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Increasing Your Chances of Having a Longer Life
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Life expectancy has nearly doubled in the last century
The average baby born in 1900 lived about a half-century. Nowadays, the life expectancy of people in the United States is nearly 79 years on average (81 years for women and 76 years for men).
And in some countries, life expectancy is even longer.
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Genetics accounts for 30% of life expectency
...of your life expectancy.
The rest comes from your behaviors, attitudes, environment, and a little bit of luck.
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Basic TODOs for longevity
The only proven way to live longer is to live a healthy life:
- Exercise regularly: moderate exercise, can actually roll back the clock on your DNA.
- Fill up your plate with vegetables.
- Get enough sleep: 7-9 hours.
- Carefully manage your stress.
- Spend time with your loved ones.
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When we experience stress, our bodies change:
- The stress hormone increases.
- Our cardiovascular system activates its fight or flight response.
- Inflammation increases. Inflammation helps us fight off bacteria.
- Our ability to fight off viruses decreases.
The main stressor that humans deal with
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Taking time to connect with others help activate beneficial processes, such as the release of oxytocin. Oxytocin lower cortisol, reduce pain, change the way our brain responds to potential stressors, and promote the growth of new brain cells.