Lifespan : Why We Age – and Why We Don’t Have To

Literary awards - Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2019).

Aging is often viewed as an inevitable part of life—but what if everything we’ve been told about it is wrong? What if we could actually choose how long we live?

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Sinclair, a leading expert in genetics and longevity, introduces a revolutionary new perspective on aging. According to him, "Aging is a disease, and that disease is treatable."

This book takes readers to the cutting edge of scientific research, much of it conducted in Dr. Sinclair’s own lab at Harvard. It reveals how we can slow down or even reverse the aging process by activating newly discovered vitality genes. These genes, which are remnants of an ancient survival circuit, hold the dual role of being both the cause of aging and the key to reversing it.