Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

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Colon cancer is on the rise in young people, because we are being told to eat more protein and less carbs. Peter Attia, a Stanford/Johns Hopkins/NIH-trained physician focusing on the applied science of longevity, the extension of human life and well-being. I want to be able to pull myself out of a pool … where there’s a one-foot gap between the water and the curb. It doesn’t have to be like this, argues Attia in his new book, Outlive, which is currently number one on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.Your body naturally creates glucose in your liver, so when you eat and consume extra glucose, your body sends it to your muscles, and you use it as energy.