The Longevity Code: The New Science of Aging
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Rating | : | 4.79 (589 Votes) |
Asin | : | B06XP84S66 |
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Number of Pages | : | 126 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-02-19 |
Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorKris Verburgh, MD, is a researcher at the Center Leo Apostel for Interdisciplinary Studies (CLEA) at the Free University Brussels, where researchers are committed to interdisciplinary scientific questions, and one of 64 faculty of Singularity University, a Silicon Valley think tank that offers educational programs and a business incubator. Verburgh researches diets, foods, nutrients, medications, and other interventions that can extend healthy life span and reduce the risk of aging-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’
His numerous previous books include the international bestseller The Food Hourglass.. Verburgh has established nutrigerontology, a new scientific discipline focused on the impact of nutrition on the aging process and related diseases. Kris Verburgh, MD, is a researcher at the Center Leo Apostel for Interdisciplinary Studies (CLEA) at the Free University Brussels, where researchers a
He concludes by introducing and assessing the wide range of cutting-edge developments in anti-aging technology, the stuff once only of science fiction: new types of vaccines, and the use of mitochondrial DNA, CRISPR proteins, stem cells, and more.. The Longevity Code is Dr. Verburgh devotes the last third of The Longevity Code to what we can do to slow down the process of aging. Verburgh’s authoritative guide on why and how we age—and on the four most crucial areas we have control over, to slow down, and even reverse, the aging process. Dr. We learn why some animal species age hardly at all while others age and die very quickly, and about the mechanisms at work that slowly but definitely cause our bodies to age, making us