Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life

By Dr. Mark Hyman

Mark Hyman, MD, is the senior advisor for the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine, board president for clinical affairs for the Institute for Functional Medicine, founder and director of The Ultra Wellness Center and host of one of the leading health podcasts, The Doctor’s Farmacy. He is the author of numerous best-selling books.

In his book published this year, Young Forever, Dr. Hyman starts with the proposition that disease, frailty and gradual decline are thought of as inevitable parts of life, but they don’t have to be. Science today sees aging as a treatable disease. By addressing its root causes we can not only increase our health span and live longer, but prevent and reverse the maladies of aging – including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and dementia. He presents a comprehensive plan for reversing disease, easing pain, and living younger longer.

The book is divided into three parts.

The first part, “How and Why We Age,” explores the latest research on aging, its causes and consequences, and how it can be slowed down or reversed.

The second part, “Optimizing Your Health Span and Life Span,” outlines the foundations of