David Sinclair, codirector of the Center for the Biology of Aging at Harvard Medical School, is optimistic. If we increase the quality of information our genes are receiving, he argues, we can increase health and lifespan. In his new book Lifespan: The Revolutionary Science of Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To (Atria, September 2019), Sinclair explains his lab's groundbreaking research on longevity, and why he thinks we should all be playing tennis on our 100th birthdays. Sinclair, who just turned 50, spoke to Worth about how he stays fit, why he doesn't worry about overpopulation and how the right kind of stress can help us live longer, better lives.
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