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Outlive : the science & art of longevity /

by Attia, Peter; Gifford, Bill, (Journalist).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Vermilion, 2023Description: 482 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781785044540 (hbk.) :; 1785044540 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 612.68 ATTSubject(s): Longevity | Self-care, Health | Health and Fitness | Health and Wellbeing | Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences | Popular medicine & health | Self-help & personal developmentSummary: For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prolonging lifespan at the expense of quality of life. Dr Peter Attia, the world's top longevity expert, believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalised, proactive strategy for longevity. This isn't 'biohacking', it's science: a well-founded strategic approach to extending lifespan while improving our physical, cognitive and emotional health, making each decade better than the one before.
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Book - Adult Hardback Formby Library Adult Non-Fiction 612.68 ATT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 18/10/2024 003116846X
Book - Adult Hardback Southport Library Adult Non-Fiction 612.68 ATT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out 24/09/2024 003117454X
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prolonging lifespan at the expense of quality of life. Dr Peter Attia, the world's top longevity expert, believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalised, proactive strategy for longevity. This isn't 'biohacking', it's science: a well-founded strategic approach to extending lifespan while improving our physical, cognitive and emotional health, making each decade better than the one before.

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