Chasing 120: A Story of Food, Faith, Fraud and the Pursuit of Longevity - Couverture souple

Wolverton, Monte

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ISBN 10 : 1889973157 ISBN 13 : 9781889973159

Editeur : Plain Truth Ministries, 2016

Synopsis

While some may have differing opinions regarding whether they would want to live to be 120 years old, Chasing 120: A Story of Food, Faith, Fraud and the Pursuit of Longevity by Monte Wolverton, unveils the story of health mogul, Dr. Tyler Belknap, who insists that a long life can be realized even amidst health fads, GMO scares, scams and false advertising.

Dr. Belknap is essentially the "Pied Piper" of health and spirituality. He's a clever health mogul and marketer whose promises of a 120-year life influence the masses to dig deep into their pockets to follow his Bible-based program. While some realize improved health; others suffer serious side effects after taking his specially formulated supplements and GMO's. However this doesn't stop Dr. Belknap. His solution is to bury these occurrences by bribing politicians and city officials, and will stop at no length to keep whistleblowers at bay.

The truth somehow always finds a way to show itself, and it does so in this book when an employee of Dr. Belknap discovers his son developed brain damage from one of his substance-laced foods. The book goes on to show readers that while life isn't always fair, it does go on and thrive despite misplaced faith.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A highly successful but unscrupulous health mogul promises his followers 120 years of robust life if they stick to his “Bible-based” regimen and buy his products. Through his vast Wellness 120 empire, based in the Portland, Oregon area, the charming and charismatic Dr. Tyler Belknap has amassed a cult-like following of people who are working to achieve 12 decades of life. In nationwide infomercials and books, the fast-talking Texas adman-turned-preacher targets Christian consumers with Biblical-sounding promises of health and longevity. Many of his followers seem to enjoy improved health. But others suffer serious side effects from foods and supplements laced with exotic substances and GMOs developed in Belknap’s secret underground research facility in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. Belknap and his cronies will stop at nothing to keep their edge in the market, bribing politicians and officials, coercing suppliers, sweeping dissatisfied customers under the carpet and crushing whistleblowers. In the midst of this culture of false promises and religious-sounding fakery, Belknap’s creative director Dave Whitman and his wife Marcia have enjoyed a comfortable life. Suddenly they find themselves at the center of a huge crisis when their teenage son suffers severe brain damage from one of Belknap’s psychoactive substance-laced foods. They must come to grips with the fact that the captivating and persuasive leader they have admired for decades is a crook—and that justice does not always happen in this world. Yet in spite of all that, they learn that life goes on and thrives—even though houses of cards in which we sometimes misplace our faith may fall around us.

Biographie de l'auteur

A native of Vancouver, Washington, Monte Wolverton is an artist, syndicated editorial cartoonist, writer and son of cartoonist Basil Wolverton. He began his career in a Southern California design studio while attending Ambassador College in Pasadena, California, with further study at Art Center College of Design, later earning an MA from Vermont’s Goddard College. Wolverton’s freelance design, advertising and illustration clients have included companies as diverse as the US Forest Service, the George Lucas Educational Foundation and MAD magazine. He served for several years as design director and later managing editor and writer for Plain Truth magazine and is an ordained minister. His editorial cartoons are syndicated worldwide by Caglecartoons. He lives in southwest Washington with his wife Kaye, near children and grandchildren.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Plain Truth Ministries
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1889973157
• ISBN 13: 9781889973159
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 162
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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