Defy Aging

Many books on aging focus on managing lifestyle approaches to longevity, but few explore the process of aging from the inside out. This book explains what is going on inside cells and organs that result in the outward appearances of aging and how readers can stop—and even reverse—these processes.

Beth Bennett, PhD, is a geneticist, with over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals and a background in evolutionary genetics and the science of aging. She taught college biology for 30 years at the University of Colorado in Boulder, where she currently produces a radio show on science. She blogs on all things relating to aging.

1. Introduction. 2. The Why of Aging, or Evolutionary Explanations for Why We Grow Old. 3. The How of Aging. 4. Skin. 5. Muscles. 6. Skeleton. 7. Cardiovascular System. 8. Cognitive Ability and Memory. 9. Interventions Part 1: Lifestyle Changes You Can Make. 10. Interventions Part 2: Drugs and Other Compounds You Can Take Bibliography Notes Index About the Author