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Longevity
Longevity literature focuses on the science, practices, and philosophies aimed at extending human lifespan and improving life quality in later years. Blending cutting-edge research with practical lifestyle advice, it often includes insights from biology, medicine, nutrition, and psychology. These books may feature success stories of centenarians, explore anti-aging breakthroughs, and offer strategies for a healthier, longer life. The genre appeals to those intrigued by the prospects of aging gracefully and maximizing their vitality through the decades.
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Longevity can be a source of corrective optimism. I recall an occasion early in the George W. Bush presidency when my friend and former physician, Quentin Young, was confronted at a talk by a medical student who lamented that she couldn't imagine being able to win any progressive objectives because the right had been in power all her conscious life. Quentin, who was then about eighty years old, responded that a virtue of having lived as long as he had was that he knew that almost no one, no matt
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Laughing Faces do not mean that there is absence of sorrow! It means that they have the ability to deal with it". “Health, Happiness, and Longevity
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Aging, Longevity, Immortality, Vitality, Empowerment
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