The Science and Technology of Growing Young: An Insider's Guide to the Breakthroughs that Will Dramatically Extend Our Lifespan . . . and What You Can Do Right Now

This book has twelve main chapters, and about 211 pages in the digital version. The Foreword is written by by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil, two people that have written extensively about how technology will change our lives in the future. They explain Sergey Young's unique perspective as an investor in cutting-edge technology, and how his Age Reversal XPRIZE will encourage future scientific breakthroughs in the field of longevity research. In the first chapter, Young introduces the concept of “longevity escape velocity”, or the point at which our ability to extended the average human lifespan outpaces the passage of time. He points out that currently we add about one or two years of life expectancy every decade; but with some new medical technologies this could rapidly increase to even one year per year, at which point lifespans will be drastically increased. There is even the potential to “reverse” some things currently associated with aging. In the next few chapters Young discusses prevention of premature death, age reversal, and life extension; and what is currently being developed in each of these fields. Young mentions advances in AI diagnosing disease, genetic engineering, tissue regeneration, and increased health data collection. He explains different “theories of aging”, and identifies ten specific hallmarks of aging. Young explores the near future of DIY diagnostic devices, precision AI medicine, and using new technologies like CRISPR for gene editing. He describes advances in stem cell therapy, tissue regeneration, and new drugs and supplements. In the last few chapters Young focuses on the more distant future, discussing future advances that will lead to even greater advances in lifespan. Young mentions bionic limbs, nanobots, avatars, brain emulation, and uploading consciousness. Another chapter discusses the potential moral questions that might arise from becoming virtually immortal. Finally, the last bonus chapter gives a list of 10 things to do right now to help increase your longevity. Overall this was an inspirational and informative book, that really sparks the imagination about what will eventually be possible. Since Young is not really a scientist, he doesn't go into extensive detail about most of these ideas, rather giving a surface explanation of the current research; but it is a good starting point to do your own research if you are interested. I enjoyed reading this book, and it started me on a journey of reading more about some of the most recent advances in some of these fields.

This was a great read from start to finish. Sergey interviews the best longevity researchers and experts in the world, and shares their views on how science will extend our healthy lifespan. It may sound like science fiction at first, but it's clear that we are on the verge of a longevity revolution. Each chapter is full of cutting-edge science and leading experts who are enabling cures for diseases of aging, and pioneering the next frontier in health and medicine. Sergey also shares helpful, science-backed tips on how we can take steps in our everyday lives to extend healthy longevity for ourselves and loved ones. Even better, Sergey presents all of these facts in an approachable, logical way that will have everyone excited about what the future holds--and that in the near future, science will find ways to slow, and even reverse, aging. This visionary book was incredibly fun and engaging. So much so, it was requested by several friends and family members; so I ordered more copies. The Science and Technology of Growing Young is highly recommended for anyone who is wants to enjoy a longer, healthier, fuller life for themselves and their loved ones.

The concept of "growing young" was just something I wanted to look into out of curiosity, but once I started reading I just got sucked into it. The book introduces different life practices to help keep us young, different perspectives from experts, and much more. A great read for anybody interested in health and/or longevity. This book so far has been a great read with a large number of interesting life hacks and information from many different experts. Would happily recommend it. Book arrived in perfect condition the day it was released! I hope this review was helpful to you.

This book is jam-packed cover-to-cover with fascinating and inspiring stories about the researchers, entrepreneurs, doctors, patients, investors, and others who really believe that human beings can live healthy, productive lives to age 150, 200, or even forever. If that sounds hokey, buy the book, and be convinced otherwise! You will find yourself not only rooting for the crazy characters who are trying to cure cancer, grow replacement organs in a lab, discover/develop "longevity pills," and even upload your consciousness to the cloud, but actually believing that those things may be possible—in our lifetime! This book is easy to read, even for people like me, with no real scientific background ("I laughed, I cried!") I like that it also addresses head-on the ethics of long-life (worries about overpopulation, wealth disparity, power-hoarding, etc) in general as well as the ethics of specific areas like genetic editing and stem-cell therapy. The "bonus chapter" with practical longevity tips for what you can do now doesn't have anything particularly new to those who know this field, but even if you are already health/longevity-minded, it's a good review, with a very clear explanation about how/why fasting and vigorous exercise, etc support longevity. The best part of this book for me is that I now have endless conversation starters/ fascinating stories to tell: The kid who lived and (even played basketball) for over one year without a heart...the transgender woman who is creating replacement lungs from pigs...the geneticist who is bringing the woolly mammal back from extinction...the little girl who had a medicine developed JUST for her...the permanently paralyzed surfer who went from being suicidal to walking again...and so on, and so on, and so on...!

