WhileanageingWesternpopulationspendsbillionsofdollarstryingtostaveofftheeffectsofoldage,canprayer,meditationandtheancientartofAyurvedicmedicineprovideanalternativeroutetolongevity?WithuniqueaccesstoanAyurvediccentreinKerala,SouthIndia,TakingBacktheYearsfollowspatient,Mr.Patel,throughtherigorous,90daylongand4000yearold,practiceofKutiPraveshika.MeanwhileCanadianfilmmakerHilaryPryor–thesameageasMr.Patel–exploresthelatestdiscoveriesinNorthAmericanmedicineandwithadvicefromWesternscientistsandfitnessexperts,attemptsherown90dayregimetowardsrejuvenation.BotharesubjectedtoavarietyofWesternmedicaltestspreandpostregimetomeasureanychangesachieved.OnthisjourneyHilaryencountersmanycontrasts-frompeopletryingdesperatelytotakebacktheyearsthroughextremecalorierestrictionorlaserskintreatments,tocentenarianswhocredittheirlongevitymoretoasenseofpurposethananydietorgenetics,totheflamboyantscientistDr.AubreydeGreywhobelievesageingisessentiallyanengineeringproblemthatwillbesolvedinthenext30yearsallowingpeopletolivefor200,300years…ormore!Butthemorewetrytoextendlife,thegreatertheethicalissuesinanover-populatedworldandforsome,likeDr.PeterRabinovitchoftheUniversityofWashington,thepreferredgoaliscompressedmorbidity–alonger‘health’spanratherthan‘life’span.ThemoreHilaryfindsoutthemoresheisintriguedbytheparallelsbetweenthescientificandholisticapproaches.Holisticpractitionersseektoachieveacombinationofphysicalandspiritualpracticesthatembracethewholeperson–thisisoftenmirroredbyWesternresearchintothemechanicsofindividualcells.Forexample,Dr.JerryShayexplainstheroleoftelomeres(protectivecapsattheendofchromosomethatshortenwitheachcelldivisionuntilthecellcannolongerdivide),whileDr.ElissaEpelcitesarecentstudywheremeditationwasprovedeffectiveinmaintaininghealthytelomerelength.Althoughbothculturesareinherentlysuspiciousofeachother,thereismuchtobelearnedfromoneanother.Afterher90day“western”regimeiscompleted,Hilaryisfreetoexploremoreholisticpractices.ShetakespartinapilotstudyattheDeepakChopraCentreinCarlsbad,California,whichlooksattheeffectofaoneweekofintensivemediationontheageingindicatorsof‘novice’meditators.DoeitherMr.Patelorthefilmmakermanageto“takeback”anyyearsthroughtheirefforts?Weshallfindout!数千年来，人类一直在寻找返老还童的方法，不论是东方的古老疗法还是西方的现代科学，都可以找到各种各样与延长寿命、重拾健康的方法。阿育吠陀医学是一种传承自古印度的神秘疗法，据说有让人返老还童的神奇效果，但整个治疗过程也十分苛刻，需要在一种名为“库蒂”的小屋中待上数个月之久。这种小屋是什么样子的？这种疗法真的能让人返老还童吗？本系列纪录片聚焦探讨了世界上最先进的延缓衰老的疗法，权威研究和发现。衰老是可以被治愈的疾病吗？在未来的25年里我们可以研究出能活到200岁的方法吗？控制饮食，锻炼和维生素的摄入可以延缓身体的衰老吗？抑或通过中医和冥想的方式。在与衰老对抗的战斗中，东方和西方哪个更具优势？自然疗法还是借助科学手段？在南印度的一个按摩理疗中心，RajendraPatel正在秘密接受以一种叫做阿育吠陀的传承了四千年的古印度长寿疗法，而来自加拿大的电影制片人希拉里，与Patel先生同龄，却利用西方先进的科学手段进行为期90天的抗衰老斗争。当两人同时完成90天的抗衰老疗法后，谁将取得更为显著的成果呢？