More and more people hope and believe that a longer and healthier life is attainable. Nowadays we are getting older than before and according to Statistics Sweden (SCB) the average age in 2023 was 84.9 years for women and 81.58 years for men.
24 years ago, in the year 2000, the average age of men was 77.38 years while women had an average life expectancy of 82.03 years – a marked increase in other words.
But how long can we live in the future?
To increase the probability of a long and healthy life, it is important to have a healthy lifestyle. In step with medical progress, however, humanity has managed to extend its lifespan considerably. And in the same vein as it has been, researchers and experts have also pointed out that the probability of living longer is increasing.
By taking control of what you can, such as moving around, eating healthy and having a regular sleep cycle, you can reduce the risk of several diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and mental illness, writes 1177 on his homepage.
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Thanks to research and medical advances, this very thing may play a decisive role in longer life in the long run.
According to the news site Fortune Well can the technology and precision medicine be tailored to each individual’s genetic and biological conditions, somewhat even Today’s PS reported on.
Doctor Andrea Maier is Professor of Medicine and Functional Aging at the National University of Singapore. In an interview with Fortune Well, she says that a longer and healthier life can no longer be described as science fiction but reality.
“We understand why we age. Above all, we understand through life interventions how to intervene,” she says.
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A way to increase longevity has led some individuals to “hack their own bodies”. Many are therefore experimenting with the latest technology and how it can improve the body’s performance, and thus also longevity, by optimizing health and trying to prevent physical aging and ailments.
Doctor Evelyne Bischof is a medical physicist, oncologist and CEO of the Healthy Longevity Medicine Society. She explains that all those who are under 50 today will have the longest time to take advantage of the research and progress that is constantly being made. This could mean that they can probably expect to live until they are well over 100 years old.
“Living well past 100 years, potentially up to 120 or more, is not just a dream. It can become a reality for those who are serious about optimizing their health,” confirms the age researcher Alina Su to Fortune Well and further develops:
“With the rapid pace of innovation in anti-aging research, we’re seeing new therapies, gene editing, personalized medicine and other things that will push the upper limits of human lifespan.”
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