{"id":6118,"date":"2023-07-30T20:07:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T13:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6118"},"modified":"2023-07-30T20:07:41","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T13:07:41","slug":"3-lifestyle-factors-they-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=6118","title":{"rendered":"3 Lifestyle Factors They Have in Common"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"drop-cap text-big text-gray\"> <span class=\"drop-cap__first text-dropcap \">I<\/span>f life were a video game and you could choose your player, you\u2019d probably want to select a SuperAger, or someone set to live 80-plus years with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feinberg.northwestern.edu\/research\/podcast\/what-makes-someone-a-superager.html#:~:text=Some%20people's%20brains%20are%20aging,about%20their%20brains%20and%20lives.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.feinberg.northwestern.edu\/research\/podcast\/what-makes-someone-a-superager.html#:~:text=Some%20people's%20brains%20are%20aging,about%20their%20brains%20and%20lives.\">mental acuteness of someone decades younger<\/a>. In the real world, we don\u2019t get to choose an avatar, but new research suggests that we may be able to improve our chances of super-aging with a few key behaviors. A July study published in <em>The Lancet<\/em> indicates that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanhl\/article\/PIIS2666-7568(23)00079-X\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanhl\/article\/PIIS2666-7568(23)00079-X\/fulltext\">advanced agers share three significant things<\/a> in common regarding movement, sleep, and mental health.<\/div>\n<p>Past research has shown that SuperAgers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/superager-brain-health-tips\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/superager-brain-health-tips\/\">more gray matter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/body\/24831-grey-matter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/body\/24831-grey-matter\">essential tissue that aids in daily functions<\/a>, in their brains. For this study, researchers chose 55 cognitively healthy participants aged 79 years or older, plus 64 SuperAgers (including 38 women and 26 men over 81 years of age) based on their scores on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4263917\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4263917\/\">Free and Cued Selective Reminding Test<\/a>, a memory test that evaluates learning abilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe study compared SuperAgers with typical folks, both in their 80s, in order to understand which differences in lifestyle, clinical factors, and brain structure exist between them,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/novoslabs.com\/scientists\/#:~:text=Dr.%20Diogo%20Barardo%2C%20PhD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/novoslabs.com\/scientists\/#:~:text=Dr.%20Diogo%20Barardo%2C%20PhD\">Diogo Barardo, PhD<\/a>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/novoslabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/novoslabs.com\/\">Novos<\/a>, a longevity solutions company. \u201cThis can be a starting point to explore if any, or a combination of these differences, is \u2018causal\u2019 in the future. That is, if these factors are the source of the SuperAgers\u2019 superpower of having almost no memory decline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scientists employed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to distinguish between SuperAgers and typical older adults. Ultimately, researchers discovered a correlation, or a scientific connection, between SuperAgers and three of the 89 demographic, lifestyle, and clinical predictors scraped by the AI.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content \" style=\"\" data-module-init=\"related-content\" data-module-immediate=\"\" v-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"related-content__wrapper \" v-cloak=\"\" :class=\"{'is-loaded':isLoaded}\">\n<p> <span class=\"inline pr-6 text-seafoam-dark\">Related Stories<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <related-content class=\"related-content__links\" parent-article-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/super-agers\/\" current-title=\"Science Shows \u2018SuperAgers\u2019 Have These 3 Lifestyle Factors in Common\" current-image=\"GettyImages-super-agers-425x285.jpg\" v-on:parsely-posts-loaded=\"onPostsLoaded\" start-date=\"2023-01-30\" tag=\"div\" inline-template=\"\" url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/super-agers\/\" secret=\"w5ztterVB03LGZJLfXS0hf3EvQBuFFIWew9hmVQxthU\" apikey=\"wellandgood.com\" limit=\"3\"> <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"related-content__card mb-[10px] sm:mb-[20px]\" :class=\"{'related-content__card--full':posts.length === 1}\" v-for=\"(post, key) in posts\"> <a v-on:click.prevent=\"trackLinkGA($event, key)\" :href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/super-agers\/post.url\" data-url-source=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content__link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content__card--image bg-tan\" :style=\"{ backgroundImage: 'url(' + post.image_url + ')' }\"> <img :src=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/super-agers\/post.image_url\" :alt=\"post.title\"\/> <\/div>\n<p> <\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/related-content> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>First, SuperAgers