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Show Schemes require work The trouble with most life-extending life-extending schemes is that they require re-quire a lot of work. Therefore, as a public service-and with tongue planted firmly in cheek-we present the no-work way to a long life: Move to Hawaii-Statistics show that residents of our 50th state have the best odds of reaching their 1 00th birthday. Eat only 4 days a week-Rats who get only 60 percent of their normal complement of calories live 50 percent longer than their normal-weight normal-weight cage mates. (They also show stunted growth, a big drawback from a human point of view.) Choose long-lived parents-The best predictor of your longevity is the age at which your parents die. Get married-Married folk get sick less and live longer than those who remain single. |