Bestselling Author Bill Gifford Shares a Sweltering Story of Longevity and Mental Health at Vail Health Learning Lab

At Vail Christian High School, surrounded by both health experts and novices, author Bill Gifford shared one of the things he hoped panel viewers could take away from that morning: “You can learn something by leaning into the thing you don’t like,” he said. In other words, embrace discomfort.

Gifford is a New York Times bestselling author for his two books: Spring Chicken and Outlive, which both dive into the science behind longevity. His work is also found in publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek, Outside Magazine and Scientific American. 

As a science writer, Gifford has learned how to take high-end research and make it digestible for the everyday user and to do so, he has to live out his own credo of discomfort.

His new book Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger, which was released in March 2026, challenges how people think of heat and how they could use it to their advantage.

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