HEALTHSPAN

Healthspan is more important than lifespan, so why don’t more people know about it?

HEALTHSPAN is the period of life spent in good health, free from the chronic diseases and disabilities of aging. This definition implies that healthspan is a length of chronological time beginning at birth and ending at some subsequent time when an individual is no longer in good health and/or is suffering from diseases or disabilities of aging (Kaeberlein, 2018).

However, being “healthy” means different things to different people. A better definition might include being free from serious disease. A disease is considered to be serious if it is a leading cause of death.

A Newborn today has an extremely good chance of living to 100 and beyond. To cope, we need an economic, cultural and medical Transformation aimed at changing how we age while treating Health lifelong by Lifecare.

The integrated perspective of THE HEALTH CAPTAINS INSTITUTE is built on three interconnected pillars:

Healthspan Medicine (Healthy Longevity Medicine) focuses on applying the biology of ageing in clinical settings to enable prevention and personalized care. Healthspan Science (Healthy Longevity Science) provides the essential understanding of biological, social, and environmental influences on ageing, guiding research and intervention.

The Healthspan Economy supports the translation and scaling of these innovations by developing sustainable value chains and policy frameworks that promote long-term health and vitality.

Together, these areas form a comprehensive longevity strategy that connects scientific discovery, medical application, and economic sustainability—advancing a future where more people live longer in good health.

Healthspan Medicine = Healthy Longevity Medicine

Definition:
Healthspan Medicine and / or Healthy Longevity Medicine is an emerging medical discipline focused on extending the period of life spent in good health by targeting the biological mechanisms of ageing itself, rather than merely treating individual age-related diseases. It emphasizes early prevention, resilience, and system-wide interventions.

Key characteristics:

• Uses biological age markers (e.g., omics data, digital health signals) instead of relying solely on chronological age.

• Applies geroprotective therapies, repurposed drugs, and interventions such as nutritional modulation, physical activity, and cellular rejuvenation.

• Relies on integration of personalized, predictive, and preventive approaches (P4 medicine).

• Seeks to transform healthcare systems from reactive disease care to proactive health maintenance across the lifespan.

BOOKLIST

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1. Exercise

• Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
  Peter Attia, MD & Bill Gifford (2023) – ISBN-13: 978-0593236598 – Focuses on medical prevention (“Medicine 3.0”), lifestyle, and personalized strategies to maximize healthspan—covering exercise, nutrition, early diagnostics, and metabolic health. A New York Times bestseller and widely regarded clinical reference.

• Age Later: Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science of Longevity — Nir Barzilai & Sean Pratt (2020)
  ISBN‑13: 978‑1250752581

2. Nutrition

• The Longevity Diet
  Valter Longo, PhD (2018) – ISBN-13: 978-1405933940 – Based on decades of research, this book introduces fasting-mimicking diets, Blue Zone principles, and plant-based eating as core components of a scientifically grounded approach to prolonging healthspan.

• The Healthspan Solution: How and What to Eat to Add Life to Your Years — Raymond Cronise & Julieanna Hever (2017)
  ISBN‑13: 978‑1465490070

• Radical Longevity — Ann Louise Gittleman (2021)
  ISBN‑13: 978‑0738286150

3. Sleep

• Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality — Venki Ramakrishnan (2024)
  ISBN‑13: TBD (recent release); Nobel Laureate insights on essentials like sleeping 8 hours 

4. 360º Brain Health

• The Longevity Book: The Biology of Resilience, the Privilege of Time and the New Science of Age — Cameron Diaz & Sandra Bark (2017)
  ISBN‑13: 978‑0008139612

• Survival of the Sickest — Sharon Moalem & Jonathan Prince (2007)
  ISBN‑10: 0‑06‑088965‑9

• Epigenetics and Human Longevity: A Short Introduction — HealthSpan Institute (2023)
  ISBN‑13: 979‑8866070077

