Kathleen explores the reasons why the increase in life expectancy and the number of people living to 100 have both slowed down in the 21st Century—except for one country. Peter looks at “Blue Zones,” where many people live to 100.
Kathleen’s Deep Dive
A detailed study across 10 countries for the period 1999 to 2019 found that although life expectancy increased by an accelerating rate in the 20th century, this rate has slowed in the 21st century. It raises the question of whether we have reached the biological limits of life expectancy and that the probability of more people living to 100 is not going to increase.
There is one exception, more residents of Hong Kong continue to enjoy an increasing chance of living to 100 than those in the other countries in the study.
Other experts quoted in the study disagree that there is a biological limit and suggest that with research into anti-aging and better social support we could see the trend to increased numbers of healthy centenarians increase.
A statistical model indicates that a significant number of people would need to live to 150 and 25% to 122 for a radical shift in life expectancy to occur.
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This Week’s Episodes
In last week’s newsletter, I incorrectly wrote that Lauren Callahan would be this week’s guest. Lauren’s episode will be published next week. My apologies.
Our guest on Tuesday was Allan Misner, a lifestyle coach dedicated to helping people over 40 get healthy and fit. Allan shares powerful insights on fixing your mindset around exercise and developing unlimited motivation. Discover how resistance training can help you stay fit for the life you want to lead. Whether you’re looking to start your fitness journey or take it to the next level, this episode is packed with actionable tips and inspiration. Watch the video or listen to the audio on Podbean or Spotify
Our weekly wrap-up episode on Thursday Video and audio.
Mentioned On The Show
Allan Misner www.40plusfitness.com
Lauren Callahan www.laurenbcallahan.com
Sarah Dawkins www.sarahdawkins.com
Mais-Lis Kivistik www.maiwistik.eu/
Life Expectancy is slowing article on LiveScience.com
Article on the Implausibility of a radical increase in life expectancy in the 21st century in Nature.com
Next Week’s Guest
Our guest next week will be Lauren Callahan, a Reiki master, gut health expert, triathlete, and recovery coach. Lauren dives deep into the critical role gut health plays in overall well-being, and how diet, exercise, and fasting can elevate your life. Lauren explains the power of Reiki for healing. Whether you’re a wellness enthusiast, endurance athlete or just curious about optimizing your health, don’t miss out on these valuable insights from a true expert!
Featured Author
Featured Author
This week’s featured author is Douglas Mulhall from episodes 298 (longevity) and 307 (epigenetics) with his book “Discovering The Nature Of Longevity”, which is an Amazon best seller in its category. Douglas explains what we can do to increase our life expectancy in terms that are easy for us to understand.
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