The longest-lived people eat a plant-based diet. They eat meat but only as a condiment or a celebration. Nothing they eat has a plastic wrapper..

I wake up in the morning and I see that flower, with the dew on its petals, and at the way it's folding out, and it makes me happy, she said. It's im….

If one fails to develop goals that give meaning to one’s existence, if one does not use the mind to it’s fullest, then good feelings fulfill just a f….

Eat your vegetables, have a positive outlook, be kind to people, and smile..

Diet and supplements and exercise programs aren't what is achieving longevity. Having a faith-based community can add four to 14 years..

The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits..

A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits..

You have to know why you get up every morning..

Serve yourself, put the food away, then eat..

So setting up automatic savings plans, and buying insurance as opposed to buying a new thing. The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine mon….

Inconvenience yourself: ditch the remote, the garage door opener, the leaf-blower; buy a bike, broom, rake, and snow shovel..

I think we need to think about our physical activity as a reward, as something enjoyable and something we look forward to doing, not something that w….

Having a purpose and knowing exactly what your values are will add additional years to your life..

The more things for which you develop a fondness the richer the life you live..

The beauty of moving naturally, i.e. walking and gardening, is they're low impact. You're less likely to fall down and break a hip. Setting up your l….

You rarely get satisfaction sitting in an easy chair. If you work in a garden on the other hand, and it yields beautiful tomatoes, that's a good feel….

Exercise, from a public health perspective, is an unmitigated failure. The world's longest-lived people live in environments that nudge them into mor….

Have fun, be active. Ride a bike instead of driving, for example..

Life expectancy in America is about 79, we should be able to live to 92. Somewhere along the line, we're leaving 13 years on the table. So my quest i….

Gratitude always comes into play; research shows that people are happier if they are grateful for the positive things in their lives, rather than wor….

True happiness involves the pursuit of worth goals; without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved..