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Good Lifestyle Behaviors May Enhance Life Expectancy Among Our Oldest

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 16:32

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Encouraging favorable lifestyle behaviors even at advanced ages may enhance life expectancy.

A new study of seniors age 75 or older found that participants who
were active physically, mentally, and socially were most likely to live
past age 90. Researchers found that active seniors lived an average of 5.4 years longer than their inactive peers.

The study found
that individuals who lived the longest participated in some sort of
physical activity, which included swimming, walking, or gymnastics,
didn’t smoke, engaged in leisure activities, which included reading
books or newspapers, doing crossword puzzles, or painting, and had a
large social network.

Women
with the healthy profile lived an average of 5 years longer and men with
the healthy profile lived an average of 6 years longer than their peers
who did not exhibit these healthy behaviors. Increases in lifespan were
also seen in those with chronic conditions. Individuals with chronic
conditions and a low risk profile lived 5 years longer than their peers
with a high risk profile.

The study followed 1810 adults age 75 and older over an 18 year
period. Participants were questioned on a variety of topics including
several social, physical, and lifestyle factors. By the time the study
concluded, 92 percent of participants had passed away.

When just comparing individuals with a rich social network to those
with a limited or poor social network, individuals with a rich social
network lived at least 1.6 years longer than their peers without these
social connections.

So how cool is that? I mean physical activity, broad social networks, lifelong learning. I have witnessed these and other attributes in seniors leading quality lives. Yes even those in nursing homes. You see most of this quality of life stuff is in our control.

Choose to control it and live longer.

Read the complete findings in the British Medical Journal.

2012-11-21 16:21:30

Source: http://anthonyssong.blogspot.com/2012/11/good-lifestyle-behaviors-may-enhance.html

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