Want to Live to a Healthy Old Age? Here’s What a Top Doctor Does Based on Hard Science

Want to live to a healthy old age? Here’s what a top doctor does based on hard science

Dr. Eric Topol has been studying Super Agers for decades. Here’s how he changed his life based on what his research showed

Stop trying to live longer

In a dimly lit nursing home, Eloise sits alone on her bed, looking out the window into the empty parking lot. She longs for the days when her friends would visit her, when her children weren’t busy with their own lives. She’s lived to 89, but her life, riddled with arthritis and dementia, isn’t what she hoped it would be.  The pursuit of longevity has become an obsession, fueling a $25 billion industry in 2020. Anti-aging research and supplement…

In an era in which so many people live to such an advanced age, the nature of the disease burden on society will change dramatically. With the younger generation making up the majority of the population,

What super agers can teach us about longevity and health span

An excerpt from Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity. For many years, my colleagues and I have been fascinated by individuals like Mrs. L. R., who are so lucky to be so resilient to diseases. In 2008, we set up a research project called “Wellderly,” to study people who were at least eighty years Read more… What super agers can teach us about longevity and health span originally appeared in KevinMD.com.