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Longevity Techniques

How to Stay Healthy and Live Long

The National Institutes of Health has determined that genetics probably accounts for only 25 to 30% of a long life, while 70 to 75% is decided by lifestyle. This suggests that perhaps we have more control over our lifespan than previously thought – and that maybe our parents did as well.
We know much more today about what contributes to living longer. Many of these longevity lessons are from the Blue Zones, geographic areas around the world that are home to some of the world’s oldest people. The lifestyle traits include regular physical activity, alcohol in moderation, close social circles, a sense of purpose and meaning, commitment to families, plant-based diets, and sufficient sleep.

We May Soon Have Pills to Keep Us Healthy and Living Longer
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by Joe Casciani Researchers studying age-related decline have been pursuing drugs that inhibit a pathway that regulates growth and metabolism in cells.  What they have discovered is that besides regulating…

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The Gift to Ourselves
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by Joe Casciani A recent article in the New York Times highlighted the notion of self-care: Be good to yourself first, and then to others.  The article was written about…

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Time-restricted Eating (TRE) and its Effect on Metabolic Disease
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by Joe Casciani TIME-RESTRICTED EATING There’s a new gun in town to fight off chronic diseases. In a persuasive article, limiting food intake to a window of 10 hours can prevent,…

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The Blue Zones Lessons in Longevity: The Top Takeaways from the Radio Show with Dr. Nick Buettner
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by Joe Casciani THE TOP TAKEAWAYS FROM THE RADIO SHOW ABOUT THE BLUE ZONES An early episode of the Living to 100 Club Radio program invited Dr. Nick Buettner as…

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Sports in Old Age – Successful Aging Means We Are Always Creating
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by Joe Casciani LONGEVITY AND SUCCESSFUL AGING Successful aging means we are always creating new roles. What new creation or new role lies dormant inside that we never tapped before? We…

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Setting a Goal Today of Daily Physical Exercise Reduces Health Risk and Equates to Making Virtual Deposits in Our Own Health Savings Account
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by Joseph Casciani Many of our parents and grandparents engaged in regular physical activity and manual labor for their exercise.  Gardening, growing crops, maintaining the ranches and farms, climbing stairs…

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Seniors Should Be Online – Here’s Why
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GUEST BLOG: Harsha Reddy, MedAlertHelp.org The internet usage among the senior citizens is on a steady rise. A study by AARP revealed that they are regular visitors of social networking websites such as Twitter…

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Positive Quotes: A Block of Stone or a Beautiful Creation?
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by Joseph Casciani The famous Renaissance architect, painter, and sculptor, Michelangelo Buonarroti, was highly esteemed for his statues, created from blocks of marble and granite.  He has been described as…

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Memorable Quotes
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by Joseph Casciani Epictetus, born a slave in ancient Rome, founded a school of philosophy that became known as Stoicism. To help him overcome the bondage of slavery. An insight that actually…

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Never Too Late: Research Now Finds that Increasing Exercise at Any Time Can Increase Lifespan
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by Joseph Casciani The notion that it’s never too late to shift toward healthier behaviors gets another boost with research findings from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. …

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Meaning and Purpose in Life as A Source of Longevity and Successful Aging
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by Joe Casciani SHORT STORIES ABOUT ORVILLE ROBERTS AND JULIA HAWKINS There was a recent article on the Growing Bolder website about a man who began running at the age of 50,…

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Living to 100 is a By-product of Making the Right Choices, Not a Destination
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by Joseph Casciani On our last internet Radio episode, our guest was Nick Buettner, of the Blue Zones team.  He spoke passionately about the lessons that we’ve learned from the centenarians living in…

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