‘Cracking the Aging Code’ tackles aging from evolutionary perspective
Book offers some advice on getting older that’s not yet tested
Cracking the Aging Code
Josh Mitteldorf and Dorian Sagan
Flatiron Books, $26.95
A new book on aging starts with what sounds like a promise: “It is a common belief that aging is inevitable and universal. Nothing could be further from the truth.” From this, you might expect the final pages to offer a list of options for fending off the ravages of time. But this is less a how-to guide and more of a dive into why aging happens.