Disgustipated
Deity
I'd like to live to see the fall of the American nation. And then after that I'd prefer to die (seeing as I live in America 
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How can I live to be 100?
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Another idea I had was to factor in the knowledge that "genetics are a huge component". It might be a good idea to get a genetic test and analysis every 5 years. Maybe start in 2015, and then keep getting new ones occasionally (so you benefit from the increased knowledge).
This will mean that you might see some diseases that you have a propensity for. This will allow you to start focusing on those disease, by looking at charities that fight these diseases, or by paying attention to biotech companies that are trying to cure these diseases. What you'll want, really, is a really good cure for the disease to be marketed about 20 years before you're likely to get it: that was the cure will be nice and cheap by the time you need it.
Of course, learning genetics would help, too. Buying books on the topic, or taking courses in it, will allow you to analyse your genetics tests much more effectively.
This will mean that you might see some diseases that you have a propensity for. This will allow you to start focusing on those disease, by looking at charities that fight these diseases, or by paying attention to biotech companies that are trying to cure these diseases. What you'll want, really, is a really good cure for the disease to be marketed about 20 years before you're likely to get it: that was the cure will be nice and cheap by the time you need it.
Of course, learning genetics would help, too. Buying books on the topic, or taking courses in it, will allow you to analyse your genetics tests much more effectively.
Narz
keeping it real
The best way humans have been able to increase lifespan in mammals is Intermittent fasting. But that's way too hardcore for most people (including me right now).
If you want to live a long time you should have lots of friends, work hard yet have a low stress lifestyle.
Anecdotally all centenarians I've seen interviewed (about 3 or 4) seem to be really happy-go-lucky chill people. So, attitude + diet + social life + keeping busy/productive/active.
No point in worrying about genetics because you can't do jack about them. Interesting to note though that many Okinawans whose children have moved away to cities & adopted city lifestyles & diets end up dying before their parents.
Edit : Actually ElMac has a good point, if your genetics appear to make you susceptible to a particular disease you may as well take specific preventative measures to minimize your risk of eventually acquiring it. I'm not have quite as much faith as El though that diseases like Cancer, Parkinson's disease, etc. will be "cured" anytime soon. Better just to focus on taking care of your health now instead of waiting for eggheads to come up with a magic pill, keep in mind they've been trying to cure the common cold for what, centuries now & I suspect cancer is many orders of magnitude more complex.
Re : the OP, there's actually a book of a similar name to your OP : Healthy at 100
If you want to live a long time you should have lots of friends, work hard yet have a low stress lifestyle.
Anecdotally all centenarians I've seen interviewed (about 3 or 4) seem to be really happy-go-lucky chill people. So, attitude + diet + social life + keeping busy/productive/active.
No point in worrying about genetics because you can't do jack about them. Interesting to note though that many Okinawans whose children have moved away to cities & adopted city lifestyles & diets end up dying before their parents.
Edit : Actually ElMac has a good point, if your genetics appear to make you susceptible to a particular disease you may as well take specific preventative measures to minimize your risk of eventually acquiring it. I'm not have quite as much faith as El though that diseases like Cancer, Parkinson's disease, etc. will be "cured" anytime soon. Better just to focus on taking care of your health now instead of waiting for eggheads to come up with a magic pill, keep in mind they've been trying to cure the common cold for what, centuries now & I suspect cancer is many orders of magnitude more complex.
You're in the midst of it.
Re : the OP, there's actually a book of a similar name to your OP : Healthy at 100
dusters
Emperor
I do have a word to say. Less stress. None of it helps a lot. To achieve that you can meditate, live by general *what happens, has to happen* attitude and so on. Rise and shine every day. Always laugh at least 5 minutes per day.
Hygro
soundcloud.com/hygro/
My Grandpa lived until he was 96. He credited his longevity to his snicker's diet. Every day he'd eat a snicker's bar.
