Lifespan

Lifespan: Why We Age - and Why We Don’t Have To by David Sinclair. Sinclair has the ambitious goal to solve aging. He claims aging is a disease and that instead of trying to cure “old-age diseases” such as Alzheimer or cancer, we should focus on the preventing aging from happening.

He suggests several strategies for slowing down aging such as taking NMN (Nicotinamide mononucleotide) capsules, fasting, reduce sugar consumption, exercise and avoiding red meat.

It had a significant influence on my daily habits. For example I began fasting and avoiding red meat. I haven’t tried taking supplements because it seems like there’s limited scientific studies on their efficacy and long-term side effects, but am keeping a watch on them. Rating: 4/5

This entry was parsed from an older retrospective post.