The Longevity Code: The New Science of Aging
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (875 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XP84S66 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Verburgh has established nutrigerontology, a new scientific discipline focused on the impact of nutrition on the aging process and related diseases. Dr. 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 car
Dr. Verburgh has established nutrigerontology, a new scientific discipline focused on the impact of nutrition on the aging process and related diseases. His numerous previous books include the international bestseller The Food Hourglass.. 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’s disease, Huntington’s disease, vascular dementia),
The Longevity Code is Dr. 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. 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 susceptible to heart attack, stroke, cancer, pneumonia and/or dementia. Verburgh devotes the last third of The Longevity Code to what we ca