Give up sex, live longer, says professor
Professor Alex Zhavoronkov, 36, claims that those who live longer should give up sex in his book, "The Ageless Generation." /Screen capture from Twitter
People wanting to live longer should avoid sex, marriage, children and even possessions, an expert in aging and biomedical research says.
Professor Alex Zhavoronkov, 36, asserts this in his book, “The Ageless Generation.”
Zhavoronkov, the director of the Biogerontology Research Foundation, a U.K.-based think-tank, says we should not sap our energy and put off marriage until we are over 75, ideally, over 100.
“Delaying marriage and reproduction is a by-product of shifting your life expectancy horizons,” he said. “When you’re planning on living 150 years, marriage is a big decision. You’re in for the long term!”
Zhavoronkov occasionally has sex with fellow scientists, but reckons post-coital interactions are quite boring.
He is even reluctant to drive a car, saying: “At my age, I have a higher chance of being killed in a car accident than dying of cancer.”
Because Zhavoronkov is so confident of his claims, he has made a $1 million bet with a fellow scientist about who will live longer after they reach 100.