Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1 A New Way of Life for Our Generation -- Chapter 1 Baby Boomers: Forever Young 3 -- Chapter 2 Our Thoughts and Intentions: Anything Is Possible 9 -- Chapter 3 Why We Age Finding the Fountain of Youth Within 19 -- Part 2: The End of the Road for All "Diets" -- Chapter 4 Diet Madness: Half Truths and Partial Solutions Behind Today's Popular Diets 37 -- Chapter 5 Calorie Restriction: The Right Way 49 -- Chapter 6 Missing Piece: A Healthy Inner Ecosystem 65 -- Chapter 7 That Gut Feeling: Learning the Lessons of the Womb 81 -- Part 3 7 Universal Principles-Guideposts to Anti-Aging -- Chapter 8 Principle of Uniqueness: Knowing Yourself 93 -- Chapter 9 Principle of Step by Step: Knowing Where and How to Begin 101 -- Chapter 10 Principle of Cleansing: Knowing How to Purify from the Inside Out 109 -- Chapter 11 Principle of Balance: Knowing the Dance of Yin and Yang 117 -- Chapter 12 Principle of Acid and Alkaline: Knowing How to Choose Your Foods 123 -- Chapter 13 Principle of Food Combining & the Principle of 80/20: Knowing How to Ear 131 -- Part 4 Superfoods That Create a Younger You -- Chapter 14 Art of Eating: A Social and Soulful Path to Nourishment 145 -- Chapter 15 Fermented Foods: Anti-Aging Miracles 155 -- Chapter 16 Sugar: How Sweet It Isn't 169 -- Chapter 17 Fats: The Good, the Bad, and the Ones That Make Us Ugly 181 -- Chapter 18 Protein: Body Ecology's 7 Principles Shed Light on the Controversy 203 -- Chapter 19 Vegetables: For Vitamins and Minerals 231 -- Chapter 20 Grain-like Seeds: For Energy, Hydration, and Balance 253 -- Chapter 21 Hydration Choices: For Rejuvenation and Timeless Beauty 265 -- Chapter 22 Healing Condiments: Delicious and Age Defying 291 -- Chapter 23 Where to Begin: A Day in the Life of the Body Ecology Program 305 -- Chapter 24 Anti-Aging Basics: Gifts Granted to Us at Birth 309 -- Chapter 25 Anti-Aging Therapies #1: Detoxification 333 -- Chapter 26 Anti-Aging Therapies #2: Energy Restoration 359 -- Chapter 27 What Survives of Us: Our Mission for the Next 50 Years 397.