It's a shock, the long-lived definitely don't live healthily. We find the answer with the ponies.
The guarantee that you will celebrate your hundredth birthday is definitely not given by a fitness style from your thirties. Nor by a shot glass for breakfast. Nor by anything else. The scientist's answer was quite surprising, although it is quite logical.
They are different, they are rare. Although statistically there will always be more of them.
There are more and more centenarians, but they don't know the answer
Every centenarian gets the same question: "How do you explain your longevity?" At that moment a wild series of conspiracies begins.
From not getting upset and being tolerant of others to a shot of hard liquor for breakfast or other oddities.
Long-lived families as the first clue
True, not stressing is definitely a good thing, with alcohol it's worse though. Often, however, these people forget about genetics. It is a step towards unveiling the secrets of human longevity. The fact is that there are long-lived families. Genetics plays a role of at least 30%, the rest is influenced by our own individual factors. Lifestyle, diet, randomness.
Long-livers suffer less from diseases
Long-living people have one thing in common. Generally, they begin to suffer from diseases of their peers at a later age. Some research reported a delay of up to thirty years, although it certainly cannot be applied to absolutely everyone. The difference was, however, striking compared to lower-aged peers.
Their lifestyle doesn't necessarily have to be healthy, on the contrary, they do not exceptionally pay attention to their health. However, how to deal with this information is a challenging question.
They have healthier children, it seems
Moreover, it can be observed that the children of these people are generally healthier. These are generally healthier families, which is a key issue of the whole problem.
They are creatures who need to be resilient
Research shows that these families generally avoid even pure degenerative diseases that generally shorten and devalue life. Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's or dementia are much less common here, or they appear at a significantly later age than in the rest of the population. Moreover, ruining your life with an unhealthy lifestyle doesn't really play such a big role here either.
After all, Ozzy Osbourne also became a target of research due to his genetic resistance to the consequences of his unrestrained lifestyle. His cause was in a very good metabolism of alcohol, albeit at the cost of a threefold tendency to addictions. Although he died of Parkinson's, he survived many such things that would have killed other people long ago.
Well, a stiff root. But then another shock is coming. Some body indicators can suggest that you may have it too.
A pony is the solution
The growth hormone appears to be very interesting. It may play one of the main roles. People who have a lower level of growth hormone are generally smaller and everyone in the family is also, have a chance to be long-lived. The growth hormone under control can be reflected in resistance to a number of diseases.
As an example, scientists from Albert Einstein College in New York mention ponies and mini horses as smaller types of horses.
Mini ponies usually live for 25 to 35 years, but some individuals can live longer, up to 40 years and more. The lifespan varies by breed and conditions of breeding, but ponies generally have a longer lifespan than large horse breeds.
Huculs, some of the most enduring horses, can easily live up to 40 years in very good health.
Nobility is deadly
Nobility, breeding and enhancing other genetic features than just necessary survival (for example, in fast racing horses), significantly reduces their resistance and life. A racehorse lives roughly 15 - 20 years with good care and if it is not worn out from racing and is given a good healthy retirement.
Another example was also the longer life of smaller dog breeds than large dog breeds.
So it might be a good genetic mutation generally created for longer survival. Special abilities or one-sided talents are then possibly punished by nature with a lower age and higher morbidity. It is also necessary to ask how much the human race has already degenerated in general and is influenced by a negative lifestyle. Whether natural laws still apply to us at all.
Source: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, weforum.org, zpravy.tiscali.cz
