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Are We Really Living Longer?

Richard L. Meister Jr. @RichardMeister (5328) • Otis Orchards, Washington 16 Oct 17

I have a friend who claims we are not living any longer than we did 100 years ago. Here’s how he explains it. When they figure the average age they figure everyone’s age–babies and all. Now days babies live longer than they did...

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As our friend turns 93!

Pat Z Anthony @PatZAnthony (14749) • Charlotte, North Carolina 26 Jan 17

One of our friends just turned 93! She told us while still in her 80s that she did not want to live to be 90. Now that she is in her 90s, she says she does not want to live to be 100! We find this amusing because she really...

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how many 125 year old people do you know?

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 6 Aug 12

I often visit health and wellness sites to keep up on new discoverioes in whole food products and vitamin supplements. I keep seeing these claims that the human body is "built to last 125 years" but doesn't because of all the...

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The secrets of living healthier and longer.

LaurenPogisky @LaurenPogisky (131) 27 Apr 12

I have seen people who are critically ill and are heavily sick. Most of these cases are lifestyle-related. The rate of morbidity these days are keeping on rising even though there are also advancements in healthcare. The big...

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Wear and tear on your body. Are you worried about when the bill comes due?

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 26 Jun 09

We all know that the cost for the wear and tear that we put on our bodies during our younger years is paid in our later years, with aches and pains, illnesses, high cholesterol, obesity, heart or degenarative diseases etcetera. Do...

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How women can live longer and it's FREE

freedomg @freedomg (1684) • United States 13 Jun 09

I recently caught a short news story that said women that had female friends lived longer than those that didn't. I found this both extremely interesting and even a little scary. I am one of those people that have a few...

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Will Any Of Us Still Be Alive In The Year 2100

Brian @wolfie34 (26770) • United Kingdom 31 Dec 08

I was lying awake last night and this question sort of jumped into my head, convenient I would say as we are about to see a new year in and it got me wondering Will any of us be alive still in the year 2100? I guess unless...

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If we all know that excercise delays the bodies aging process

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 15 Dec 08

In a world as age concious as we are these days. Why are Americans the biggest, fattest people on the planet? There are estimations that by 2047 that 100% of all Americans will be overweight. What about the military, what about...

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Women who have friends live longer.

freedomg @freedomg (1684) • United States 17 Aug 08

This simple concept has been proven true by several different agencies. Sounds great too unless you are like me. I have only two female friends that aren't online and I rarely see or speak to the off the net. So does this mean I...

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Calling all single men, 'Do you want to live longer?'

shaz6611 @shaz6611 (951) • Australia 13 Mar 07

In a recent study it was found that married men live on average 7 years longer than single men. This would have to be because it is the woman who looks after the man. They cook for them, they make sure they visit the doctor when...

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What effects do you expect to see from people living longer?

Peaches1122 @Peaches1122 (470) • United States 25 Jan 07

How will this affect us solciologically? Will there be effects to the way we plan our lives? I mean, will we look at 65 too young to retire? If so, what will this do to the job market and how will it effect us economically?...

what are the secrets to living longer?

eaforeman6 @eaforeman6 (8979) • United States 6 Jan 07

what do you believe will help?

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The older generations live longer than the people now, did you notice?

madonna143 @madonna143 (1737) • Philippines 18 Dec 06

People die younger nowadays, did you know that? Does advancement mean dying at a younger age? When a race advances, don't you think we should be able to live longer? Does a simple life mean living longer?

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What do you see as the benefits of exercise and it’s effect on the aging proces

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 16 Dec 06

This discussion is for the purpose of getting generalized opinions from people for my reasearch paper that I am doing for school. The topic of the research paper is Exercise, physcial activity, healthy lifestyles, and their effect...

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