Living to be 100 years old may seem like a great feat, but there are communities around the world where this is common - they're called Blue Zones. Minnesota native Dan Buettner is one of the leading experts on their creation. Several years ago, one of the communities...
Scientists compared the blood of people who lived to be 100 years old and their peers with shorter life expectancies. This analysis showed a person's chances for a long life, Science reports. How long people can live and what determines a long and healthy life interested us...
Residents of Japan's "Island of the Immortals" may have discovered the secret to longevity. How their lifestyle affects their health, BGR reports. Okinawa Island is located in the East China Sea, between the Japanese mainland and Taiwan. This place is called the “Island of the Immortals” or the “Land of the Immortals.” Besides the absolute...
The oldest living person is currently Lucille Randon, who is 118 years old, but experts now say 200-year-old people could appear very soon, and the first person able to live over 150 years old has "already been born," according to Daily Record. Lucille Randon lives in...
How you can change your habits, based on the experience of centenarians from 5 zones of the world with the longest life expectancy, Vesty said. It turns out that there are 5 places in the world where the population adheres to a particularly healthy lifestyle, the incidence of chronic diseases is low, and the age ...
Adding a simple food to your diet can help you live to be 100 years old, according to CNBC. Several years ago Dan Buettner, the author of this article, visited Okinawa in Japan, Nicoya in Costa Rica, Ikaria in Greece, Loma Linda in ...
Get ready, lovers of sugary and diet sodas! Perhaps this article will make you think about giving up your favorite soda. A new study, which involved more than 450 people from 000 European countries over 10 years, found that those ...
Do you think life is beautiful and think that it will always be so? New research suggests that optimistic people are more likely to live into adulthood than pessimists. Research has shown that optimistic people tend to live longer than people with less ...
On Friday, July 17, US President Barack Obama met with one of the oldest American women. Emma Didlake is now 110 years old. She served in the Army during World War II. “We are so grateful that she is here with us today. AND…
The oldest inhabitant of the planet, American Geraline Talley, celebrated her 116th birthday. Tally, who lives in the suburbs of Detroit (Michigan), has always led an active lifestyle and loved to play bowling until she was 104 years old. In recent years, however, she prefers a calmer look ...