Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don't Have To
by David A. Sinclair
A Harvard geneticist's information theory of ageing (loss of epigenetic information), the research on sirtuins, NAD and reprogramming, and his own regimen. It is exciting, speculative and has drawn criticism for getting ahead of the evidence, which readers should hold in mind.
Read it if…
you want the optimistic frontier of longevity science from inside it.
Skip it if…
you want settled science; much of this is not.
Three things you will actually use
- Ageing may be a disease, not a destiny.
- Stress the body a little; it responds.
- Separate the science from the supplements.
Do this first
Read the information-theory chapter for the idea, and treat the regimen as his, not yours.
Our verdict
The frontier, speculative.
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