I agree that focusing on your 'current health' is a very important component, but there are diminishing returns and your life really should be about more than trying to eat healthily and exercise (etc.). While each disease is in the process of being cured, each disease will be cured faster as more total resources are brought to bear on the problem.
As well, by being proactive in following the research, it's possible to make small lifestyle adjustments that will improve your odds against that specific disease. A person likely to get Parkinson's will probably want to behave a little differently than someone prone to cancer.
And even a couple year delay in the onset of a disease (through lifestyle choice) can really buy time. And by helping a cure arrive earlier, there's advantage there too.
Narz
keeping it real
What if new diseases spring up faster than cures? Autism wasn't even something most people had heard of 30 years ago, now it probably commands a lot of research money.
Well if my dad's any measure I'm susceptible to both.
Which common chronic degenerative diseases have been cured recently?
Well, the diseases that can be cured with stem cell replacement are being nailed more easily these days.
But yes, the appearance of new diseases will continue to happen. This is why I recommended not only learning about genetics, but getting new genetics tests every five years or so.
The cures can only happen after we discover a disease and invest in the cure.
But yes, the appearance of new diseases will continue to happen. This is why I recommended not only learning about genetics, but getting new genetics tests every five years or so.
The cures can only happen after we discover a disease and invest in the cure.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
Autism isn't a disease, it's a developmental disorder, and it's been with us since the dawn of time.
carmen510
Deity
Eat less, exercise moderately (as to avoid wearing down your body too much), avoid smoking, drink moderately, stick with a non-hazardous job (White collar work usually), and above all, be happy.
Narz
keeping it real
Have any major ones been cured yet? I know polio has been pretty much eradicated but any recent victories?
It's frequency had gone up 100-fold or so though, IIRC.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
That has more to do with changes in diagnostic practices than anything else. It's not as if the world was autism-free circa 1500.
Narz
keeping it real
That's debatable.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
Not unless you have a good reason for this spontaneous explosion in the occurrence of autism in the seventy years since it was first recognised.
Well, vaccines were a great wave of cure. Vaccines and antibiotics. But those two things were invented decades ago, and so I would really consider them a modern cure of a disease that is likely to kill either you or me. There are innovations & new discoveries in these two fields, but it's just refinement of a really, really great set of medical technologies.
Of course, they're still involved in defeating modern diseases. HPV now has a vaccine, and so we're going to make decent strides against cervical cancer. Cervical cancer used to be a disease without a cure, but now we can just help prevent it.
If you want to see actual cures: well, like I said, there are more and more diseases that can be cured with stem cell therapies. Leukemia, for example, occasionally warrants an actual 'cure' instead of successive defeats with chemotherapy. In fact, other diseases of the blood can be cured with stem cell transplants.
The diseases likely to kill us, though, are things like heart attack. You can never really cure 'heart disease', because we live in an age where your heart deteriorates. So, there's no cure for that, yet. There will be, but it's not here. So, what actually happens is that we have drugs or therapies that slow the degeneration of the heart (or cardiovascular system). OTOH, a heart transplant can 'cure' a degenerated heart: but that technology is merely being refined. It has existed for decades, even though the potential refinement curve is still pretty steep.
Now, ideally, we cannot call heart disease 'cured' until people's hearts stop degenerating after a specific therapy. I don't know if that will ever happen. So, heart disease cannot be 'cured' like leukemia can be. But, we can continue to tailor individual therapies towards the slowed degeneration of the heart or even to create therapies that cause regeneration.
BUT, this can only happen with investment in medicine.
Narz
keeping it real
There could be a magnitude of them. I mean there are tens of thousands of chemicals with biological & neurological effects on humans in the air, water & food that didn't exist 70 years ago among other things. Diets have deteriarated & IIRC there is some links between improved diet (specific allergen reduction specifically) & improved austici conditions.Not unless you have a good reason for this spontaneous explosion in the occurrence of autism in the seventy years since it was first recognised.
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