Update 4/5/2021: This post has been updated since we originally published it in September 2020. Several new longevity books have been added to both the main list and honorable mentions sections, and the post has been cleaned up and review ratings made current. Affiliate Disclaimer: Longevity Advice is reader-supported. When …
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Conventional advice says that it’s impossible to gain extra years of life if you’re overweight or obese, but is that sentiment misguided? It’s complicated.
Why do we age? There have been many theories of aging over the centuries. The ancient Greek, Galen of Pergamum, who served as official court physician to Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, believed aging was a loss of two of the four bodily “humors,” heat and moisture, over time. More recently, …
Update 3/8/2021: This post has been updated since we originally published it in August 2020. Several new studies showing the possibility of life extension in animals and humans have been added, and the post has been cleaned up and links made current. You might live to be 150 years old. …
Update 2/15/2021: Note, this post has been updated since we originally published it in September 2020. Three new longevity Facebook groups have been added, and two, which no longer meet our minimum membership numbers, have been dropped down to the honorable mentions. Membership numbers for all the remaining groups have …
This article is for my (J.P.’s) sister. She’s always been the one in my family most vocal about her concerns with the pros and cons of immortality. Particularly the cons. And I think the potential problems of increased life expectancy that she identifies are concerns a lot of people share. …
What does the research say about female longevity, the menstrual cycle, and hormonal birth control? A lot, actually.
We sampled gifts in each major area of life extension, from nutrition to physical fitness to mental health to sleep. And to help you out just a little bit more, we also clarify what kind of spanner the gifts would be best for.
One of the most-frequent questions prominent longevity experts get asked is, “How can I contribute?” Dr. Aubrey de Grey typically responds that, “The main way to get involved other than donating, unless you’re a biologist and can help with the actual research, is in raising awareness.” And longevity investor Laura …
