About the Author
Dr. Barlow L. Packer began practicing dentistry in the Salt Lake City area in 1970. Prior to his dental practice, he graduated from the University of Utah with a BA degree in psychology and a minor in Japanese. He then graduated with a DDS degree from Northwestern University Dental School, after which he spent two years on active duty as a Captain in the U.S. Army Dental Corps during the Vietnam conflict. While engaged in his private dental practice, Dr. Packer spent hundreds of hours in post-graduate continuing education and study of diet and nutrition. Recently retired from private practice, he is now an Associate Professor of Nutrition and an Attending Clinical Instructor at the University of Utah School of Dentistry.
Dr. Packer's "extra life" love of writing focuses, as his books show, on a variety of simple but important aspects of everyday life. In addition to his published books, he also writes for the blog, Living Longer Versus Dying Slower , with interesting articles that focus on the latest research and information about diet and nutrition, helping readers differentiate between passing fads and lasting guidelines. In addition to his love of teaching and writing, two of his favorite toys are a custom Seven carbon fiber road bike and a pair of RAMP Frenzy downhill skis, which he still uses often, summer and winter. With all that today has to offer, Dr. Packer believes that the later years of life need not be inferior to the early years.
Dr. Packer has served in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a bishop, stake president, Regional Representative, and president of the Japan Kobe Mission. He and his wife Margaret Gardiner Packer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2014 and look forward to many more milestones together. They are the parents of five children, eleven grandchildren, and reside in South Jordan, Utah.
Dr. Packer's "extra life" love of writing focuses, as his books show, on a variety of simple but important aspects of everyday life. In addition to his published books, he also writes for the blog, Living Longer Versus Dying Slower , with interesting articles that focus on the latest research and information about diet and nutrition, helping readers differentiate between passing fads and lasting guidelines. In addition to his love of teaching and writing, two of his favorite toys are a custom Seven carbon fiber road bike and a pair of RAMP Frenzy downhill skis, which he still uses often, summer and winter. With all that today has to offer, Dr. Packer believes that the later years of life need not be inferior to the early years.
Dr. Packer has served in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a bishop, stake president, Regional Representative, and president of the Japan Kobe Mission. He and his wife Margaret Gardiner Packer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2014 and look forward to many more milestones together. They are the parents of five children, eleven grandchildren, and reside in South Jordan, Utah.