Ageless
"A startling chronicle by a brilliant young scientist takes us onto the frontiers of the science of aging, and reveals how close we are to an astonishing extension of our life spans and a vastly improved quality of life in our later years. Aging--not cancer, not heart disease--is the true underlying cause of most human death and suffering. We accept as inevitable that as we advance in years our bodies and minds begin to deteriorate and that we are ever more likely to be felled by dementia or disease. But we never really ask--is aging necessary? Biologists, on the other hand, have been investigating that question for years. After all, there are tortoises and salamanders whose risk of dying is the same no matter how old they are. With the help of science, could humans find a way to become old without getting frail, a phenomenon known as "biological immortality"? In Ageless, Andrew Steele, a computational biologist and science writer, takes us on a journey through the laboratories where scientists are studying every bodily system that declines with age--DNA, mitochondria, stem cells, our immune systems--and developing therapies to reverse the trend. With bell-clear writing and intellectual passion, Steele shines a spotlight on a little-known revolution already underway"
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- Related: Andrew Steele, a friend of mine whom I know from school, wrote a book about ageing, titled "Ageless", that was published late last year, It's a good read - highly recommended: https://andrewsteele.co.uk/ageless/
Worth following on Twitter if you're into the topic: https://twitter.com/statto
- "Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old" by Andrew Steele (2021)
For a very no frills account of the current state of anti-aging research.
- My favorite response to this and related objections to ending aging (such as “what about the dictators”): imagine a scenario where humans did not age, but still had the problems of “gerontocracy” and dictatorships. Would you propose subjecting the whole of humanity to debilitating degenerative diseases and ultimately death to solve these societal problems?
I picked this up from Ageless by Andrew Steele, a highly recommended and very current overview of the field of aging research.
- Follow this advice and you'll increase your chances of growing older increases quite a lot, and you'll stay healthier in your older years as well.
There is only so far these things can take us though. A lot of (but still too little) research is being done on slowing down or maybe even reversing aging, which could increase our lifespan to 150 (or maybe even longer). Not only would we live longer, but we would stay healthier for longer as well.
If you're interested, make sure to check out the longevity subreddit[0], some longevity discords[1][2]. Also make sure to read Lifespan by Dr. David Sinclair[3] and/or Ageless by Dr.Andrew Steele[4]
Some other things to keep an eye on:
--- Blood pressure - Resting heart rate - Brush teeth twice a day - Reduce meat - Don't smoke - Reduce alcohol - Avoid stress - Your mental health0. https://www.reddit.com/r/longevity
3. https://www.amazon.com/Lifespan-Why-Age-Dont-Have/dp/0008380...
4. https://andrewsteele.co.uk/ageless/ (not yet released in the US)
X. Longevity knowledgebase: https://brain.forever-healthy.org/display/EN/Longevity+Strat...
- What worked for me: Reload the page and hit the "Stop" button.
It's written by the author of this book: https://www.amazon.com/Ageless-Science-Getting-Older-Without...
