Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia, MD
“One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics
In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia shares innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health, based on the latest science.
Mainstream medicine has had little success against the diseases of aging that kill most, like heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and type 2 diabetes. It often intervenes too late to help, prolonging life at the expense of quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, taking action now instead of waiting.
This is not “biohacking,” it’s science: a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending longevity while also improving our physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Dr. Attia’s aim is to help readers learn how to think about long-term health in order to create the best individual plan. Readers will discover why annual checkups don’t tell the whole story of their disease risk, the importance of exercise and personalized nutrition, and how emotional health is key.
Aging and longevity are more malleable than we think; our fate is not set in stone. With the right roadmap, one can plot a different path for life to make each decade better than the last.
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