Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach

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Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach was a 1982 bestselling book (ISBN 0-446-51229-X) by Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw that popularized the "smart drug" life extension movement.^[1][2]

The book led to public awareness of free radicals and antioxidants.^[3]

[edit] Criticism

In the 1992 documentary Never say die: The pursuit of eternal youth, Antony Thomas interviewed Pearson and Shaw, and criticised the anti-aging movement as misguided.^[4] As of 2007, a number of the specific recommendations of the book have been discredited.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

1. ^ See Rapture: How Biotech Became the New Religion, by Brian S. Alexander, New York: Basic Books, 2003, ISBN 0738207616, pp. 5–6.
2. ^ Bishop, Katherine. "FDA fears smart drugs could pose stupid risks", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1992-06-11. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
3. ^ Fiely, Dennis. "'Biochemical bad boys' - Possible causes of disease, free radicals, may have met their match", Columbus Dispatch, 1993-09-16. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.
4. ^ Mann, Virginia. "The often gruesome search for perpetual youth", The Record, 1992-08-17. Retrieved on 2007-03-01.