Spring chicken : stay young forever (or die trying)

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"From acclaimed journalist Bill Gifford comes a roaring journey into the world of anti-aging science in search of answers to a universal obsession: what can be done about getting old? SPRING CHICKEN: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying) SPRING CHICKEN is a full-throttle, high-energy ride through...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gifford, Bill (Journalist)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Boston : Grand Central Publishing, [2015]
Subjects:
Longevity
Rejuvenation
Aging
Self-care, Health
Social sciences
SELF-HELP.
Science
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
SELF-HELP > Aging.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Anatomy & Physiology (see also Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology)
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue. The elixir
  • Brothers
  • The age of aging
  • The fountain of youthiness
  • Yours sincerely, wasting away
  • How to live to 108 without really trying
  • The heart of the problem
  • Baldness as metaphor
  • The lives of our cells
  • Phil vs. fat
  • Pole vaulting into eternity
  • Starving for immortality
  • What doesn't kill you
  • Fast forward
  • Who moved my keys?
  • Epilogue. The death of death
  • Appendix. Things that might work.

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