Scale: The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life, in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies

by Geoffrey West

I remind you that a modest 2°C decrease in body temperature can result in a 20 percent to 30 percent increase in life span.19 So if you were able to artificially lower your body temperature by just 1°C (that’s about 1.8°F) you could enhance your life span by about 10 percent to 15 percent.