by Christina Sarich
(NaturalSociety.com) Maybe you don’t care to live to be 123-years-old like this Bolivian man, documented as the oldest person ever to walk the green Earth. But perhaps you are interested in expanding both the quality and quantity of your years, living a fuller, happier life for longer. The ways to go about this may surprise you.
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Here are 8 ways to live longer and feel better while doing it:
1. Find a Lasting Love
A study by Harvard Medical School found that communities with a much higher percentage of either males or females caused the minority sex to have shorter lifespans. Sure, it’s O.K. to be single (for a certain amount of time), but not too long. Another study found that never getting married could increase risk of death over a lifetime by 32 percent. Want to live longer? You’ve got to find love!
2. Shorten Your Commute
Commutes of about an hour increase stress levels and have been linked to the same negative effects as sitting too long (yes, that can shorten your life span, read on to see why). Researchers at Sweden’s Umeå University found that women were especially negatively affected by commutes of 31 miles or longer. If you’ve thought about working from home, now is the time to make the change. Driving too much is taking years off your life.
3. Sleep Enough, but Not too Much
Life expectancy significantly decreases in subjects who average less than five or more than nine hours of sleep per night. In fact, the cost of too many sleepless nights is more than you can afford to pay. The price is years off your lifespan; a single night of lost sleep can age your brain significantly. Here are 8 foods that increase natural melatonin creation, the hormone that supports sound sleep.
4. Skip the All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
Most individuals are already aware that Americans generally eat too much, which can lead to diseases that can shorten your life. According to the National Institute on Aging, the very process of extracting energy from food—metabolizing food—creates stress on your body. Overeating creates even more stress on the body. While you don