Description:
This book first builds a framework of consciousness and identity, then offers practical exercises. It explores how fear shapes perception and shows how to reduce reactivity and live with greater clarity.
Brief description: James W. Clement, J.D., Ph.D., is a research scientist whose work explores human flourishing through the lenses of healthy life extension, metabolic health, consciousness research, and the ethical use of emerging science and technology.For more than two decades, he has studied the biology of aging and the science of human longevity. He is best known for launching the Supercentenarian Research Study in 2010 with Professor George Church of Harvard Medical School - a project that received international attention, including a feature in The New York Times by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amy Harmon.As founder of Betterhumans Inc., a nonprofit research organization, he has led clinical trials and studies in longevity, space medicine, and human consciousness. A longtime advocate for using science and technology to expand human potential, he previously served as Executive Director of Humanity+ and founded h+ Magazine.His first book, The Switch, focused on practical metabolic health and longevity, decoding the science of autophagy and showing how intermittent fasting, protein cycling, and ketogenic eating can activate the body's natural cellular repair mechanisms to slow aging and reduce disease.In recent years, his focus has expanded into the deeper questions of consciousness, identity, and ethical living. In his latest book, Becoming a Better Human, he examines how people can live with greater clarity, compassion, and freedom by understanding the relationship between awareness, identity, and the egoic patterns we often mistake for who we truly are.
Review Quotes:
"Becoming a Better Human is one of the most impactful books I've read on spirituality and consciousness. In easy to understand and relatable terms, James Clement walks the reader through a set of practices that are rooted in ancient philosophy yet shaped by a modern understanding of conscious living."
- Candice M. Sanderson
Psychologist and Award-Winning Author of the Reluctant Messenger Series
"James Clement brings the same rigorous, questioning mind that made The Switch a landmark in longevity science to the deeper questions of consciousness and human experience. Whether you share his conclusions or not, this is the work of a serious thinker who refuses to stop at the boundaries of what is comfortable to explore."
- Dr. Joseph Mercola