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Lifespan

Written by: David A. Sinclair PhD, Matthew D. LaPlante
Narrated by: David A. Sinclair PhD
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Audio bonus! Includes exclusive conversations with the authors!

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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©2019 David Sinclair (P)2019 Simon & Schuster Audio

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Starts good

about halfway through the book it changes from biology health and life span which is awesome. To social justice and how we consume too much, rip the book in half and you'd have a good book

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Interesting

Good listing but to much storytelling and not enough info on what to do to live longer.

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Insightful

The book was quite insightful and educational. The science within the first half of the book was a little complicated to follow (for my intellect level) but important I’m sure nonetheless. It turned out to be a quite enjoyable listen and brings some optimism about future advances for the human race.

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Amazing

Educational, entertaining and insightful. The addition of the commentary between chapters by way of conversation between Dr Sinclair and his writer was a great idea that helps the listener absorb and formulate their own position on the material covered. The only thing I would have liked more, and I would not expect Dr Sinclair to do it, would have been if science based, well managed and reputable companies, that are taking the science from the lab to market, could have also been discussed; or even more on upcoming or in progress stage 3 trials.

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A visionary work

I found Dr. Sinclair's honesty and optimism refreshing in a cynical time where anyone over 60 is considered a burden on society and villainized for their disregard for the environment. That generation did the best they could with the info that had available at the time. we should do the same. Read it for a fresh dose of realism and optimism.

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Fascinating

This is a very interesting and though provoking book. It’s a bit dense in the beginning but power through it and you would be amazed where things stand right now with longevity research and what lays in store for us in future. I like how he addresses the concerns of the naysayers, that makes it a very comprehensive book and makes me want to start putting the brakes on my aging right away! Excellent book.

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Interesting research, but a dubious reliance on technocrat modelling about the future

Dr. Sinclair does a great job explaining his, and others, current research on longevity. The book is at its best here.

The story telling around aging stories, while competently written is largely uninteresting as what he describes about the suffering of the aged is nothing new to a reader.

The latter 4 hours is just a foray into the current Progressive zeitgeist of climate hysteria, a utopian social vision, and ultimately a troubling over reliance on centralized technocratic “solutions” to these issues.

Get the science from his podcast, skip the book.

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It merits a 5 as this book has a global view with understandings in geopolitical, green vision and more importantly how we might like to live to 150 years. I’m at 59 and am encouraged to try. That means the world to me! You bring viable, relevant information to push toward. Thank u!

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ok overall

Mostly hopes and stories, great information in just a few chapters of the book and some wishful thinking.

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Eternal knowledge

live forever, for the emperor its great when he's talking about the science, mentions how the rich should be taxed when they die or elude to it. Some other political economic views. Rather he'd spend time specifying more of the science, or creatively formulating the view of the future other than that its nice to listen while I drive. More science and more simplification goes from experience to science again again and again so the complete idea is lost along the way, just like this run along sentence. all sum I enjoyed the read and felt like I got something valuable out of it.

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