An edition of What makes Olga run? (2014)

What makes Olga run?

the mystery of the 90-something track star, and what she can teach us about living longer, happier lives

Vintage Canada ed.
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An edition of What makes Olga run? (2014)

What makes Olga run?

the mystery of the 90-something track star, and what she can teach us about living longer, happier lives

Vintage Canada ed.
  • 1 Want to read

"Olga Kotelko is not your average ninety-three-year-old. She not only looks and acts like a much younger woman, she holds over twenty-three world records in track and field, seventeen in her current ninety to ninety-five category. Convinced that this remarkable woman could help unlock many of the mysteries of aging, Grierson set out to uncover what it is that's driving Olga. He considers every piece of the puzzle, from her diet and sleep habits to how she scores on various personality traits, from what she does in her spare time to her family history. Olga participates in tests administered by some of the world's leading scientists and offers her DNA to groundbreaking research trials. What emerges is not only a tremendously uplifting personal story but a look at the extent to which our health and longevity are determined by the DNA we inherit at birth, and the extent to which we can shape that inheritance. It examines the sum of our genes, opportunities, and choices, and the factors that forge the course of any life, especially during"--

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Vintage Canada
Language
English
Pages
247

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Toronto

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
796.42092
Library of Congress
GV1060.72 K68 G75 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
247 pages
Number of pages
247

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL37755602M
Internet Archive
whatmakesolgarun0000grie_w9b8
ISBN 10
0307363465
ISBN 13
9780307363466
OCLC/WorldCat
964385844

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