Want to live to be 100?

Good afternoon I found the article below quite interesting so I thought of you and decided to share.

The medical field has grown so much in the last few decades, still there is little that can replace living and treating your body right. I have been convinced for about 10 years that if we live another 10 years or so that medicine will be able to fix most any ailment we have facing us today.

I truly believe that if not this very minute, any day now doctors are going to be completely able to extract a small piece of a part of you (like heart muscle for instance) and grow you a new one in a lab. These new parts would be your own and require no rejection medication that right now must be taken to avoid "rejection" after a transplant Wow that will be a great day won't it?

I also heard back in the 80's that there really is a absolute cure for cancer but the government does not want it released because of the huge amount of jobs lossed because of the suspension in research that would bring, but thats another subject.

Anyhow on to this article I brought. Thanks to Yahoo finance and Smart money. Enjoy
Want to Live to 100? Sleep


By Glenn Ruffenach | SmartMoney – Fri, Jun 22, 2012 10:02 AM EDT









Your
chances of reaching age 100 could be better than you think – especially
if you get some additional sleep and improve your diet.

New
research from UnitedHealthcare looks at centenarians and baby boomers,
asking the former about the “secrets of aging success” and evaluating
whether the latter are taking the necessary steps to celebrate a 100th
birthday.

The primary findings: Many boomers are embracing
lifestyles that could lead to a long and rewarding life – with two
exceptions. More than seven in 10 centenarians – 71% – say they get
eight hours or more of sleep each night. By contrast, only 38% of
boomers say they get the same amount of rest. And when it comes to
eating right, more than eight in 10 centenarians say they regularly
consume a balanced meal, compared with just over two-thirds (68%) of
baby boomers.

The report – “100@100 Survey” – begins with some startling numbers. As
of late 2010, the U.S. had an estimated 72,000 centenarians, according
to the Census Bureau. By the year 2050, that number – with the aging of
the baby-boom generation – is expected to reach more than 600,000.
Meanwhile, an estimated 10,000 boomers each and every day – for the next
decade – will turn 65.

How to reach 100? Centenarians point to
social connections, exercise and spiritual activity as some of the keys
to successful aging. Among surveyed centenarians, almost nine in 10 –
fully 89% – say they communicate with a family member or friend every
day; about two thirds (67%) pray, meditate or engage in some form of
spiritual activity; and just over half (51%) say they exercise almost
daily.

In each of these areas, baby boomers, as it turns out,
match up fairly well. The same percentage of boomers as centenarians –
89% – say they’re in touch with friends or family members on a regular
basis. Sixty percent of surveyed baby-boomers say spiritual activity is
an important part of their lives, and almost six in 10 boomers (59%)
exercise regularly.

Again, sleep and diet are the two areas where baby boomers come up
short. Not surprisingly, the one area where boomers are more active is
the workplace. Three-quarters (76%) of surveyed baby boomers say they
work at a job or hobby almost every day; that compares with 16% of
centenarians.

Finally, researchers turned to cultural affairs and
asked centenarians and boomers to identify – from a list of 14 notable
people (including President Obama, singer Paul McCartney and actors Tom
Hanks and Julia Roberts) – their preferred dinner guest. The top choice
among centenarians and boomers alike: the comedian Betty White.

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I would love to live that ripe old age, as long as I don't out live my kids and friends, the cancer cure info is maddening, my brother died 2 years ago this past may from liver cancer, to think he or anyone else could be cured is just disheartening and sickening. :evil:

Glasshalffull- See if you can google-'cesium for cancer cure research, and let me know what you find- There is hope, you know-:cheers:

thanks, will do, just as soon as i get some beauty sleep, need to recharge the brain