The Immortality Edge: Realize the Secrets of Your Telomeres for a Longer, Healthier Life
Based on Nobel Prize–winning genetic research-a simple plan to keep your telomeres healthy for better health and longevity
Telomeres play an important role in protecting our chromosomes from critical damage. The shortening of the telomere disrupts vital cellular function and promotes the previously seemingly inevitable onset of aging and various diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer's. Drawing from the groundbreaking discoveries about telomeres that won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine, this book includes a highly prescriptive program that shows you how to live longer by slowing telomere shortening and rejuvenating your cells through relatively simple alterations in nutrition habits and other lifestyle changes.
- Written by authors with extensive knowledge of genetics, telomeres, and longevity
- Offers a simple action plan you can start using immediately
- Includes a revolutionary new eating plan
- Recommends individualized supplement programs
- Shares a diet and exercise approach grounded in solid scientific research
The exciting recent discoveries about telomeres promise to revolutionize our approach to anti-aging much as antioxidants did ten years ago. Unlike trendy diet and fitness books with no basis in science, The Immortality Edge targets health at its innermost level by laying out a realistic, lifelong plan using easy steps that can fit into any busy schedule-steps that can improve the length and quality of your life.
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Book details
- Author
- Michael Fossel, Greta Blackburn, Dave Woynarowski
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 288
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Health & Fitness › Aging & Longevity
Self-Help › Aging
Medical › Physiology - Topics
- aging and longevity · cellular health · cancer prevention · Alzheimer's disease · anti-aging nutrition · genetic research · healthy aging
- ISBN-13
- 9781630260194 (Paperback)9781630260224 (Hardcover)
About the author
MICHAEL FOSSEL, MD, PhD, has authored more than 100 scientific articles, book chapters, and books. His recent books include The Telomerase Revolution, The Immortality Edge and Cells, Aging, and Human Disease.
Fossel earned his PhD in neurobiology and MD from Stanford University, where he taught neurobiology and research methods. A recipient of a National Science Foundation fellowship, he served as a clinical professor of medicine for nearly three decades, including at Michigan State University. The Wall Street Journal named The Telomerase Revolution one of the best science books of 2015.
When not writing, Fossel serves as president and founder of Telocyte, a biotech firm developing telomerase therapy for Alzheimer’s disease. He is also the founding editor of Rejuvenation Research and served as executive director of the American Aging Association.