5. Healthy Longevity Medicine 

• Lifespan: Why We Age—and Why We Don’t Have To
  David Sinclair, PhD & Matthew LaPlante (2019) – ISBN-13: 978-1501191978 – Harvard geneticist David Sinclair explores molecular mechanisms of aging, including sirtuins, NAD+ metabolism, and epigenetic reprogramming, with the provocative thesis that aging is a treatable condition.
• Ending Aging: The Rejuvenation Breakthroughs that Could Reverse Human Aging in Our Lifetime — Aubrey de Grey & Michael Rae (2007)
  ISBN‑13: 978‑0312367060
• The Healthspan Code: How to Reverse Biological Age — Prof. Camillo Ricordi (2022)
  ISBN‑13: 979‑8365484078
• Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity
  Eric Topol (2025) – ISBN-13: 978-1668067666 – A forthcoming volume from a digital health pioneer that explores how AI, precision diagnostics, wearables, and genomics can support lifelong vitality, independence, and cognitive resilience.
• Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life
  Mark Hyman, MD (2023) – ISBN-13: 978-0593230800 – A functional medicine framework for healthy aging focusing on detoxification, metabolic repair, food-as-medicine, inflammation control, and the integration of emotional health and purpose.
• Radical Longevity
  Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD (2021) – ISBN-13: 978-0738286150 – Provides an integrative nutrition and lifestyle approach to aging, emphasizing toxin elimination, mitochondrial support, hormone balancing, and cognitive protection.
• The Age of Scientific Wellness: Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and Precise
  Leroy Hood, PhD & Nathan Price, PhD (2023) – ISBN-13: 978-0670098614 – Describes how systems biology, multi-omics, and artificial intelligence are transforming healthcare from reactive to proactive. Presents a vision for precision longevity medicine based on deep individual data.

Healthspan Economy & Systems-Level Vision

• The Longevity Economy: Unlocking the World’s Fastest‑Growing, Most Misunderstood Market — Joseph F. Coughlin (2017)
  ISBN‑13: 978‑1610396639

• The Longevity Imperative: How to Build a Healthier and More Productive Society to Support Our Longer Lives— Andrew J. Scott (2024)
  ISBN‑13: 978‑1541604506

• Longevity Guidebook — Peter H. Diamandis (2025)
  ISBN‑13: 978‑1636804279

Bonus Nobel Laureate Books

• Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality
  Venki Ramakrishnan (2024) – Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2009) for ribosome structure
  ISBN‑13: 978‑1529369250 – Delivers a profound and balanced exploration of aging biology and the role of lifestyle in healthspan. Ramakrishnan examines cellular mechanisms—such as senescence, DNA damage, and mitochondrial decline—while cautioning against overhyped “immortality” claims. Instead, he reinforces that proven strategies like good sleep, nutritious diet, exercise, social connection, and routine medical care remain the most reliable path to longevity

• The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
  Elizabeth Blackburn (Nobel Laureate) & Elissa Epel (2017) – ISBN-13: 978-1455508345 – An evidence-based guide to how telomere length—impacted by stress, sleep, nutrition, and social connection—can influence aging and disease risk. Written by a Nobel laureate who co-discovered telomerase.

Healthspan Medicine & Science

Definition:
Healthspan Medicine & Science is the interdisciplinary field that investigates the determinants, mechanisms, and modifiers of healthy ageing. It integrates molecular biology, systems medicine, public health, digital technologies, and social sciences to understand and influence how long individuals live in good health.

Core areas:

• Studies the Hallmarks of Ageing, genomic stability, cellular senescence, and other longevity pathways.

• Combines multi-omics, AI-driven analytics, and longitudinal Health Data to identify predictors and modifiers of healthspan.

• Examines the role of environmental exposures (exposome), social determinants, and behavioral factors in ageing.

• Encourages systems-based research collaborations and translational frameworks to move discoveries into practice.

Global Conferences Driving Healthspan Innovation

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Global Healthspan Summit – Hevolution Foundation

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Global Rotation)
Chairman & CEO: Dr. Mehmood Khan
Focus: Healthspan economy, science funding, longevity investment models.
Homepage: https://www.ghs2025.com

Longevity Med Summit

Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Focus: Clinical and biotech translation, diagnostics, precision health, and public healthspan strategies.
Homepage: https://longevitymedsummit.com

Genii Longevity Conference

Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Focus: Longevity capital, regulatory harmonization, global innovation networks.
Homepage: https://geniilongevity.com

Healthspan Summit

Location: Los Angeles, USA
Focus: Clinical longevity medicine, technology integration, investment panels.
Homepage: https://www.hssummit.com

Longevity Leadership Conference

Location: Playa Vista, California
Focus: Strategic business development and leadership in the healthspan innovation space.
Homepage: https://www.healthspanevents.com/longevityleadershipconference

HEAT Congress / Blue Zone Wellness Summit

Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Focus: Peptides, mitochondria, AI wellness, circadian health, and Asia-Pacific ecosystem.
Homepage: https://heatantiaging.com

Aging Research & Drug Discovery (ARDD)

Location: Copenhagen & New York (Hybrid)
Focus: Molecular and translational aging biology, biomarkers, therapeutics, and diagnostics.
Homepage: https://www.agingpharma.org

