The Two Fatal Longevity Lies — And Your Cinderella Solution To Successful Aging
A scientist’s investigative report on flawed positive psychology and the broken promises of anti-aging medicine
What is new?
Investigative reports debunk the flaws of researchers’ longevity experiments and papers.
Why it matters
The popular media propagates solutions for healthy longevity that are based on implausible study results and scientific hyperbole. That’s problematic when readers searching for the easy way may miss out on pursuing well-supported but less popular alternatives.
Where to go from here?
Understanding the machinations behind some science papers is indispensable for more critical consumption of their media messages. So is the knowledge about how to implement and operationalize longevity’s most potent medicine: Exercise.
Good and bad news
I have good news and bad news. First, the good news. Experimental evidence shows that mindfulness and positive psychology can overcome aging and its diseases. Not my words, but those of eminent Harvard professor of psychology, Ellen Langer. I hope that now you feel…
