Longer And Better: Expert Advice On Living A Longer, Healthier Life
April 24, 2024
It’s perhaps one of the most existential issues of our time: While so many of us are living longer than those who came before us, of what value is that longer life if it’s not accompanied by good health? Do you really want to live a longer life if your…
Get Schooled: The Connection Between Education and Longevity
March 6, 2024
Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” As many of us head toward retirement, good investments may be front of mind. Recent research seems to underscore that for those of us who were fortunate enough to invest in an education earlier in life, we may…
Lives Well-Lived: The Growing Population Of Centenarians
February 14, 2024
In many communities, it often makes the front page of the local newspaper: that is, a resident celebrating a 100th (or even older) birthday. For example, there was recently much hoopla in the town of Willits, CA when 116-year-old Edith Ceccarelli (the oldest person in the US and second oldest…
Slow It Down: Extend Your Health Span By Slowing Down Your Biological Aging
November 8, 2023
No doubt you know that people are living longer these days than in previous decades, something of a public health success for our country. In fact, the average life span of an American these days is 79 years and there’s a growing cohort of older adults who now live much…
The Finish Line: Do You Know What Your Life Expectancy Is?
September 27, 2023
Do you know how long you’re likely to live? While that may seem like a strangely morbid question, in today’s world it has practical relevance for so many plans and decisions faced by everyone growing older. Those plans- Should I retire soon? Have I saved enough money for my retirement?…
More Research, More Resources: Cracking The Code On Healthy Aging
August 23, 2023
Hardly a week goes by before a new article or research study comes out describing what’s essential to age in as healthy a way as possible. Indeed almost every week one agebuzz post or another addresses some aspect of this topic. Whether your goal is to live as long as…