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geekan/HowToLiveLonger
A static website of 64 research summaries on food, exercise, sleep and daily habits for longevity, each with practical takeaways and source studies.
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What is it?
HowToLiveLonger is a programmer-oriented guide to longevity, built as a static site hosted on GitHub Pages. It collects 64 research summaries covering food, exercise, sleep and everyday habits, and pairs each one with practical takeaways and links to the original studies.
The guide is published in eight languages, including English, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese and Arabic. Readers can browse it online or download the repository and open index.html to read offline. The underlying research data is stored as a JSON file in the repo.
The project also provides an install command for AI agent skills, which lets an agent read the structured research data and answer questions with cited study sources.
Key features
- 01Covers 64 research summaries on food, exercise, sleep and everyday habits.
- 02Each entry includes practical takeaways and links to the original studies.
- 03Available in eight languages, including English and Simplified Chinese.
- 04Works offline after downloading the repository and opening index.html.
- 05Stores the research data as JSON that AI agents can read and cite.
Use cases
- Looking up evidence-based advice on diet, exercise or sleep with links to source studies.
- Reading a multilingual health guide offline after cloning the repository.
- Building an AI agent that answers longevity questions with cited research.
Quick start
- 1
Read the guide online in your browser
- 2
Or download the repository, unzip it and open index.html for offline reading
- 3
Optionally, add the AI agent skill
npx skills add geekan/HowToLiveLonger --skill howtolivelonger
Things to know
- The content is a collection of research summaries rather than running software, so there is no build or install step.
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FAQ
- What is HowToLiveLonger?
- A static website of 64 research summaries on food, exercise, sleep and daily habits for longevity, each with practical takeaways and source studies. HowToLiveLonger is a programmer-oriented guide to longevity, built as a static site hosted on GitHub Pages. It collects 64 research summaries covering food, exercise, sleep and everyday habits, and pairs each one with practical takeaways and links to the original studies.
- Is HowToLiveLonger free to use? What license does it have?
- HowToLiveLonger is open source under the Unlicense license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
- Is HowToLiveLonger still maintained?
- Actively maintained. The last commit to HowToLiveLonger was on Oct 22, 2026.
- What can I use HowToLiveLonger for?
- Looking up evidence-based advice on diet, exercise or sleep with links to source studies. Reading a multilingual health guide offline after cloning the repository. Building an AI agent that answers longevity questions with cited research.
- How do I install HowToLiveLonger?
- Read the guide online in your browser Or download the repository, unzip it and open index.html for offline reading Optionally, add the AI agent skill: npx skills add geekan/HowToLiveLonger --skill howtolivelonger
- Where can I get HowToLiveLonger?
- The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/geekan/HowToLiveLonger
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