The secrets of people who never get sick : what they know, why it works, and how it can work for you / Gene Stone.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Blue zones -- Brewer's yeast -- Caloric reduction -- Chicken soup -- Cold showers -- Detoxification -- Eating dirt -- Friends -- Garlic -- Germ avoidance -- Good genes -- Herbal remedies -- Hydrogen peroxide -- Lifting weights -- Napping -- pH balance -- Plant-based diet -- Positive attitude -- Probiotics -- Running -- Spirituality -- Stresslessness -- Stretching -- Vitamin C -- Yoga.

"In profiles of twenty-five people who never get sick, and the secrets each of them possesses and practices every day, ... [the author] covers the surprising science of personal health"--P. [4] of cover.