far each of us can go toward living as long 
as we dare imagine.

With today's mind-bending array of scientific knowledge, it is possible to 
prevent nearly 90% of the maladies that kill us, including heart disease, 
cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, and liver disease. Ray Kurzweil and Terry 
Grossman start the reader on a fantastic journey to undreamed-of vitality 
with a comprehensive investigation into the cutting-edge science on diet, 
metabolism, genetics, toxins and detoxification, the hormones involved with 
aging and youth, exercise, stress reduction, and more. By following their 
program, which includes such simple recommendations as drinking alkaline 
water and taking specific nutritional supplements to enhance your immune 
system and slow the aging process on a cellular level, anyone will be able 
to immediately add years of healthy, active living to his life.

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That final sentence, and the dubious term `detoxification', had a strange 
effect on my digestion, but hey.