When you hit your 40s, you begin to take notice of the effects of aging because people that you know begin to die of heart attacks and tumors, so we take notice of the effects of aging. S. Jay Olshansky 40sagingattack Change image and share on social
If we do everything right, the best we can do is live out our potential with as little age-related disease and disability as possible. S. Jay Olshansky agedisabilitydisease Change image and share on social
I'm not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as they are adopting harmful behavioral habits that shorten their life. S. Jay Olshansky adoptadvancebehavioral Change image and share on social
Exercise is roughly the only equivalent of a fountain of youth that exists today, and it's free to everyone. S. Jay Olshansky equivalentexerciseexist Change image and share on social
Do we really want to continue to push out the envelope of survival only to see other things crop up that we may not like? S. Jay Olshansky continuecropenvelope Change image and share on social
In centenarians and supercentenarians - people over 110 - you see a higher level of fecundity much later in life. S. Jay Olshansky centenarianfecundityhigh Change image and share on social
If you can slow the biological process of aging, even a minor slowdown in the rate at which we age yields improvements in virtually every condition of frailty and disability and mortality that we see at later ages. S. Jay Olshansky ageagingbiological share on social
As long as humans have existed, we have always desired to live longer. Every society, every religion, every culture. Of course, they all failed at dramatic life extension. S. Jay Olshansky culturedesiredramatic Change image and share on social
Lifespan extension has never really been a goal of aging science, nor should it. S. Jay Olshansky agingextensiongoal Change image and share on social
Find a way to get a full-body massage every day. S. Jay Olshansky bodydayfind Change image and share on social