displayed faster movement speed. \u201cThere was no difference in the amount of exercise, but there could be a difference in the amount\/intensity of physical activities not identified by subjects as exercise per se, such as climbing stairs and gardening, that is contributing to the difference in movement speed,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/tallyhealth.com\/pages\/our-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/tallyhealth.com\/pages\/our-story\">Trinna Cuellar, PhD<\/a>, head of research and development and vice president of biology at Tally Health. SuperAgers were also seen to have better mental health, and didn\u2019t complain as often about sleep (even though there was no markable difference in actual sleep duration between SuperAgers and typical folks).<\/p>\n<p>However, what this study <em>didn\u2019t <\/em>find is just as interesting, according to Dr. Barardo. \u201cThere was no gender or genetic difference between the groups,\u201d he says. The AI model also defied earlier research that has showed that those with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/the-secret-to-happiness-heres-some-advice-from-the-longest-running-study-on-happiness-2017100512543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/blog\/the-secret-to-happiness-heres-some-advice-from-the-longest-running-study-on-happiness-2017100512543\">life partners are likely to live longer<\/a>. \u201cAt least in this cohort, SuperAgers were more likely to be separated and divorced than typical old adults,\u201d says Dr. Barardo.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, like all scientific research, this study had its limitations. \u201cThis study is focused on associations, factors more or less common among people with better or worse memory, but we can\u2019t say if or how every factor associated with memory also biologically improves memory,\u201d says Dr. Cuellar. \u201cIt could be a coincidence or causality in the opposite direction, with memory actually influencing those factors. For example, does maintaining high movement speed somehow support gray matter maintenance, or does better brain health help you move more quickly?\u201d The authors also acknowledged that their AI model for this study wasn\u2019t perfect.<\/p>\n<p>Even though no study is the be-all, end-all\u2014especially on a topic as complicated as aging\u2014that doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t take something away here. Dr. Cuellar says that committing to daily exercise is one of the ways you can look after your own longevity. \u201cCommit to not just regular exercise but to making \u2018movement\u2019 a part of your all-around routine,\u201d she says. Try squeezing in short <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/benefits-10-minute-exercise\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/benefits-10-minute-exercise\/\">bursts of activity<\/a> into your daily schedule by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/stair-climbing-benefits\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/stair-climbing-benefits\/\">taking the stairs<\/a> whenever possible, doing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/10-minute-full-body-hiit-workout\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/10-minute-full-body-hiit-workout\/\">quick HIIT workout<\/a> after a Zoom call, or going on a short stroll around the block during lunch.<\/p>\n<p>You can also manage your stress and boost your mental health by keeping a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/benefits-gratitude-journaling\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/benefits-gratitude-journaling\/\">gratitude journal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/micro-meditation\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/micro-meditation\/\">meditating<\/a>, and, of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/social-connection-longevity\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/social-connection-longevity\/\">nurturing your relationships<\/a>. \u201cIn this study, SuperAgers were more likely to be divorced, but marital status isn\u2019t a perfect predictor of relationship satisfaction. So don\u2019t be too concerned that SuperAgers were more likely to be separated or divorced. Your social relationships should be whatever makes you happiest because good mental health is one of the SuperAger group\u2019s strongest traits,\u201d says Dr. Cuellar.<\/p>\n<p>Sleep is the final factor. But let\u2019s be honest, <em>not <\/em>complaining when you\u2019ve had a rough night\u2019s sleep is pretty much impossible. And as not-so-SuperSleepers (trademark) ourselves, we\u2019re not here to tell you to suck it up. Instead, consider following this doctor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/how-to-sleep-better-at-night\/\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-vars-event=\"body text\" data-vars-click-url=\"https:\/\/www.wellandgood.com\/how-to-sleep-better-at-night\/\">five-step guide to clocking some good shut-eye<\/a>. And, hey, if tonight\u2019s not a good one, we say F the AI and complain all you want to.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If life were a video game and you could choose your player, you\u2019d probably want to select a SuperAger, or someone set to live 80-plus years with the mental acuteness of someone decades younger. 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