15 Tips to Live Longer

Why can a man live longer than the others? Is it because that he gets better food supply, better medical care, better hygiene or any number of other factors? It's not totally clear to scientists how they all add up, but it's clear that your lifestyle plays important role on your longevity. Dr. David Fein, medical director at the Princeton Longevity Center, a clinic in Princeton, N.J., said that, "There's a saying that genetics load the gun, but it's the environment that pulls the trigger. You can have the gene for a certain disease, but it doesn't mean you're going to get it."

"Those low on adult conscientiousness died sooner," Friedman concluded. Conscientiousness does not mean looking both ways before crossing the street, it means looking both ways when the light turns green so you don't accidentally run down a slow-moving pedestrian. Beyond that, a conscientious person's long-living qualities probably have to do with the fact that they are predisposed to constructively reacting to emotional and social situations, and are more likely to create work and living environments that promote good health.

Here are the 15 tips for you to live longer:

• Don't oversleep and don't undersleep
  
• Be optimistic
  
• Have more sex
  
• Get a pet
  
• Get a VAP
  
• Be rich
  
• Stop smoking
  
• Chill out
  
• Eat your antioxidants
  
• Marry well
  
• Exercise
  
• Laugh a little
  
• Lose weight
  
• Manage stress
  
• Meditate
  

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