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The Longevity of Pets

If you’re planning to live to be a hundred, you might want some company. Pets are living longer lives these days, too! The number of dogs and cats living into their twenties (and beyond — there are accounts of cats living into their thirties!) may be indicators that the life spans of our beloved companion animals are increasing. If you’re interested in a long-lived pet, here are some things to consider: Size matters. The largest dog breeds are often the ones with the shortest life spans. One heartbreaking example is the Irish wolfhound, with a life span around 6-8 years … Continue reading →

Are You Ready to Live to 100?

A new report from the Danish Aging Research Center says that blowing out 100 candles might become old news for kids in developed countries. Life expectancy has been on the rise for residents of developed countries over the last two hundred years or so. If that trend continues, says researchers from the University of Southern Denmark’s Danish Aging Research Center, then hitting your one hundredth birthday could become old hat. They say that most babies born since 2000 in developed countries like France, Germany, Italy, the U.K., Japan, the U.S., and Canada have a good chance of living to see … Continue reading →

Amazing Meditation

Meditation really is amazing — studies have shown that meditation can have some impressive effects on the human body. A study from the American Journal of Cardiology found that people who practiced Transcendental Meditation actually lived longer than those who didn’t. A study from the University of California at Irvine found that people who meditate show less activity (as much as fifty percent less) in the pain centers of the brain. Another study from the University of Pennsylvania found that meditating twice daily reduced the severity of congestive heart failure — increasing survival rates. A study from the Preventive Cardiac … Continue reading →

Longevity And Your State of Mind

Nature seems to reward those who love life and are optimistic. Studies from the Yale University indicate that people who are optimistic in middle age tend to live seven years (or more) longer than those who only look on the down side. Why? Researchers from the University of Kentucky think it’s the stress factor. Optimists do get stressed, but they also tend to turn it around quickly and get back to a positive state of mind. So how do you become an optimist if you aren’t one already? There are four habits you can adopt that can make a big … Continue reading →

Happy Anniversary – Disney Magic

Wow, I woke up this morning at 4:15 a.m. with a half-formed yelp and a huge sigh of relief. I was dreaming that it was my wedding day again and the woman who did my hair and make-up was there to torture me. I loved getting married and I loved getting married at Disney World, but I started getting ready for the wedding at 4:30 in the morning because they were doing all my bridal pictures at 6 a.m. in the empty Magic Kingdom. Happy Anniversary Today marks 8 years since we tied the knot in Disney World and we’ve … Continue reading →

Do Companies Actually Reward Loyalty and Longevity at a Job?

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I just finished reading an article about Circuit City employees that were laid off because they were making too much money. This was not one or two random people who had been with the company for a long time, but instead 3,400 people who had been with Circuit City for years (think 15 -20 years.) In return for their loyalty to the company and the fact that they were sticking with a job that usually has high turnover (retail sales positions at a big box store is usually considered an entry-level job, and as a result has very high turnover) … Continue reading →

Sausage and Waffles—The Keys To A Long Life?

California’s oldest living person who at 112 credited his longevity to a diet of sausage and waffles has died. But, doctors say it wasn’t due to his junk food diet. In fact, physicians are still scratching their heads in disbelief over the fact that George Johnson survived as long as he did given what he consumed on a daily basis. “He had terrible bad habits. He had a diet largely of sausages and waffles,” Dr. L. Stephen Coles, founder of the Gerontology Research Group at the University of California, Los Angeles, told reporters following Johnson’s death last week. Doctors say … Continue reading →