HISTORY AND PURPOSE OF
THE New Zealand LONGEVITY FOUNDATION
The New Zealand Longevity Foundation came into existence in the Summer of 1981, through the dedicated efforts of a small group of local citizens.
In their pursuit of improved quality of a longer and healthier life term, they joined in the creation of the Foundation, modelled on similar foundations established in Florida and California in the USA.
To a large extent, they were inspired by the work of Pearson & Shaw in their landmark book; Life Extension, A Practical Scientific Approach; first published in 1979, still a major source of reference in our library.
This monumental tome of more than 800 pages combined all scientific knowledge of the subject at the time in one comprehensive overview! !
Since then a veritable landslide of publications has seen the light of day.
As the New Millennium advances, keeping up with the