The Soul Room

I just came across a very interesting interview with best-selling author Dan Buettner who has carried out extensive studies to identify longevity hotspots around the world, documented in his book “The Blue Zones”, along with Geneticist Aubrey de Grey ; the Chief Scientific Officer of SENS Foundation, which researches and promotes regenerative medicine.

They discuss aging, longevity and the future of regenerative medicine.

Some things that caught my attention:

• Aging & longevity of life is 10% genetic & 90% lifestyle
• Aging is not programmed and the regenerative medicine of the future is working towards stopping the degenerative process
• The key things that increase  longevity of  life will in turn bring increased happiness
• Cutting out red meat will decrease risk of heart disease
• Reducing stress can extend to your life
• Small lifestyle changes could add another decade to your life

Dan Buettner says “living a purposeful life can add at least another 7 years to your life…”

In japanese this is called “Ikigai” – and translates to ’something important one lives for’, and ‘a reason for being’

- and this is what The Soul Room is all about…

Watch the interview – The Clinic: How To Live Longer

Further reading: Ikigai and Mortality

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