Millions of dollars are being poured into research to find ways of making lives longer and healthier.
Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson, pictured with the BBC's Lara Lewington, is trying to reduce his biological ageOur ultimate demise is inevitable, but a growing number of experts believe how we feel in our later years may not be.Life expectancy may have doubled over the last 150 years, but many of us have seen the undignified and devastating decline of our loved ones as they aged.
So I set out on a trip to the centre of it all, California, unsure as to whether I was arriving at the heart of a money-spinning cult, or the next frontier of medicine.Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson is spending millions a year trying to reduce his biological age - how old his body seems, rather than his actual chronological age, which is 45.
He wakes at 5am, eating his first meal an hour later, followed by a second, and final one at 11am. This, combined with a forensically selected 54 pills, a mix of supplements and off-label medication, are all planned based on readings from a catalogue of tests.Lara visited labs and companies in California focusing on longevity
Mr Johnson was warm, logical and likeable. I left his house wanting to be like him. Maybe I am already - I run 5km a day, try to avoid sugar, and test extreme tracking devices for fun.While his routine might seem extreme, every conversation I had still came back to lifestyle. The big question, which Mr Verdin and others are investigating, is what does a healthy lifestyle mean? Take exercise for example - should that be a daily stroll, or a HIIT class?How you age is closely linked to lifestyle, says Eric Verdin, chief executive of The Buck Institute for Ageing Research
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