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
