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Longevity and Healthspan Reading. A Book Collection for Biohackers and Health Optimisers

Updated: 5 days ago

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Welcome to our reading list of longevity focused books. They are written by some of the leading voices in this exciting field: from scientists and visionaries at the cutting edge of research, to doctors working with patients. Some of the names you may recognise, some perhaps not. We're currently at 15+ titles, be prepared to scroll.


Click on the book image to connect to our own review, or, to the Amazon store for more information. Please note, books are listed by author in alphabetical order, this is not an endorsement of any of the books but rather a resource to share for discovery, learning and occasional debate.


Enjoy the reading list (listed by author in alphabetical order) and please feel free to browse through our own growing collection of longevity related articles.


Stay Immortal!


Alastair

 
Outlive Attia
Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity 
Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford  
 
Methuselah's Zoo:
What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives
Steven Austad
 
Age Late Barzilai
Age Later: Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science
Nir Barzilai MD
 
Telomere Effect Blackburn Epel
The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer 
Elizabeth Blackburn PhD, Elissa Epel PhD
 
Ble Zones Dan Buettner
The Blue Zones, Second Edition:
9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
 
Unaging Robert Friedland
Unaging, The Four Factors That Impact How You Age
Robert Friedland MD
 
Path to longevity Luigi Fontana
The Path to Longevity: The Secrets to Living a Long, Happy, Healthy Life 
 
How Not To Age Michael Greger
How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older 
 
Age Proof Rose Anne Kenny
Age Proof: The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life
Rose Anne Kenny PhD
 
Breaking the Age Code Becca Levy
Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live 
Becca Levy PhD
 
Mayo Clinic Health Aging LeBrasseur Chen
Mayo Clinic on Healthy Aging: An Easy and Comprehensive Guide to Keeping Your Body Young, Your Mind Sharp and Your Spirit Fulfilled
Nathan K. LeBrasseur PhD, Christina Chen MD
 
Longevity Diet Valter Longo
The Longevity Diet: Slow Aging, Fight Disease, and Optimize Weight
 
Coleen Murphy How We Age Science of Longevity
How We Age: The Science of Longevity
Colleen T. Murphy PhD
 
Venki Ramakrishnan why we die
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
Venki Ramakrishnan PhD
 
Lifespan Sinclair
Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To
David A. Sinclair PhD
 
Ageless Andrew Steele
Ageless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old
Andrew Steele
 
The Science and Technology of Growing Young: An Insider's Guide to the Breakthroughs that Will Dramatically Extend Our Lifespan . . . and What You Can Do Right Now
Sergey Young
 

We may strive for immortality but one day our number will come up. Best to be prepared in advance, to have those conversations with loved ones, sort out the paperwork and end life well...


Atul Gawande Being Mortal
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Atul Gawande MD
 

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Resources: Health Literacy


What is health literacy? CDC website


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Huang LY, Lin YP, Glass GF Jr, Chan EY. Health literacy and patient activation among adults with chronic diseases in Singapore: A cross-sectional study. Nurs Open. 2021 Sep;8(5):2857-2865. doi: 10.1002/nop2.873. Epub 2021 May 4. PMID: 33942559; PMCID: PMC8363362.


Liu C, Wang D, Liu C, Jiang J, Wang X, Chen H, Ju X, Zhang X. What is the meaning of health literacy? A systematic review and qualitative synthesis. Fam Med Community Health. 2020 May;8(2):e000351. doi: 10.1136/fmch-2020-000351. PMID: 32414834; PMCID: PMC7239702.




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