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Longevity revolution: How those over 100 are making the most of their lives
- prmph 2y agoReally interesting article. Fascinating: > Spirituality is the tie that binds many centenarians and super-centenarians. National Geographic and the Blue Zones organization interviewed 263 people aged 100 or older, and all but five belonged to a faith community. Subsequent research suggests attending religious services four times a month can add at least four years of extra life span. And humorous: > He died at 104 as the oldest sitting federal judge in American history. Sharp and competent to the end, with a wicked sense of humor – Brown used to warn lawyers gearing up for lengthy trials in his Kansas courtroom that he might not be alive for their closing arguments