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To my children, Anna (twelve) and Alan (nine), who diligently sat by my side and edited this book in a way that genuinely helped make it better. It’s my sincere hope that when you are both over a hundred years old, you’ll let me help you edit whatever you’re creating. I plan to be there for you.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
—Dylan Thomas
CONTENTS
COPYRIGHT
DEDICATION
EPIGRAPH
INTRODUCTION: YOUR ANCESTORS WERE BIOHACKERS
PART I: DON’T DIE
1 THE FOUR KILLERS
2 THE SEVEN PILLARS OF AGING
3 FOOD IS AN ANTI-AGING DRUG
4 SLEEP OR DIE
5 USING LIGHT TO GAIN SUPERPOWERS
PART II: AGE BACKWARD
6 TURN YOUR BRAIN BACK ON
7 METAL BASHING
8 POLLUTING YOUR BODY WITH OZONE
9 FERTILITY = LONGEVITY
10 YOUR TEETH ARE A WINDOW TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
11 HUMANS ARE WALKING PETRI DISHES
PART III: HEAL LIKE A DEITY
12 VIRGIN CELLS AND VAMPIRE BLOOD
13 DON’T LOOK LIKE AN ALIEN: AVOIDING BALDNESS, GRAYS, AND WRINKLES
14 HACK YOUR LONGEVITY LIKE A RUSSIAN
AFTERWORD
NOTES
LIST OF SEARCHABLE TERMS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ALSO BY DAVE ASPREY
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
