Counterclockwise: What Aging Is and How to Fight It

Scientists have been searching for a cure for aging for more than a hundred years, but so far, it seems, they have found nothing. Does this mean that it does not exist? Or perhaps they are simply looking in the... wrong places? In her book, biologist and science journalist Polina Loseva acts as an advocate for modern aging science and describes what gerontologists are currently studying and how to correctly interpret their findings. Who is to blame for our aging? What can protect us from old age: telomerase or antioxidants, hormones or diets? Biologists have yet to reach a consensus on these questions, and the reader, if they decide to move from contemplation to action, will have to make their own choice.

This book will serve as a guide to modern theories of aging not only for biologists but also for anyone interested in how to help their body in the unequal battle against time.