This Ageing Mindset Could Add 7.5 Years To Your Life

Researchers found the advantage “remained after age, gender, socioeconomic status, loneliness, and functional health were included”.

Let’s start this off with a hefty caveat: if you want to increase your longevity, eating well, getting enough sleep and exercising regularly have repeatedly proven to add years to your life.

Even the best mindset in the world likely can’t outperform those science-backed benefits.

However, some research suggests that how we think about ageing could impact our lifespan, too – seemingly independently of, though potentially leading to, a deliberate change in our lifestyle habits.

Thinking positively about ageing has been linked to a longer........

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