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The Longevity Code by Kris Verburgh, , MD

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The Longevity Code

Secrets to Living Well for Longer from the Front Lines of Science

by Kris Verburgh, , MD

Narrator Pete Cross

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Length 11 hours 55 minutes

Language English

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We all know that we age- but do you know exactly how, and why? And do you wonder what you can do- whatever your age- to slow the process so you can live well, for longer? This book comprehensively answers these questions. Medical doctor and polymath scientist Kris Verburgh illuminates the biological mechanisms that make our bodies susceptible to heart attacks, strokes, dementia, diabetes, and other aging-related diseases. We learn about the crucial role of poorly functioning mitochondria, shortened telomeres, proteins and carbohydrates, and more. Having explained the aging process at work, Dr. Verburgh then provides the tools we need to slow it down: his scientifically backed Longevity Staircase. This simple yet innovative step-by-step method offers better health and a longer life span through nutrition- currently our best defense in the fight against aging and disease. And with each passing day, advances in biotechnology- once the stuff of science fiction- are emerging as part of the longevity code. Dr. Ve

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Kris Verburgh, MD, is a researcher at the Center Leo Apostel for Interdisciplinary Studies and one of sixty-four faculty members at Singularity University, a Silicon Valley think tank. He established nutrigerontology, a new scientific discipline focused on the impact of nutrition on the aging process, and he researches interventions that can extend healthy lifespans and reduce the risk of aging-related diseases. His numerous books include the international bestseller The Food Hourglass.

Pete Cross is an award-winning audiobook narrator and engineer who earned his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. A multiple Earphones Awards winner and Audie finalist, he was nominated for a SOVAS award for his narration of Moby Dick and received the 2022 Audie Award for Ryan La Sala’s Be Dazzled and the 2023 Odyssey Award for Ryan La Sala’s The Honeys.