Want to Live to 100?

My dad had a heart attack and died at 48. My mom live to be over 105.

I used to say I just wanted to make it to 50 and outlive my dad. Time went by, and I learned to appreciate a line attributed to Keith Richards: “The older I get, the older I want to get.”

Let me get out of the way for a moment —

Want to up your odds of living to 100? Stay active and eat a diet full of whole foods and vegetables. Have strong connections with family and friends. Work hard. But the most underappreciated quality may be a spry and determined mind-set.

These are the findings of the Cilento Initiative on Aging Outcomes on nonagenarians and centenarians conducted by the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and University of Rome La Sapienza. The team of researchers interviewed 29 individuals 90 and over and their family members living in the Cilento region of Italy, among the places with the highest number of 100-year-olds in the world.

Here are four things you can do to increase your chances of a long, healthy life.

Accept Setbacks

Don’t Give Up

Work Hard

Maintain Strong Connections

SOURCE: https://www.barrons.com/articles/longevity-study-centenarian-stubborn-37e927c8?st=93d1Nh&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

— Let’s come back to this.