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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

14 Surprising Signs of Living Longer



I usually take such articles with a grain of salt (I don't believe the significance of item #9 for example) . They are after all just "signs"- i.e. - indicators. To me, it's a confluence of factors and circumstances.

Some points are noteworthy though. Take it FWIW. Click the link below -

www.prevention.com/suprisingsigns/?cm_mmc=yahoo_blog-_-LosingIt-_-surprising%20signs%20you%20will%20live%20longer-_-surprising%20signs%20you%20will%20live%20longer%20slideshow

Certain cultures though owing to their mores, lifestyle, diet, location and community interaction or relationships have produced more elderly folk who comparatively lead a better quality of life for their age, even as centenarians. The natives of the Okinawan Islands for example. Scientists are trying to find out the why and how of the phenomenon culminating in the study called The Okinawa Program.


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