Age Better: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science, and the Path to Getting Older with Grace
Age Better: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Science, and the Path to Getting Older with Grace
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“Thoughtful, practical guidance from the doctor I trust completely.”
—Keri Russell, award-winning actress
Scientists have now identified the twelve cellular processes that determine how quickly the body breaks down—and shown that the pace is largely ours to influence.
Genes account for less than 30 percent of how we age. The rest is built by what we eat, how we move and sleep, how we handle stress, who we are connected to, and whether we have a reason to get up in the morning.
Age Better is Dr. Frank Lipman’s guide to what to do with that knowledge, drawn from more than four decades of caring for patients.
The book is a pyramid, because that is how longevity works. At the base sit the non-negotiables: diet, exercise, sleep, stress management, connection, and purpose. Get these right, Lipman argues, and you may need nothing else.
Above the foundation, he teaches you to read your own biology: which tests are worth your money, the difference between “normal” lab values and optimal ones, and how to personalize what follows.
Then, layer by layer—the supplements that earn their place, the hormones conventional medicine still withholds, the peptides now reshaping his practice, and the advanced tools that amplify a strong foundation but cannot create one.
Running through all of it is a hard-won argument: rigidity is itself a form of disease, and the patients who age most beautifully are not chasing perfection.
Aging is inevitable. How you age is not.
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Praise for the book
Dr. Lipman is the rare doctor who understands you need both the science and the art of medicine. In Age Better, he tells you exactly what to test and what to take, then reminds you that grace, not perfection, is what actually carries you through the decades ahead. Few doctors understand that. Fewer still can teach it.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Academy Award–winning actress and entrepreneur
There are countless books about living longer. But Age Better asks the more important question: how can we live better for longer? Frank Lipman offers a wonderfully balanced answer centered on building strength, protecting metabolism, sleeping restoratively, managing stress, staying connected, understanding your unique biology, and yes, using modern medicine intelligently when it can help. The result is a powerful guide to adding life to your years, not merely years to your life.
David Perlmutter, MD
Author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Grain Brain
In an ever more crowded field of advice on leading a longer, healthier, and happier life, Age Better is music above the din. Frank Lipman’s decades of experience and genuine interest in improving the human experience is breathtaking. This is who I turn to when I want to understand what really matters for my whole health. Reading this book is like having a conversation with someone who genuinely wants you to live a longer, healthier, and happier life.
Téa Leoni
Actress, producer, and child advocate
Frank Lipman has spent more than four decades showing us that aging is not simply something that happens to us—it is something we can influence. In Age Better, he brings together ancient wisdom, modern longevity science, and the hard-won clinical insight of a gifted physician. This is a wise, practical, and deeply human guide to building strength, resilience, and vitality without turning life into a joyless experiment in optimization. Frank cuts through the noise and reminds us that the goal is not merely to live longer, but to remain fully alive—connected, purposeful, curious, and able to do what we love with the people we love. Essential reading for anyone who wants to age with greater health, clarity, and grace.
Mark Hyman, MD
Co-founder and chief medical officer, Function Health; 16-time New York Times bestselling author
Frank Lipman is my trusted friend, and I’ve come to cherish his wisdom on all things wellness. Age Better is filled with that same wisdom, warmth, and deep understanding of what it means to live well. This is not just another book about living longer. It’s about making those years truly matter.
Bobbi Brown
Makeup artist and founder, Jones Road Beauty
Dr. Lipman’s origin story is as spellbinding as his weaving of modern western tertiary medicine with the wisdom of eastern traditional practices into a pyramid of longevity science. As one of the original physicians to approach people as a whole, and not merely a sum of various parts, his experience and guidance make Age Better mandatory reading for all who want to age with grace and power, guided by both wisdom and science.
Dr. Vonda Wright
Orthopaedic surgeon and New York Times bestselling author of Unbreakable