In this 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 a secret map 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. 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. 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.
 About the Author:
Dr. Michael Kaufman, a distinguished scholar, author, and lecturer, 
studied at Yeshiva and Mesivta Torah Vodaat, Telshe Yeshiva, Brooklyn 
College, and the University of Louisville. He has written extensively 
and has published nine books on Judaism and Jewish art and culture, 
including A Timeless Judaism for Our Time, Love, Marriage and Family 
in Jewish Law and Tradition, Feminism and Judaism, The Art of Judaism, 
Land of My Past, Land of My Future, on the mitzvah of residing in Israel; and a memoir,  In One Era, Out the Other.
 The author lives in Israel, where he does research and writes on 
the latest developments and scientific studies on health, nutrition, and
 fitness while standing at his shtender desk. Now in his 86th year, 
Michael Kaufman maintains an active, energetic schedule which includes 
time for daily fitness workouts and brisk early morning walks around the
 hills of Jerusalem.
 Praise for Am I My Body's Keeper?:
"The author is to be congratulated on his gathering of scientific 
literature and integrating it with Torah so that all can live a better 
and longer life." - Prof. (Emeritus) Shimon Glick, MD, Ombudsman for Israel's National Health Service
"A convincing, utterly remarkable, easy-to-use guide, based on 
Jewish tradition and medical science, to staying free from disease and 
living a longer, healthier life." 
- Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen, founder and head of the Center for Kehilla Development, Jerusalem
"A truly outstanding book! Michael Kaufman has given us an 
important, extensively researched work on the benefits of living a 
healthy lifestyle. It should be required reading for everyone seeking to
 live a long, healthy life." 
- Dr. Jacob Klein, MD, Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
"A truly life-changing work - a realistic guide for all of us to 
eating well, staying fit, and living a long, healthy life into a hearty,
 disease-free old age." 
- Dr. Chana Levin, MD, Chief Medical Officer, United Health Plan, Kiryat Yearim Region, Israel
"Michael Kaufman's superb, timely book is an easy to follow manual 
to optimize health and enjoy a long, active life. It is truly a 
masterpiece which can change people's lives forever." 
- Prof. Petachia Reismann, MD, Chairman Department of Surgery, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem
"Encompassing the vital principles for good health care and 
proactive medicine based on the latest medical research studies, this 
book will hopefully serve as a catalyst to transform many to good 
spiritual and bodily health." 
- Rav Professor Avraham Steinberg MD, Senior Neurologist, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem