Tag: Longevity

Gratitude May Help Older Adults Live Longer

July 12, 2024

July 3, 2024 -” Experiencing gratitude may help older adults live longer, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study was published July 3 in JAMA Psychiatry”.

“Prior research has shown an association between gratitude and lower risk of mental distress and greater emotional and social wellbeing. However, its association with physical health is less understood,” said lead author Ying Chen, research scientist in the Department of Epidemiology. “Our study provides the first empirical evidence on this topic, suggesting that experiencing grateful affect may increase longevity among older adults.”

Read the entire article here.

New Study: Weight Stability Linked to Longer Life for Women

July 8, 2024

A new study reports that maintaining a stable weight is linked with greater longevity in older women.

While human longevity appears to have an upper limit (the oldest age reliably recorded is the 122-year lifespan of a woman from France named Jeanne Calment) there are several things that can affect how likely we are to reach a ripe, old age.

Link to full article from Healthline.com here.

Fasting And It’s Possible Role In Longevity CBS Sunday Morning

December 18, 2022

CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Lee Cowan talks with three researchers on aging; David Sinclair of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Nir Barzilai, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine; and Morgan Levine, of the Yale Center for Research on Aging– about the stresses on the body by fasting or caloric restriction, and how it may turn on the body’s defenses against aging.