Targeting Healthy Longevity Webinar Series

Location: Virtual – Organized by NUS Centre for Healthy Longevity
Leads: Prof. Brian K. Kennedy, Prof. Andrea B. Maier
Homepage: https://www.healthy-longevity.org

GIANT Health – Longevity Track

Location: London, UK
Focus: AI, biotech, epigenetics, and commercializing regenerative health innovations.
Homepage: https://www.giant.health/healthspan–longevity

HEALTH CAPTAINS HEALTHY LONGEVITY ISLAND SUMMIT Föhr-Amrum-Sylt

Location: North Frisian Islands, Germany (Annual: Starting on Ascension Day as The Health Captains Think Tank since 2003)
Focus: Interdisciplinary leadership summits bridging medicine, science, innovation, policy, and investment for Healthy Longevity and transformation of healthcare from SickCare towards LifeCare: From imprecision disease-reactive Healthcare towards the SUPERCONVERGENCE of 1. Sustainable value-based Healthcare 2. Healthy Longevity Healthspan Optimization  Medicine 3. Blue Zone Community Care 4. One Health Lifecare – “From Island-centered towards World-centered – Healthy Longevity Medicine on Islands as an sustainable Role and Inspiration Model for the World.
Homepage: https://www.healthcaptains.club/events/foehr-amrum-sylt/

Top 25 Leaders in Healthy Longevity Science, Medicine & Healthspan Economy

1. Dr. Nir Barzilai
   Affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
   Homepage: einsteinmed.org

2. Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn
   Affiliation: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
   Homepage: ucsf.edu

3. Dr. Andrew Scott
   Affiliation: Professor of Economics and Finance, London Business School
   Homepage: london.edu

4. Dr. Brian Kennedy
   Affiliation: National University of Singapore (NUS) & CEO, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
   Homepage: buckinstitute.org

5. Dr. Andrea B. Maier
   Affiliation: National University of Singapore (NUS), Founding President Healthy Longevity Medicine Society
   Homepage: nus.edu.sg

6. Dr. Eric Verdin
   Affiliation: CEO, Buck Institute for Research on Aging
   Homepage: buckinstitute.org

7. Dr. Judith Campisi
   Affiliation: Buck Institute for Research on Aging
   Homepage: buckinstitute.org

8. Dr. João Pedro de Magalhães
   Affiliation: University of Liverpool
   Homepage: senescence.info

9. Dr. Vera Gorbunova
   Affiliation: University of Rochester
   Homepage: rochester.edu

10. Dr. Jan Vijg
    Affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Homepage: einsteinmed.org

11. Dr. James Kirkland
    Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
    Homepage: mayoclinic.org

12. Dr. Matt Kaeberlein
    Affiliation: University of Washington
    Homepage: washington.edu

13. Dr. S. Jay Olshansky
    Affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago
    Homepage: uic.edu

14. Dr. Michael West
    Affiliation: AgeX Therapeutics
    Homepage: agexinc.com

15. Dr. Felipe Sierra
    Affiliation: National Institute on Aging (NIA), NIH
    Homepage: nia.nih.gov

16. Dr. Ana Maria Cuervo
    Affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Homepage: einsteinmed.org

17. Dr. David Schneider
    Affiliation: Stanford University
    Homepage: schneiderlab.stanford.edu

18. Dr. Jeanne Franco
    Affiliation: Buck Institute for Research on Aging
    Homepage: buckinstitute.org

19. Dr. Aubrey de Grey
    Affiliation: SENS Research Foundation
    Homepage: sens.org

20. Dr. Maria Blasco
    Affiliation: Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
    Homepage: cnio.es

21. Dr. Valter Longo
    Affiliation: University of Southern California
    Homepage: gero.usc.edu

22. Dr. Steve Horvath
    Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
    Homepage: horvath.genetics.ucla.edu

23. Dr. Evelyne Bischof
    Affiliation: Longevity Science Foundation & Human Longevity, Inc.
    Homepage: longevityscience.org

24. Dr. Leroy Hood
    Affiliation: Buck Institute for Research on Aging
    Homepage: buckinstitute.org

25. Dr. Satchidananda Panda
    Affiliation: Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Homepage: salk.edu

And there are so many more excellent and admired Colleagues worldwide we show all our Respect for their Dedication and Work on Healthspan Medicine & Sciences – this is just a starting list as an starting point to connect everybody with some Thought Leadership as Role Models inspiring us all together to generate more knowledge  Healthspan Medicine & Science.

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