3 Ways To Live A Long And Healthy Life
After years of studying older folks, a scientist tells us what it takes to age well.
We asked Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD, scientific director of the National Institute on Aging, for three critical factors to a long, healthy
Find The Right Stress Level
A little pressure is actually good for you.
“If you never have to react to anything demanding, the mechanisms in your brain that help you deal with taxing situations will atrophy,” Ferrucci says. The key is to find your personal tipping point between pressures that energize and pressures that paralyze you.
Don’t Think Getting Older Is The End Of The World
Researchers found that people in their 30s and 40s who looked on the bright side of aging (it brings wisdom, retirement, and more time with family) were less likely to develop cardiovascular disease later in life — and had lower mortality rates — than those who were more pessimistic.