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held belief and redefines our concepts of aging. It explains how the lifelong and deliberate use of gravity in our daily lives will slow down and stall the signs of aging.
The G-Connection is written in down-to-earth and understandable language. Peppered with firsthand anecdotes from astronauts and interesting stories of Vemikos’ own voyage of discovery, this book is both a fun and credible resource.
The excitement for her work and ideas comes across clearly and is contagious. The reader finishes the book knowing what to do differently in his or her daily life to slow down or even reverse the aging process.
“It is a treasure trove of ideas to a geriatrician,” says Harold J. Guy, M.D., professor of geriatric medicine, University of California San Diego Medical School.
“The premise is plausible and the contents thoroughly referenced and well documented. It is written in a flowing style with humor and selfassurance and with language that never patronizes the reader,” says Ralph Pellegria, M.D., NASA Ames Research Center, Chief Medical Officer, Moffett Field, Calif.
Vemikos was director of life sciences at NASA headquarters from 1993 until 2000. She is well known throughout the scientific community, coming to Washington, D.C. from NASA’s Ames Research Center (ARC) in California.
She joined ARC in 1966 after four years at Ohio State University Medical School where she was assistant professor of pharmacology.
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