Author(s): David Sinclair

Health

It's a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we've been taught to believe about aging is wrong? As Dr. David Sinclair, a leading world authority on genetics and longevity, reveals in this groundbreaking book, Aging is a disease, and that disease is treatable. 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 at Harvard-that demonstrate how we can slow down, or even reverse, aging. The key is activating newly discovered vitality genes, the descendants of an ancient genetic survival circuit that is both the cause of aging and pivotal to reversing it. Recent experiments in genetic reprogramming suggest that in the near future we may not just be able to feel younger but actually become younger. Through page-turning narrative, Dr. Sinclair invites the reader into the process of scientific discovery and reveals the emerging technologies and simple lifestyle changes that have been shown to help us live younger and healthier for longer. At once a road map for taking charge of our own health destiny and a bold new vision for the future of humankind, Lifespan will forever change the way we think about why we age and what we can do about it. Book jacket.