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New statistics just released indicate that the average American is destined to live a much longer life than his grandparents; in fact, in 2012, the average life expectancy in the United States rose to a record high of 78.8 years.

The latest report on US mortality in the USA has just been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. As in previous years, women are shown to have an increased life expectancy of 81.2 years, whereas men have a typical lifespan of 76.4, with no change in the differential of 4.8 years.
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Don’t like to hear about young folks – Most of us assume that young people are critical of older folks, finding their music and movie tastes archaic and their failure to be comfortable with modern technology lamentable. But a new study suggests that old folks are the ones who are critical and given a choice, they people prefer to read negative news, rather than positive news, about young adults.

Why? Because older readers who read negative stories about young people get a small boost in their self-esteem. And what about younger people? Well, they prefer NOT to read about older people.
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A genetic test has been developed that can predict whether someone is likely to live beyond the age of 100, but scientists have warned that society is still not ready for such predictions. But if such a test is developed, will people take it? It will mean that in order to reach that projected age, they have to eat and act (such as exercise) in certain ways that many people may not want to know about.

Geneticists think they have learned the secret of longevity and that they can analyze your DNA and find out if YOU are one of the people who will live a long time. Living to 100 is rare–only one person in 6,000 in industrialized countries makes it. The news is that 90% of them are still free of disabilities by the age of 93.
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Drink wine! – We all hope to live long enough to witness UFO disclosure– at last. But there’s a joke going around about life-extension methods with various punch lines, all of which boil down to: “Why would I want to live forever if I’m fat and decrepit?” Well, there’s a new drug out that may solve BOTH problems at once: It may extend your life AND combat obesity. It may even help you avoid Alzheimer’s and blindness. And there is a surprisingly good reason to stay in good shape as you get older.
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