CHAPTER 1: IS DEATH OPTIONAL?

Immortal animals, zombie-killing pills and super-centenarians

 

CHAPTER 2: HOW YOUR MIND TALKS WITH YOUR BODY

Mortgage worries, stress-resistant Nazis and a few trillion microbes

 

CHAPTER 3: A SNIFF OF LOVE

How social hormones influence our relationships and longevity

 

CHAPTER 4: DITCH GOJI BERRIES

Why many diet and exercise interventions matter less than you think

 

CHAPTER 5: THE GNAWING PARASITE OF LONELINESS

Why feeling all alone may impact your longevity

 

CHAPTER 6: FRIENDS WITH (LONGEVITY) BENEFITS

How marriage and friendships prolong life
 

CHAPTER 7: CHAMELEONS LIVE LONG

Empathy, attachment and social grooming

 

CHAPTER 8: HELPING OTHERS HELPS YOUR HEALTH

Superheroes, UNICEF and random kindness
 

CHAPTER 9: WHY PERSONALITY AND EMOTIONS MATTER FOR LONGEVITY

Don't worry, be happy and organize your sock drawer

 

CHAPTER 10: HOW MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS BOOST HEALTH

Slow breathing, yoga rats and horror-stricken leukocytes

 

CHAPTER 11: LONGEVITY LESSONS FROM JAPAN

Ikigai, cherry blossoms and working till you drop