Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
The brutal reality about aging is that it has only an accelerator pedal. We have yet to discover whether a brake exists for people.
Drink without getting drunk Love without suffering jealousy Eat without overindulging Never argue And once in a while with great discretion misbehave
A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes but it also depends on good habits.
Serve yourself put the food away then eat.
Singapore is the happiest place in Asia
It's hard to reach [the age of] 100. We're not programmed for longevity. We are programmed for something called procreative success.
Have fun be active. Ride a bike instead of driving for example.
Diet and supplements and exercise programs aren't what is achieving longevity. Having a faith-based community can add four to 14 years.
I know exactly what my values are and what I love to do. That's worth additional years right there. I say no to a lot of stuff that would be easy money but deviates from my meaning of life.
Having a purpose and knowing exactly what your values are will add additional years to your life.
Of course Minneapolis we think 'Oh well it's cold there lethally cold.' But the reality is you adapt to weather... Humans are consummately adaptable creatures.
People who are making it to 100 live in environments where they are regularly nudged into physical activity.
Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote the garage door opener the leaf-blower; buy a bike broom rake and snow shovel.
I live on the water. I live in a neighborhood that's consummately connected to my neighbors. I bump into them every day. I can bike to work.
Eat your vegetables have a positive outlook be kind to people and smile.
You rarely get satisfaction sitting in an easy chair. If you work in a garden on the other hand and it yields beautiful tomatoes that's a good feeling.
The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors so choose friends who have healthy habits.
Select your friendships carefully. Gather people around you who will reinforce your lifestyle.
The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper.
Walking is the only way proven to stave off cognitive decline - it works.
Deepen your existing spiritual commitment.
A doctor may know more than a peasant but a peasant and a doctor know more together.
The luster of an experience can actually go up with time. So learning to play a new instrument learning a new language - those sorts of things will pay dividends for years or decades to come.
True happiness involves the pursuit of worth goals; without dreams without risks only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved.
So learning to play a new instrument learning a new language - those sorts of things will pay dividends for years or decades to come.
If youâ??re eating vegetables you are probably pushing unhealthier food out of your diet.
The more things for which you develop a fondness the richer the life you live.
You have to know why you get up every morning.
I think we live in a culture that relentlessly pursues comfort. Ease is related to disease. We shouldn't always be fleeing hardship. Hardship also brings people together. We should welcome it.
The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year but financial security can last a lifetime.
Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
The happiest people in America socialize about seven hours a day
Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives rather than worrying about what might be missing.