Living to 100 seems to be on everyone’s minds today. It’s the top searched item on Google this morning. The Living to 100 calculator is over at Livingto100.com, where you can actually take an online test to see how long you will live. Not much unlike the Death Risk Ranker that was popular a few weeks back, this online test will determine your life expectancy.
According to the website; the Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator uses the most current and carefully researched medical and scientific data in order to estimate how old you will live to be. Most people score in their late eighties… how about you?
The calculator asks you 40 quick questions related to your health and family history, and takes about 10 minutes to complete.
In addition you will receive:
- Personalized feedback for each of your answers
- A Personalized “To-Do” list for you and your physician
- A list of things you can do differently and how many years you will add if you do so (www.Livingto100.com)
Now, like everything else, this Living to 100 calculator comes with a twist. Brought to you by CSA (Society of Certified Senior Advisors), an organization that provides advice for seniors, the test leads you right to their website. The marketing is brilliant. However, the Living to 100 calculator was created by a well known Dr. Perls, who, according to CNN, is one of the leading experts on aging. So, maybe it is worth the time to take the test, even if it’s just for fun.
So, what is the secret to living to 100? Dr. Perls takes into account your family history, nutrition, exercise, gender, and many other aspects to come up with your life expectancy. According to McClatchy Newspapers, living to 100 will be commonplace for this generation that has been born since 2000. They also say that soon enough, life will be categorized differently. Instead of just the three phases of life (child, adult, old age), there will be two separate categories for “old age,” including “young old” and “oldest old.”
It all sounds pretty silly if you ask me. But how can you make sure that you will be living to 100? Well, according to a New England study, those who have lived to 100 are emotionally resilient and able to adapt emotionally to their environment (go-with-the-flow), self-sufficient, intellectual active, have a good sense of humor (including about themselves), have strong connections with other people, low blood pressure, have an appreciation of simple pleasures, a zest for life, don’t currently smoke or drink heavily, may play musical instruments and follow an anti-inflammatory diet. Add to that list the fact that 80 percent of the people who are living to 100 are women, most of who have given birth after the age of 40.
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