{"id":141294,"date":"2015-08-06T16:31:19","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T16:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=141294"},"modified":"2015-08-06T16:35:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T16:35:38","slug":"10-scientifically-proven-ways-to-make-yourself-live-to-100-or-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=141294","title":{"rendered":"10 scientifically proven ways to make yourself live to 100 (or more)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Normally, when you read a guide on how to live longer, Tip One is usually \u2018Give up booze and fags.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>While giving them up WILL extend your lifespan, we\u2019ve focused on other, less obvious lifestyle changes which have been proven by scientific studies to extend life.<\/p>\n<p>Many scientists believe that people born today will live well past 100 \u2013 and some believe that the first children to live to 150 will already have been born.<\/p>\n<p>Give yourself the best chance of spending eight decades collecting your pension with our life-expanding tips\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Eat spicy food<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"alignnone img-container\"><a id=\"item-attachment_4704761\" class=\"anchor\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-align-none size-full wp-image-4704761\" src=\"https:\/\/metrouk2.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/04\/ay_115879934-e1398109593789.jpg\" alt=\"Spicy discovery: The birthplace of the humble chilli is finally unveiled Picture: FIle\/Alamy\" width=\"604\" height=\"355\" data-orig-id=\"4704761\" data-orig-w=\"604\" data-orig-h=\"355\" data-max-width=\"620\" data-rsz=\"no\" data-rewritten=\"true\" \/><figcaption>Chili (Picture Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A study of 490,000\u00a0participants from the China Kadoorie Biobank, found that people who ate spicy food two days per week had a 10% reduced risk of death.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2) Go to church<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"alignnone img-container\"><a id=\"item-attachment_5328392\" class=\"anchor\"><\/a><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95271\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/church-2.jpg\" alt=\"church 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/church-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/church-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A study of 4,000\u00a0North Carolina residents found that people who went to church regularly were less likely to die in a given time period than those who didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Keep studying<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"alignnone img-container\"><a id=\"item-attachment_5233649\" class=\"anchor\"><\/a><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-108174\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/UG-111.jpg\" alt=\"UG-111\" width=\"422\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/UG-111.jpg 422w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/UG-111-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Educated people live longer. A study of US census records from 1989 and 1990 found that there was a correlation between leaving school young and an increased risk of death.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Eat less<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-141313\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/fat-guy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"fat-guy-300x225\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mouse studies have shown that restricting calorie intake can extend life, and a recent primate study at\u00a0Wisconsin National Primate Research Center in Madison found that monkeys who ate less lived longer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)\u00a0Get married<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32805\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/blackmarried.jpg\" alt=\"blackmarried\" width=\"553\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/blackmarried.jpg 553w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/blackmarried-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Large studies have shown that married people are less likely to die of heart disease and other age-related ailments, and a Harvard study suggests that married people are more likely to detect cancers in their early stages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6) Get rid of stress<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"alignnone img-container\"><a id=\"item-attachment_5328197\" class=\"anchor\"><\/a><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-49641\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/c1ca73a1a39376e27f9719890b0c0df7_L.jpg\" alt=\"stressed black woman\" width=\"530\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/c1ca73a1a39376e27f9719890b0c0df7_L.jpg 530w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/c1ca73a1a39376e27f9719890b0c0df7_L-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>Picture Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Research published in the British Medical Journal in 2012 found that stress led to an increase of 20% in the risk of heart attacks and strokes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7) Be optimistic<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"alignnone img-container\"><a id=\"item-attachment_4139889\" class=\"anchor\"><\/a><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-78581\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bigstock-Happy-Black-Woman-12039302-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"bigstock-Happy-Black-Woman-12039302\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bigstock-Happy-Black-Woman-12039302-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bigstock-Happy-Black-Woman-12039302-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/bigstock-Happy-Black-Woman-12039302.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A large-scale study of\u00a097,253 post-menopausal women in America, published in the journal Circulation, found that optimistic people had reduced risk of coronary heart disease and cancer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8) Believe you are young<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95125\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MUSIC.jpg\" alt=\"MUSIC\" width=\"620\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MUSIC.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/MUSIC-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A recent University College London study found that people who believed they were young actually tended to live longer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9) Don\u2019t sit down all day<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"alignnone img-container\"><a id=\"item-attachment_5318684\" class=\"anchor\"><\/a><figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-105480\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o-BLACK-MEN-OFFICE-facebook-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"o-BLACK-MEN-OFFICE-facebook\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o-BLACK-MEN-OFFICE-facebook-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o-BLACK-MEN-OFFICE-facebook-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o-BLACK-MEN-OFFICE-facebook.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Being sedentary is the worst thing you can do.\u00a0 A 2011 study found that each hour watching TV after the age of 25 takes 22 minutes off your life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10) Meditate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-align-none size-full wp-image-3620510\" src=\"https:\/\/metrouk2.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/04\/ay_1079883512.jpg?w=620&amp;h=415&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Kyoto-Shunkoin Zen Meditation Class Shunkoin Zen Buddhist temple Lisa Scott travel article free pic\" width=\"620\" height=\"415\" data-orig-id=\"3620510\" data-orig-w=\"1000\" data-orig-h=\"670\" data-max-width=\"620\" data-rsz=\"shrink\" data-rewritten=\"true\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A 2005 study published in\u00a0Journal of Cardiology found that people who meditated had a lowered risk of death from cancer and heart disease.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source Metro UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normally, when you read a guide on how to live longer, Tip One is usually \u2018Give up booze and 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