Sergey Young’s book is unique in that he is an investor and a visionary. He has an investor’s perspective on the science and technology with the potential to reverse aging—we will likely soon be literally growing young. It sounds like science fiction but as a cautious optimist, Sergey discusses what is happening in the longevity field now, what we’ll see in the near term and what’s on the horizon. He also includes great information on what you can do now to help yourself and others live longer. It’s an exciting book for an exciting time in the field of longevity. If you’re not optimistic about living to 150 or beyond, Sergey Young’s book will change your mind. It’s not just about lengthening your lifespan, it’s about improving the quality of your life so that you can enjoy more of a longer lifespan. If you’re already optimistic about longevity then it will help you become more optimistic about it. I highly recommend The Science and Technology of Growing Young even if you’re already young!

Easy to read. Interesting concept. Really basic information. He offers a few practical aspects all of which are published in wellness magazines, fasting, sleep well, exercise....

Three Reasons to Read Serge Young’s “The Science and Technology of Growing Young.” For some years I’ve given talks on “You Can Live to 200 If Government Will Let You,” highlighting longevity breakthroughs and the need to reform the antiquated FDA certification process. So a book that opens with “Life at 200” obviously resonates with me. I’ve been familiar with Serge Young’s work, so I’m thrilled with this well-organized book! Serge opens by declaring that living long—even for centuries—and in good health is now possible. He reviews the nature and issues associated with longevity and aging, refuting popular myths. In the “Near Horizon of Longevity” chapters he dives into the current and likely-to-come-soon technologies and breakthroughs that will extend health and life. In the “Far Horizon of Longevity” chapters he projects a future that even a decade ago would have seemed scifi but, now, rests on real science! There are three crucial reasons why you must read this book. First, your own life and health should be your highest value, and this book will help you take charge of them. You might think that if you’re not a high-level researcher that such an effort for you is hopeless. It is not. This book will allow you to understand aging, and can be your handbook for saving your life. It will not be the end of your effort. But will empower you in that effort. And the efficacy you acquire as you take control of your life no doubt will nurture in you the mindset to flourish as you pursue all the goals that make living long and healthy worthwhile. Second, the book will allow you to be an agent of cultural change. Today, even with COVID, exponential tech puts us in a position for an unimaginably bright future. Yet the culture is mired in pessimism, nihilism, anger, and envy. Armed with the insights in Serge’s book, you can enlighten your family, friends, and those in your social circles about how the world can be and should be. You will help transform the culture into one of optimism, purpose, joy in achievement, and benevolence. Third, to unleash an age of long, healthy, productive lives will require radical transformations of our public policies and institutions. From Serge’s book you can how sequencing our genomes, wearable diagnostics, real-time-monitoring, AIs, genetic engineering, and other technologies can transform the current “sickcare” system—you get sick and argue with gov. or insurance about who pays the bills—into a true healthcare system. But most influencers and public policy makers, to say nothing of the general public, know nothing about current and coming longevity breakthroughs. Making others familiar and as conversant with these breakthroughs as most folks now are with the internet, PCs, smartphones, wifi, and the like will be indispensable to policy and institutional transformations needed to unleash our healthy, undying future. So for your own good and that of your loved ones and our society, check out Serge’s find book!

Sergey Young is an investment specialist that invests only in companies that are working to increase the age to which humans can live without getting the diseases of old age like cancer, failing kidneys, diabetes, etc. He has talked with the leaders of these businesses to get an idea of where they are headed in the future then with a casual, easy to read style, he relays this information to the reader. The book is broken into two major sections. The first part discusses things that are available today to delay illness of all types and increase lifespan above the 100 year mark while the second part looks into a crystal ball and makes some bold predictions about living to 200 years of age or longer. Sergey explains why all the concerns around overpopulation and other resource problems are not really a problem and even goes on to explain how these things will be avoided. In short, the book while somewhat scary in places, is actually an optimistic look at the future of medicine. I look forward to the world he describes and I have already implemented in my own life some of the things he describes . According to many, including Sergey, we will soon reach "Escape velocity" where the lifespan of humans is increasing by more than one year for each year we live. He explains how this is possible by citing some examples of what seem be amazing results. At least they are amazing to me. While not all of the following items are described in the book, there are injectable robots that cause hemophiliac's blood to clot when the skin is damaged. It is possible to grow a new human kidney that is not rejected when implanted. Robotic prosthesis are available which allow quadriplegics to walk and it has been shown possible to regrow a functioning human breast to replace one removed due to cancer. All these things are possible today and the price is falling so they will be available to many more people in the future. If you are at all interested in the future of medicine, living disease free, or living longer, This book is for you.