
How to Live to 100
As I entered my 60s, I became more interested in how to live a long and healthy life. Most people would like to increase their lifespans, but even more important is increasing your health span. Health span is the number of years in which you live without chronic diseases and are able to carry on your normal life tasks independently. What can we learn about increasing both lifespan and health span from centenarians? Boston University is conducting one major study, the New England Centenarian Study. Areas of the world that have the largest numbers of centenarians are called Blue Zones. Researchers are also doing experiments with animals on diet and