Outlive : The Science and Art of Longevity (Hardcover)

One of the most important books you'll ever read.--Steven D. Levitt . New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics

AN ECONOMIST AND BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

Wouldn't you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity . Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions . techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep . and tools for addressing emotional and mental health.

For all its successes . mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease . cancer . Alzheimer's disease . and type 2 diabetes. Too often . it intervenes with treatments too late to help . prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan . or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized . proactive strategy for longevity . one where we take action now . rather than waiting.

This is not biohacking . it's science: a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical . cognitive . and emotional health. Dr. Attia's aim is less to tell you what to do and more to help you learn how to think about long-term health . in order to create the best plan for you as an individual. In Outlive . readers will discover:

- Why the cholesterol test at your annual physical doesn't tell you enough about your actual risk of dying from a heart attack.
- That you may already suffer from an extremely common yet underdiagnosed liver condition that could be a precursor to the chronic diseases of aging.
- Why exercise is the most potent pro-longevity drug--and how to begin training for the Centenarian Decathlon.
- Why you should forget about diets . and focus instead on nutritional biochemistry . using technology and data to personalize your eating pattern.
- Why striving for physical health and longevity . but ignoring emotional health . could be the ultimate curse of all.

Aging and longevity are far more malleable than we think; our fate is not set in stone. With the right roadmap . you can plot a different path for your life . one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one before.