Start Here: Our Key Articles About longevity
Submitted by Greg on November 30, 2006 - 10:33pm.
A forty year study of nearly six thousand people makes it clear that midlife health is directly correlated to longevity and health in old age.
The good news: your health decades from now is very much under your control today. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on May 27, 2007 - 6:16pm.
Most people want to live happy and live long. Can you have it all?
The good news: happiness and longevity seem to be positively correlated -- in other words, longer-lived people tend to be happier, and happier people tend to be long-lived. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 29, 2007 - 4:43pm.
It is only fitting that an article on longevity was too lengthy for a single post. This is Part II. Part I can be found here.
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Submitted by Greg on November 9, 2006 - 2:05am.
You're going to die. What will kill you? And when?
Heart disease. In your late seventies. So don't say we didn't warn you.
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Submitted by Greg on July 12, 2007 - 1:01pm.
It's never to late to start extending your life. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 7, 2007 - 9:11pm.
It is only fitting that an article on longevity would be too lengthy for a single post. This is Part I. Part II will be published January 15th.
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Submitted by Wesley on October 20, 2006 - 9:06am.
Who doesn't want to be ten years younger? Well, maybe a teenager doesn't. But once you are beyond your twenties, more and more of one's resources start being directed at recapturing youth or at least maintaining what we've got. »more»
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Our Most Recent Articles About longevity
Submitted by Greg on September 30, 2009 - 2:42pm.
A large study has found that women who are overweight in midlife are far more likely than those who maintain a healthy weight to suffer from multiple chronic diseases and impaired mental health as they age. According to Science Daily, "It is the first study to show the role adiposity (fattiness) may play in the overall health of women who survive to older ages."
More broadly, this work is interesting because it doesn't focus on a single factor but on overall health later in life. »more»
Submitted by Greg on September 23, 2009 - 3:45pm.
A new UK study calculates how smoking, high blood pressure, and other health issues subtract from life expectancy. The researchers found that subjects high on the scale of several risk factors could expect to live ten years less than their compatriots who had low blood pressure, low cholesterol, and didn't smoke. »more»
Submitted by Soupseeds on April 9, 2009 - 8:21am.
A good friend of mine is convinced that the world is nearing the end of times. This is a topic that she and I differ on. I come at it from my knowledge of history, sociology, world events, and even world religions and I'm not quite sure where she's coming at it from. I think online bible study and her family. Who is right? Who is wrong? »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on March 16, 2009 - 11:23am.
I keep asking the same sorts of questions whenever I write: "How's 2009 working out for you?" If you're a 'boomer, you're in or beyond midlife, and what's going on in the world markets today are doubtless having a really negative impact on you, your family, and — evidently — your plans. »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on February 22, 2009 - 9:17pm.
You have competency. That's not enough. You have experience. So do a lot of other people. You have long-term loyalty. That's not relevant. You have a family, a mortgage, car payments, expenses, tuition. It's not even a consideration. You're over fifty; it's too late to start over for crying out loud! Nobody's listening. »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on February 16, 2009 - 8:07am.
You see all those fancy letters after my name? »more»
Submitted by Wesley on January 12, 2009 - 5:39pm.
With the passing of her predecessor, Gertrude Baines, of Los Angeles, Californian because the oldest known person on earth. Gertrude is 114 and is one of 90 validated "supercentenarians"-- anyone who has been validated to have lived to be 110 years or older. As in indication of the impact of gender on longevity, 81 of these supercentenarians are women with only 9 begin male. »more»
Submitted by shepherdess56 on January 6, 2009 - 8:31am.
OMG…Is Oprah having a Mid-life Crisis? »more»
Submitted by shepherdess56 on January 2, 2009 - 7:14am.
The number one topic that we discuss here is change and when it comes down to brass tacks...the one change that is predominant throughout discussions among men and women at Mid-life are: finding our Purpose in Life…this can be the problem or it is the answer! »more»
Submitted by Wesley on December 18, 2008 - 11:15pm.
The scientific quest for longevity is heating up. After a century of dramatic increases in life expectancy from such things clean water systems and improved medicines and vaccines, studies are yielding important information on what produces healthy aging. Lifestyle is certainly one variable. »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on December 3, 2008 - 12:17pm.
In October of this year, the American Psychological Association issued a report on stress by gender. Here is some of what they said: »more»
Submitted by hlesbrown on November 3, 2008 - 10:25am.
I have a confession to make: as I get older, taking care of myself becomes more and more of a chore. Additionally, as andropause continues to take its toll, bodily maintenance keeps looking more and more like an uphill (and losing) battle. »more»
Submitted by Greg on October 24, 2008 - 4:07pm.
If you've ever taken an online life expectancy test, don't be too satisfied -- or too worried -- about the result. The Wall Street Journal's Carl Bialik tried several and got a fourteen year spread in his estimated time remaining. One actuary told him "I don't think any of them are very good." »more»
Submitted by Wesley on August 5, 2008 - 3:43pm.
One attribute of increases in human longevity is that the length of time that seniors are expected to live past retirement has been increasing. Even though people are living longer (since 1940 men are now living on average five years longer), the age of customary retirement has been relatively fixed. »more»
Submitted by Wesley on July 20, 2008 - 7:49pm.
In the July 3rd online edition of Cell Metabolism (linked below), it was reported that scientists funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, have found that the compound resveratrol slows age-related deterioration and functional decline of mice on a standard diet, but does not increase longevity when started at middle age. »more»
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