Ten Ways to Live Longer

1. Have parents who live a long time
2. Exercise 60 minutes six times daily
3. Have an optimistic personality = 55% lower risk of death
4. Drink 3-5 ounces of red wine daily.  Resveratrol, a Sirtuin-activating molecule found in red wine, may prolong life by enhancing SIR2
5. Increase socializing with happy, interesting, positive friends
6. Love someone who loves you in return
7. Have something to look forward too
8. Find work you enjoy
9. Don’t worry, be happy. “In life you will have some trouble, if you worry you make it double.”
10. Weigh 10% less than your ideal weight—the only guaranteed way to exceed life expectancy

• Evidence suggests that a semi-starvation diet causes stress that activates SIR2 and related genes (collectively known as Sirtuins) that improve health and prolong life
• At least 19 plant compounds modulate Sirtuins suggesting that the plants produce their own SIR2 enzymes when they suffer certain stressful conditions

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