The 100 Year Lifestyle

    Forget about the family photos or summer home. The best kind of inheritance is the one that belongs to children of parents who live to be 100 years old or older. According to a new study published in The Journals of Gerontology, these children inherit survival advantages. Survival Advantage So what exactly is The post The Best Kind of Inheritance appeared first on The 100 Year Lifestyle®.

    At every age, birthday, age-related milestone in our lives, every stage of life, we gain new abilities and opportunities and leave others behind. Imagine if at age 5 we lamented the loss of our freedom as we went off to our first day of school! Aging isn’t about giving up, it’s trading up.  The post Aging Isn’t Giving Up—It’s Trading Up appeared first on The 100 Year Lifestyle®.

    “Growing old may be the only event in life that is both desired and feared,” according to Diane Halpern, former president of the American Psychological Association. In 2017, a study of more than 1,600 college students revealed that only 26.4% would choose to live to 100. What was behind these numbers? The participants The post Desired and Feared appeared first on The 100 Year Lifestyle®.

    As if there weren’t already enough, here’s another good reason for good posture! Scientists in Japan conducted a study regarding older people’s posture and found that it may give clues to cognitive decline. This study by the Japanese isn’t a surprise. Attention to the spinal structure and its relation to overall health is The post Another Good Reason for Good Posture appeared first on The 100 Year Lifestyle®.

    We are all guilty of constantly thinking. Few of us can deny that our mind is often in overdrive, and it takes a conscious effort to slow things down. But how often do we think about what we’re thinking, evaluate our thoughts? For most of us the answer is rarely. Actually, many of The post Believing by Default appeared first on The 100 Year Lifestyle®.