We all age. But why do some of us live longer than others? Why do we live twice as long today
as our ancestors did 200 years ago? And what does the latest science teach us that will help us
not only live longer lives but also to live fitter healthier and happier lives deep into our
later years? Professor Rose Anne Kenny has 35 years of experience right at the top of ageing
medicine and is at the forefront of scientific research into the subject. Age Proof takes
Professor Kenny's ground-breaking research and reveals why and how some people have a lower
biological age (how our body looks and feels) than chronological age (the number) and the role
played by food genetics sex physical exercise cold water childhood experiences
expectations friendships inequality and much more. From the nuns who lived into their
nineties to the septuagenarians taking up sport for the first time via the revealing if
unlikely friendship of Jojo the monkey and Alan the cat and the existence of 'Blue Zones'
(areas of the world where inhabitants live longer) Professor Kenny's work lifts the lid on the
importance of family friends laughter and good sleep and emphasises that we all are just as
young as we feel.
