LIFESPAN

In this paradigm shifting book from acclaimed Harvard Medical School doctor and one of TIME magazine s 100 most influential people on earth Dr David Sinclair reveals that everything we think we know about ageing is wrong and shares the surprising scientifically proven methods that can help readers live younger longer For decades the medical community has looked to a variety of reasons for why we age and the consensus is that no one dies of old age they die of age related diseases That s because ageing is not a disease it is inevitable But what if everything you think you know about ageing is wrong What if ageing is a disease And that disease is curable In LIFESPAN Dr David Sinclair one of the world s foremost authorities on genetics and ageing argues just that He has dedicated his life s work to chasing more than a longer lifespan he wants to enable people to live longer healthier and disease free well into our hundreds In this book he reveals a bold new theory of ageing one that pinpoints a root cause of ageing that lies in an ancient genetic survival circuit This genetic trick a circuit designed to halt reproduction in order to repair damage to the genome has enabled earth s early microcosms to survive and evolve into more advanced organi