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The quest for genetic determinants of human longevity: challenges and insights


Josephine Tesauro as a teenager with her twin, who has not fared as well.

Video on aging, beware if you're in 56k dialup purgatory. It comes with commercials, and it goes into another video on another topic if you don't close the window.

1 posted on 08/31/2006 11:07:47 PM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

It's God's call when your time is up.

One event you will never be late for - death.


2 posted on 08/31/2006 11:12:44 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: neverdem

From studying "dead pool" lists, I noticed certain types of careers had a greater likelihood to last into their 90s, most notably golfers, orchestra conductors and movie directors.

Then I started to think what might the longer-living occupations have in common and I came up with two things:

1) Arm swinging. If you think about it, vigorous arm swinging is a cardiovascular exercise. While movie directors wouldn't seem to fit here, the older ones used to waive megaphones as they directed.

2) Autonomy. In these three careers, a man was basically his own boss, as were novelists - another group that seems to live longer than most. While being self-employed and dependant on your own skills to earn an income has a level of stress, there is typically nobody "over you" to provide undue stress that might wear you down faster.

So, I've concluded that if you want to live a long life, swing your arms regularly and be your own boss.


3 posted on 08/31/2006 11:28:03 PM PDT by Tall_Texan (I wish a political party would come along that thinks like I do.)
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4 posted on 08/31/2006 11:33:47 PM PDT by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: neverdem
Saw evidence of this a couple weeks ago when a former colleague died at age 44. His dad had a heart attack around 50, but is still alive today. His son didn't survive. Yikes!
5 posted on 08/31/2006 11:41:50 PM PDT by Rockitz (This isn't rocket science- Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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My mother lived to 92 years of age. The last 11-12 years of her life the Doctors were saying she had 3 to 6 months to live at most.
Heck, she out lived all her siblings (She was the oldest too) and even one doctor who said she wouldn't live another 6 months at most.
She fooled 'em all.
6 posted on 08/31/2006 11:47:19 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: neverdem

ByTheWay, if Josephine has a twin with all those problems, how does she know it's not really her?


8 posted on 09/01/2006 2:11:04 AM PDT by Erasmus (It takes branes to make an alternate universe!)
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To: neverdem

So they really don't know. But that's a sweet old picture of the Tessuro family, thanks for including it.


10 posted on 09/01/2006 3:31:09 AM PDT by jocon307 (The Silent Majority - silent no longer)
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To: neverdem
Just anectotal, but from the article I gleened that Josephine is very active (body and mind). Cleaning her house, playing in card clubs, voluneering at the gift shop...she has kept 'thinking' and 'moving.' I wonder if her twin was more sedentary and less involved with things that would keep her thinking?
13 posted on 09/01/2006 6:37:38 AM PDT by PennsylvaniaMom (Take the high road...the view is always better.)
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great post!


15 posted on 09/01/2006 2:08:34 PM PDT by bitt ("And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.")
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