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Floating the longevity balloon – Deccan Herald

The science of longevity and preventive healthcare includes genetic testing, recommendations on diet, nutraceuticals (supplements, bio enzymes), exercise, sleep, and emotional health. For many, anti-ageing is a rabbit hole that no one really knows leads to where. Whats more, to enter this so-called rabbit hole, one may well have to break the bank! Consider the 45-year-old American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Bryan Johnson who reportedly spends $2 million a year on anti-ageing treatments and claims that his biological markers have indicated that he is now five years younger than his physiological age. Prof David Sinclair, author of Lifespan and professor of genetics at the Harvard Medical School says he has inculcated into his life the practices he has been researching and they have made him 10 years younger than his real age.

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Gingery Longevity Noodles to Make Again and Again – The New York Times

Good morning. Were a week out from Lunar New Year and I dont know if noodles really will make for an auspicious year for me, but Im not taking chances. Today is for rehearsal: Julia Moskins adaptation of a recipe for longevity noodles with chicken, ginger and mushrooms (above) that she learned from the cookbook author Grace Young. I want to work out my stir-fry technique so that everything doesnt clump up in the wok. So, oil-slicked noodles, dry ingredients, everything carefully done. I want only happiness on the table next weekend, plenty of red envelopes and cheer, and the best way to ensure that is to practice today.

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Other possibilities from our collection of recipes devoted to the celebration of Lunar New Year: dumplings, lumpia, rice cake soup. Maybe Peking duck? Make any of those today and youll cook next weekend in confidence, which is the very best way to cook.

As for the rest of the week.

Theres little more comforting than Eric Kims recipe for a quick tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich, nursery food for anyone clobbered by the start of the week. Its a dead simple preparation, and a deeply satisfying meal. You can make the sandwich with whatever bread youve got on hand, but I like a soft bread something in the direction of brioche, milk bread or even supermarket white.

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117-Year-Old Woman Revealed Her Longevity Diet Best Life – Best Life

For most of us, variety is the spice of life, especially when it comes to what we eat every day. We like to try new restaurants and recipes, looking for a new taste that really wows us. With that in mind, the idea of eating the same thing daily may not sound all that appealing, but some people swear by it. In fact, Emma Moranowho once held the record for being the oldest person alivesaid she'd maintained the same diet since World War I, and she certainly believed it worked out in her favor.

RELATED: 116-Year-Old Woman With No Major Health Issues Reveals Her Longevity Diet.

Morano, who was born on Nov. 29, 1899, in Civiasco, Italy, passed away at age 117 in April 2017, BBC reported. Before she died, she spoke with several news outlets about her longevity diet, which may not be what you'd expect.

Every day for 90 years, Morano said she ate three eggs, two of which were raw. She'd been doing so since she was diagnosed with anemia just after WWI, per the BBC.

"The main feature is that she always eats the same things every day, every week, every month of every year," her doctor of 27 years, Carlo Bava, told 5 News in Nov. 2016, adding that she'd always eaten very few fruits and vegetables.

Speaking with AFP News Agency, Cava specified that Morano ate the two raw eggs in the morning, an omelet at noon, and chicken for dinner, BBC reported. Morano also told AFP News Agency that in her later years, she introduced cookies to her diet. (However, when she lost her teeth, she said she wasn't able to eat much of anything.)

While studies have come to different conclusions about the effect of eggs on longevitywith some finding it reduces mortality, and others arguing that it increases mortalityresearchers have a clearer understanding of the association between genetics and longer lives. With Morano's family history, genetics were clearly a factor: One of her seven siblings died just before reaching 100, while another lived to be 102, she told The New York Times in 2015. The BBC also reported that her mother lived to be 91. ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb

"We do know that the ability to make it to 110 is heritable, so you have a large increase in chance if you have several people in your family to live to a late age,"Valter D. Longo, PhD, director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California, told the NYTregarding Morano.

RELATED:People Who Live to 100 Eat the "World's Healthiest Breakfast," Researcher Says.

In addition to her longevity diet, Morano believed her supercentenarian status was the result of her lifestyle choices. She said she'd previously been in love with a boy who died in WWI, and after that, she didn't have an interest in any suitors. However, her future husband didn't give her much of a choice.

"He told me: 'If you're lucky you marry me, or I'll kill you.' I was 26 years old. I got married," Morano told Italian newspaper La Stampa in 2011.

She later told the NYT that she ended her unhealthy marriage back in 1938, after the death of her six-month-old son. From that point on, she remained single.

"I didn't want to be dominated by anyone," she told the outlet.

