Longevity & Antiaging

2. Personality predicts lifespan length. The most important traits for living a long life are high conscientiousness, positive emotionality (extraversion), low levels of hostility, and low levels of neuroticism.

According to Dan Buettner, the nine lifestyle habits that link the Blue Zone inhabitants are:

1. Eating a (mostly) plant-based diet


2. Engaging in moderate, regular physical activity


3. Ensuring a balanced caloric intake


4. Having a life purpose


5. Maintaining low levels of stress


6. Drinking limited amounts of alcohol (emphasis on “limited”, not “drinking”)


7. Being spiritua

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