S. Jay Olshansky

I don't have a fear of aging or a fear of death.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Find a way to get a full-body massage every day.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Lifespan extension has never really been a goal of aging science, nor should it.

— S. Jay Olshansky

The vast majority of studies say anti-aging supplements don't work.

— S. Jay Olshansky

How long you live is less important than how healthy you are along the way.

— S. Jay Olshansky

In Genesis 6:3, it says man can live to be 120, but there is no scientific basis for it.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Death is a zero sum game for which there is no cure.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Older people may have always existed throughout history, but they were rare.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and it's free to everyone.

— S. Jay Olshansky

We know in the field of aging that some people tend to senesce, or grow older, more rapidly than others, and some…

— S. Jay Olshansky

If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Fixing obesity is going to require a change in our modern relationship with food. I'm hopeful that we begin to see a…

— S. Jay Olshansky

As long as humans have existed, we have always desired to live longer. Every society, every religion, every culture. Of course, they…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and its free to everyone.

— S. Jay Olshansky

When you hit your 40s, you begin to take notice of the effects of aging because people that you know begin to…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Growing new limbs, copying internal organs like a Xerox machine, exponential increases in computing power, better eyes and ears - I could…

— S. Jay Olshansky

What we know for sure from our work and from others' is that mice have a life span of 1,000 days, dogs…

— S. Jay Olshansky

There is no empirical evidence to suggest that ageing in humans has been modified by any means, nor is there evidence that…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Physical immortality is seductive. The ancient Hindus sought it; the Greek physician Galen from the 2nd Century A.D. and the Arabic philosopher/physician…

— S. Jay Olshansky

A lot of people are living in a dream world - they want to deny that aging occurs or believe it doesn't…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The Faustian trade of the 20th century was, we got 30 years of additional life, but in return we got heart disease,…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The reason we have cancer and heart disease is the same reason you can't get rid of the wear and tear on…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The bodies we have are not made for extended use. We must cope with accumulated DNA damage, cell damage, muscle atrophy, bone…

— S. Jay Olshansky

As soon as a handful of scientists come up with an intervention shown to influence aging in other species, they begin selling…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Our concepts of aging really should be blurring because there are plenty of people who make it to older ages who aren't…

— S. Jay Olshansky

In centenarians and supercentenarians - people over 110 - you see a higher level of fecundity much later in life.

— S. Jay Olshansky

The only control we have over the duration of our life is to shorten it, and we do that all the time.

— S. Jay Olshansky

A lifetime of low calories has come naturally to the longest-lived people in the world... in the Japanese archipelago of Okinawa.

— S. Jay Olshansky

Reducing caloric intake is the only proven method of extending life. If caloric intake is reduced to 20 percent below maintenance, you…

— S. Jay Olshansky

The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Once DNA acquires the ability to persist forever, the carriers become disposable. Essentially, our bodies are designed to last long enough to…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Exercise is roughly equivalent to an oil lube and a filter for a car. You don't have to do it, but when…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Someone will eventually succeed in this hunt for a longevity pill, and when they do, one of the greatest advances in the…

— S. Jay Olshansky

People pushing the idea that everyone can live to be 100 are perpetuating a myth that goes all the way back to…

— S. Jay Olshansky

I'm not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as…

— S. Jay Olshansky

In the developed world, we live 30 years longer, on average, than our ancestors born a century ago, but the price we…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Just because someone looks old doesn't mean he or she is. The skin of some people who spend a lot of time…

— S. Jay Olshansky

Humans will die like all living things do, but we have the added burden of knowing that we will.

— S. Jay Olshansky

If we do everything right, the best we can do is live out our potential with as little age-related disease and disability…

— S. Jay Olshansky

I have little doubt that gerontologists will eventually find a way to avoid, or more likely, delay, the unpleasantries of extended life.

— S. Jay Olshansky