Perhaps another explanation for her long life was her move from Villadossola, Italy, to Verbania, after a doctor recommended she relocate for her health.

"The doctor told me to change air, and I'm still here," she told theNYT. Morano also worked in a factory making jute sacks for several decades, news outlets reported.

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Longevity of companion dog breeds: those at risk from early death | Scientific Reports – Nature.com

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John Rivella is proof that tennis is the best game for longevity – Islander News.com

Two months before his 87th birthday, John Rivella walked off the clay courts at the Key Biscayne Tennis Association yet another doubles victory in his bag.

"I had a 17-year-old pro as my partner. I didn't have to do anything," he joked after the 6-0, 6-1 triumph.

If tennis leads to longevity, as experts have said, Rivella might be a perfect example, bouncing back from a complete left knee replacement in 2015.

"It worked out," he said of his titanium knee."I don't know many players beyond 60 who don't have some kind of knee or shoulder surgery. For us, it's like a tattoo."

Tennis has been called the best single sport for longevity, according to at least two global studies published by the world-renowned Mayo Clinic.

Six years ago, Danish researchers, following a British study from the previous year, observed more than 8,000 participants for about 25 years to compare a variety of sports, and tennis again proved to be the clear winner, associated with a 9.7-year longer lifespan.

One explanation, researchers said, was that the sport mimics interval training, with high- and low-intensity bursts of training. Also, players felt less stress when in close proximity to friends with the goal of improving while having fun outdoors each time out.

By comparison, badminton was shown to add an average of 6.2 years to life expectancy, researchers said, followed by soccer (4.7 years), cycling (3.7 years), swimming (3.4 years) and jogging (3.2 years).

Rivella, a Key Biscayne resident who enjoyed spending time on vacations here from New York City even as far back as 1969, plays tennis "about 5 or 6 times a week" and has earned a 3.5 United States Tennis Association ranking for club players.

"My theory is if I walk on that court and I'm healthy, and I walk off and I'm still healthy, then it's a great day," he said, tongue-in-cheek.

But he isn't buying the direct correlation analysis of longevity to his favorite sport.

"I don't believe that ... too many factors are involved, like cancer, blood disease. It doesn't matter how much tennis you play," he said. "I've lost a lot of good friends in their '70's, and many have succumbed to cancer."

He does see many benefits in playing tennis, though, especially in South Florida.

"First of all, you have the fresh air," he said. "Here, we have 12 months, which is conducive to playing outdoors. Sometimes, it gets a little too hot. And you're getting exercise. I can't stand going to a gym and exercising. It's not competitive. But, with tennis, you're getting off the couch, going outdoors and doing something. If I were to put up golf next to tennis, I'd say tennis is far more beneficial and (less) time-consuming."

He credits his healthiness to his family's strong bloodline.

"My father lived to 102; my mother 98; my sister, Dolores Schifano, is 94 in New Jersey and is still kicking around. She doesn't do exercise ... we just inherited good genes."

Jon Garito, 73, plays tennis six times a week. He is a firm believer that the sport helps one age gracefully.

"Anyone over 70 who plays tennis can attest to the longevity of tennis players and those who play other racket sports as well," he said. "It's not just the physical exercise but the mental stimulation and the socialization of the sport."

When he's on the court, he really doesn't see age discrepancies.

"In some games, I'm the younger player. I've played with players who are in their upper 80's," Garito said, pointing specifically to Rivella.

"He has amazing energy combined with crafty play. What I and other players my age and older enjoy is socialization. Especially the trash-talking before, during and after the game," Garito said. "We all look forward to the post-game conversation, the ceviche and the beverages."

As the president of the Key Biscayne Tennis Association (like Garito was), Rivella works at the club more than four hours a day in addition to playing. A few weeks ago, he helped dig a 10-foot-long trench to locate a water leak.

"Good exercise," he said.

As a child, Rivella enjoyed boxing for some 12 years before landing a job with US Steel in Pittsburgh and getting transferred to New York City. He'd often visit Key Biscayne from his winter home in Ft. Lauderdale and even owned a clothing store on the posh Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.

He said he never jogged, and he's not a very good swimmer, so tennis became his passion on Key Biscayne.

"I just think, basically, just being totally active ... tennis, cutting bushes and raking," he said, noting he's come upon foxes and even a yellow python around the tennis "jungle" at the complex.

Garito, meanwhile, also enjoys staying active and the camaraderie that comes with the sport.

"Here in Key Biscayne, we have an added feature of diverse cultures, making socialization even more interesting," he said. "The Mayo Clinic study confirms what we experience in our golden years on the tennis courts every day!"

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