Life expectancy is at record highs, but a long life isn’t always a better one. Three super-agers share their secrets to ageing well. Human lifespans are increasing.
In 2015, biologist David Sinclair made waves when he claimed “the first person to live to 150 has already been born.” Average life expectancy in the UK has increased by a decade since the 1960s. Even so, a longer life doesn’t always mean a better one.
The threat of mental and physical deterioration has always been a worry for people getting older. It is an inevitable consequence of ageing that our bodies start to slow down. Muscle tone starts to decrease from the mid-thirties and continues even faster in the sixties.
After a person hits their mid-sixties, their risk of dementia increases exponentially..
