Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsBehaviors for LongevityHow to Live LongerSteps to Take
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Behaviors for Longevity
How to Live Longer
Steps to Take
Do you want to live to age 90 (or even longer)? You have far more control over your longevity andlife expectancythan you may think.
Sure, your genetics and family history factor into how long you will live (and if your parents lived long, healthy lives, that increases your odds). But your lifestyle choices may be more important than your genes. In fact, your genes probably make up less than 30% of what determines how long you will live.The rest of your odds for longer life stems from your environment and your own lifestyle choices. And the good news is, you have lots more control over those.
This article discusses the odds of living to 90, as well as lifestyle choices you can make to maintain your health and live a longer life.
What Ore the odds of Living To Be 90?According to J.P. Morgan’s2024 Guide to Retirement, the chance of living to 90 is 33% for a 65-year-old woman and 21% for a 65-year-old man.
What Ore the odds of Living To Be 90?
According to J.P. Morgan’s2024 Guide to Retirement, the chance of living to 90 is 33% for a 65-year-old woman and 21% for a 65-year-old man.
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5 Behaviors That Can Get You to Age 90
By the end of the study some 16 years later, 970 men (41%) had made it to their 90s.Those 41% had different habits and behaviors that helped them live longer.
According to this study, the secret to living past 90 may involve making the following lifestyle choices:
Specifically, the study found that:
These percentages were calculated after the researchers accounted for the health of the participants at the start of the study, education level and other factors known to impact life expectancy. A further review of studies found that these factors not only shorten life but when you have several of them together, you greatly decrease your chance of survival.
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How Can This Work for You?
For some of these factors, likehigh blood pressureanddiabetes, you may need the help of your healthcare provider to get your condition under control. For the other factors, you may need information and the support of your friends and family.
Here’s a list of resources to get you started:
Summary
More people than ever before are reaching age 90, and if you take steps to preserve your health, you can be one of them. If you have any of the major risk factors, you can reduce those risks starting today.
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