Drop Dead Healthy

Drop Dead Healthy (2012) by A.J. Jacobs. Subtitle: "One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection." Jacobs has fun pursuing "perfect health," although there's never any doubt that he will not attain his goal. He divides the body up into parts (The Stomach, The Heart, The Ears, etc.) and then does his research on each part, trying to determine what he should do to attain optimum health. This is not a serious book, but it's a fairly enjoyable read. And there is some useful information strewn throughout its pages. For example, "How to Eat Less" (The author actually lost 16 pounds during his two years of work on the book.). Altogether, not a great book but a diverting one. Grade: B