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Lifespan: Why We Age-and Why We Don't Have To
Written by David A. Sinclair
Narrated by David A. Sinclair
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Start Listening- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster Audio
- Released:
- Sep 10, 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781508296058
- Format:
- Audiobook
Description
From an acclaimed Harvard professor and one of Time’s most influential people, this paradigm-shifting audiobook shows how almost everything we think we know about aging is wrong, offers a front-row seat to the amazing global effort to slow, stop, and reverse aging, and calls listeners to consider a future where aging can be treated.
For decades, experts have believed that we are at the mercy of our genes and that natural damage to our genes — the kind that inevitably happens as we get older — makes us become sick and grow old.
But what if everything you think you know about aging is wrong? What if aging is a disease — and that disease is treatable?
In Lifespan, one of the world’s foremost experts on aging and genetics reveals a groundbreaking new theory that will forever change the way we think about why we age and what we can do about it. Aging isn’t immutable; we can have far more control over it than we realize. This eye-opening and provocative work takes us to the front lines of research that is pushing the boundaries on our perceived scientific limitations, revealing incredible breakthroughs — many from Dr. David Sinclair’s own lab — that demonstrate how we can slow down, or even reverse, the genetic clock. The key is activating newly discovered vitality genes — the decedents of an ancient survival circuit that is both the cause of aging and the key to reversing it. Dr. Sinclair shares the emerging technologies and simple lifestyle changes — such as intermittent fasting, cold exposure, and exercising with the right intensity — that have been shown to help lead to longer lives.
Lifespan provides a road map for taking charge of our own health destiny and a bold new vision for the future when humankind is able to live to be 100 years young.
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Lifespan: Why We Age-and Why We Don't Have To
Written by David A. Sinclair
Narrated by David A. Sinclair
Description
From an acclaimed Harvard professor and one of Time’s most influential people, this paradigm-shifting audiobook shows how almost everything we think we know about aging is wrong, offers a front-row seat to the amazing global effort to slow, stop, and reverse aging, and calls listeners to consider a future where aging can be treated.
For decades, experts have believed that we are at the mercy of our genes and that natural damage to our genes — the kind that inevitably happens as we get older — makes us become sick and grow old.
But what if everything you think you know about aging is wrong? What if aging is a disease — and that disease is treatable?
In Lifespan, one of the world’s foremost experts on aging and genetics reveals a groundbreaking new theory that will forever change the way we think about why we age and what we can do about it. Aging isn’t immutable; we can have far more control over it than we realize. This eye-opening and provocative work takes us to the front lines of research that is pushing the boundaries on our perceived scientific limitations, revealing incredible breakthroughs — many from Dr. David Sinclair’s own lab — that demonstrate how we can slow down, or even reverse, the genetic clock. The key is activating newly discovered vitality genes — the decedents of an ancient survival circuit that is both the cause of aging and the key to reversing it. Dr. Sinclair shares the emerging technologies and simple lifestyle changes — such as intermittent fasting, cold exposure, and exercising with the right intensity — that have been shown to help lead to longer lives.
Lifespan provides a road map for taking charge of our own health destiny and a bold new vision for the future when humankind is able to live to be 100 years young.
- Publisher:
- Simon & Schuster Audio
- Released:
- Sep 10, 2019
- ISBN:
- 9781508296058
- Format:
- Audiobook
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But seriously, this book was eye-opening. It really does deliver on its promise of a back-stage pass to a lot of great cutting-edge research into the big picture of human health, genetics, and aging. It is a great starting-point to really understanding what we can do (both now and in the near future) to increase our “healthspan.”
I really appreciated the ethical and socio-political chapters at the end of the book. The author duo does a great job covering a LOT of good science and its implications.
I actually finished the audiobook and then immediately re-read it because there were so many great details that I wanted to keep straight.
Looking forward to following up on the outcome of this line of research for “many years to come.”
I did not start this review with the intention of veering off into a critique of the American education system or its students, but that does show how thought provoking this book has been and will likely continue to be for many months and years to come. I think these, and the many potential issues Sinclair raises in his work, should be addressed before we go too far down this road. I am not convinced we are in a position to wisely shoulder the responsibility of the longevity he predicts. However, his arguments ring true, and despite my trepidation, I am eager to see his research, and that of other minds in his field, play out on the world stage. And I plan on sharing it with my middle school science students.
That said, a nice voice verbalizing incompréhensible words helped me fall asleep quickly for an entire week.