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The life expectancy of men in Russia is the lowest in Europe — 59 years ↑ (for women — 72 years), but for a person who is used to taking his life responsibly, dying at 60 is stupid. How to increase your life expectancy?
Clarification: longevity is not longevity. Longevity is an exceptionally long lifespan. Usually this is age 100 years or more, with (relatively) good health and clear thinking. So, the study of longevity is more often a study of exotics, exclusivity and exceptions to the rules, since longevity is more often determined by genetic factors. It’s interesting, but not very practical. For more ordinary people, it is more practical to be interested not in living past 120, but in not dying at 60.
And we remember what Seneca said: “It is not important how long, but whether you have lived correctly.”
Personal traits that contribute to longevity
According to H. Hufeland and G.S. Nikiforov (Nikiforov N.S. Health Psychology: A Textbook for High Schools. Peter, 2003, p. 226-227.), People with the following personal characteristics live longer than others:
His senses are good, but not too excitable, the pulse is slow and monotonous. He is open, cheerful, sociable, prone to love, to hope, but inaccessible to hatred, anger and envy. Passions in him are never swift and strong. He loves to study, especially to think calmly and talk about pleasant subjects. He is characterized by prudence and caution, avoidance of strong unrest and experiences.
There are some things that definitely do not lead to life expectancy, but on the contrary, can reduce it: — ease and carelessness in life (carefree people often do not pay attention to health issues); — sociable personalities (extroverts are more prone to social pressure and drinking, smoking, etc.); — cheerfulness and excessive optimism («rose-colored glasses» can interfere with the perception of real threats) ↑.
Secrets of prolonging life and youth
From generation to generation, advice, recipes for special fees, miracle diets or unique talismans that promote longevity were passed down. All this gave rise to a number of persistent misconceptions that exist to this day among the people. So, typical misconceptions and a picture of reality, see →
A lifestyle that promotes longevity
Serious research on the conditions and causes that contribute to longevity is outlined here: Longevity
Below — the data is not verified and possibly random:
- Regular consumption of seafood. In Japan, high life expectancy is due to the widespread consumption of large amounts of seafood.
- Regular consumption of foods with a high content of beta-carotene: dates, carrots, etc. One of the Pashtun tribes has a high percentage of long-lived people. The tribe is forced to consume a large amount of dates (other food in this area is in short supply). Dates contain beta-carotene, which affects the recovery processes in the body.
- A way of breathing, like people who live in highlands with rarefied air. It is not necessary to leave to live high in the mountains in the hope of living for many, many years. It is enough for a city dweller to develop a type of breathing characteristic of people living in highlands, and he will even have an advantage over mountain dwellers who are forced to breathe highly rarefied air. The type of breath, not mountain air, is one of the «secrets» of longevity.