10,000 Steps A Day: You Can Achieve A Lot With A Lot Less

 Do We Really Need To Take 10,000 Steps A Day For Our Health By Gretchen Reynolds.  The New York Times.  July 6, 2021.  

New Study: All Physical Activity Is Beneficial Regardless Where It Is Performed

 The Longevity Benefit Of A Physically Demanding Job by Gretchen Reynolds.  The New York Times.  June 2, 2021.  

Beginning Exercise In Middle Years Can Help Gain Most Of The Longevity Benefits Of Working Out

What Your Exercise Habits Might Say About How Long You'll Live by Gretchen Reynolds. The New York Times.  March 27, 2019. 

U.S. Currently Has The Lowest Life Expectancy Among High-Income Countries

Spain To Lead Japan In Global Life Expectancy, US Continues To Slide by Rob Picheta.  CNN.  October 18, 2018. 

Air Pollution Is Shortening Your Life.

Air Pollution Is Shortening Your Life.  Here's How Much. by Somini Sengupta.  The New York Times.  August 22, 2018. 

5 Habits That Could Help You Live 10 Years Longer

5 Habits That Could Help You Live 10 Years Longer by Amy Norton.  CBS News.  April 30, 2018. 

Plausible Correlation Between Caffeine Consumption And Longevity Uncovered: Reduction Of Inflammation

Caffeine May Counter Age-Related Inflammation by Bruce Goldman.  Stanford Medicine News Center.  January 16, 2017. 

Is There A Limit To Human Life Span? Is It 115 Years?

What's The Longest Humans Can Live?  115 Years, New Study Says by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  October 5, 2016

Gwinnett County Georgia: Poor And Rich Life Expectancies

Where The Poor LiveLonger:  How Your Area Compares by Gregor Aisch, Quoctrung Bui, Amanda Cox and Kevin Quealy.  The New York Times.  April 11, 2016

The Rich Live Longer Everywhere. For The Poor, Geography Matters

The Rich Live Longer Everywhere.  For The Poor, Geography Matters by Neil Irwin and Quoctrung Bui.  The New York Times.  April 11, 2016

Lifespan Gap Between Lower And Upper Incomes Is Widening

Disparity In Life Spans Of rich And Poor Is Growing by Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  February 12, 2016. 

WHO Report Identifies Countries With High Life Expectancy At Age 60

Do These Countries Hold The Secret To A Long And Healthy Life?  by Meera Senthillingam.  CNN.  December 11, 2015. 

Longevity Through Optimizing Our Surroundingss: What Centenarians In Epicenters Of Longevity Can Tell Us

Want Great Longevity And Health?  It Takes A Village by Dan Buettner.  The Wall Street Journal.  May 22, 2015. 

Hot Element In Chili Peppers Linked To Less Diabetes, Fewer Metabolic Problems, And Longer Life In Study of Mice

Blocking Pain Recpetors Extends Lifespan, Boosts Metabolism In Mice.  Science Daily.  May 22, 2014.

Slow Reaction Time And Early Death Linked

New Study Finds Link Between Slow Reaction Time And Early Death by David McNamee.   Medical News.  January 30, 2014.

(1)  Although the study found a link between reaction time and when the research participants died, the study was not able to determine _______________________________.

(2)  The study leader speculated that "in the future, we may be able to use reaction times to ___________________.

Controversial Advocate of Weight Gain Theory

Reubin Andres, An Advocate of Weight Gain, Dies at 89  by Leslie Kaufman.  The New York Times.  October 1, 2012.

Dr. Andres was an advocate of the belief that weight gain in older people increases longevity.  While serving as clinical director of the National Institute on Aging.  Using date from the Society of Actuaries and Association of Life Insurance Directors of American, he compared weight data with those who lived longest.  He found that the group with the smallest percentages of deaths was 10 to 20 percent over the recommended weights and increased with age.  He believed that the desirable range of weights rises with ages.  His fews were challenged by some health officials.  The National Institutes of Health does not recommend age-specific weight gain.  In addition to his work on weight, Dr. Andres developed a method to quantify insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion.  Dr. Andres died on September 23 at his home in Baltimore.