Longevity and Healthspan Reading. A Book Collection for Biohackers and Health Optimisers
- Alastair Hunt
- Mar 23, 2024
- 4 min read
Updated: Mar 17
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 year of publishing - and please feel free to browse through our own growing collection of longevity related articles.
Stay Immortal!
Alastair
Longevity Guidebook:
How to Slow, Stop, and Reverse Aging
Peter H. Diamandis
(2025)
Why We Die:
The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
Venki Ramakrishnan PhD
(2024)
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
(2024)
How Not to Age:
The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
(2023)
Outlive:
The Science and Art of Longevity
Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford
(2023)
How We Age:
The Science of Longevity
Colleen T. Murphy PhD
(2023)
Unaging
The Four Factors That Impact How You Age
Robert Friedland MD
(2022)
Methuselah's Zoo:
What Nature Can Teach Us about Living Longer, Healthier Lives
Steven Austad
(2022)
Breaking the Age Code:
How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long and Well You Live
Becca Levy PhD
(2022)
Age Proof:
The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life
Rose Anne Kenny PhD
(2022)
Ageless:
The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old
Andrew Steele
(2021)
The Science and Technology of Growing Young:
An Insider's Guide to the Breakthroughs that Will Dramatically Extend Our Lifespan
Sergey Young
(2021)
The Path to Longevity:
The Secrets to Living a Long, Happy, Healthy Life
(2020)
Age Later:
Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science
Nir Barzilai MD
(2020)
Lifespan:
Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To
David A. Sinclair PhD
(2019)
The Telomere Effect:
A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
Elizabeth Blackburn PhD, Elissa Epel PhD
(2018)
The Longevity Diet:
Slow Aging, Fight Disease, and Optimize Weight
(2018)
The Blue Zones, Second Edition:
9 Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
(2012)
Ending Aging:
The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs That Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime
Aubrey de Grey PhD with Michael Rae
(2007)
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...
Being Mortal:
Medicine and What Matters in the End
Atul Gawande MD
(2014)
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