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SOA Review of Literature on Maximizing Health Span

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  The Society of Actuaries Research Institute release a summary of several elements of a healthy (or unhealthy) lifestyle and their interven...

Is Longevity Escape Velocity Science Fiction?

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The Fountain of Youth.  The Holy Grail. The Philosopher's Stone. Humanity's quest for immortality features several legendary artifac...

Will Prescribing Vegetables Reduce Health Costs?

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Recently, Tufts University published a research paper that looked at the effect of price incentives on health cost savings. (Paper: here ). ...

Death as a Dinner Guest

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In the last post, we discussed Memento Mori - and how being conscious of mortality can motivate us to act and pursue a life of virtue. In t...

Memento Mori or Memento Vivere?

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I recently read an email from The Daily Stoic that challenged my current mindset. Currently, my focus is on longevity - doing everything ...

The Hungry Brain by Stephan Guyenet - Discussion Questions

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It's hard to know what to trust these days, but I found Guyenet's text to be the standard for honesty and humility. He clearly l...

Lifespan by David Sinclair - Discussion Topics

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I am not going to do classic book reviews on this blog. Any book already has plenty of reader's opinions and frankly I am not always qua...

Contemplating Longevity Part 4: Mechanistic Theories of Aging

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At the time of this writing, COVID-19 has the globe in a state of uncertainty as the virus spreads and we await a treatment. But there i...

A Longevity Virus?

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As an intermission to all the COVID-19 news, let's take a moment to consider the beneficial role of viruses in our longevity. In th...

Contemplating Longevity Part 3: Evolution Based Theories of Aging

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What was the first moment you realized you were getting older? A memory for me was when I went into the training room at college after b...

Contemplating Longevity Part 2: To Infinity and Beyond

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In Part 1 , we considered how gains in childhood mortality affect the calculation of life expectancy, as well as how birth conditions influe...

Contemplating Longevity Part 1: The Importance of Starting Strong

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Like every fire begins with a spark, every life has a starting point. For now, let's define our starting point as birth. And let'...

Is Death Random or Predictable?

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Another way to ask this is: is it more like a casino game or a battery? Let's visit each position.

A Study of a Study: Lifestyle Changes Add 14 Years your Life

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The news headlines come out: But what does this actually mean? Where do these claims come from? There are many studies that have h...

Living to 100 Conference 2020

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The Society of Actuaries put together this event every 3 years. livingto100.soa.org/ For media coverage see below:

Tips on Moving More in an Office

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The following seven tips can help you get moving in cubicle world.

Ongoing Reviews of Mindfulness and Meditation Apps

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  There are a bunch of meditation apps out there, and plent of people have their reviews posted on Apple Store or Google Play. However, f...

Eat Your Numbers

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Link to an article I wrote for contingencies magazine. Eat Your Numbers

Assumptions and Approaches

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When it come to living longer, there are many studies and claims about what works and what doesn't. From my actuarial background, I'...

Prologue

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"And the winner of the Workable Innovations for Living Longer Contest is Longevity Assistant by Nate Worrell." So begins the...