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LONGEVITY GENES: ARE YOU GOING TO LIVE TO A 100 YEARS?
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josiah33
#1 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 5:54:43 PM
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Wazungu's are a funny lot-they are always looking into why things work this and that way. They even tried to find the 'SPEED GENE' in kalenjin runners and now they've come up with longevity genes.
A newly discovered suite of 150 "long life" variants in about 70 genes allows scientists to guess, with 77 percent accuracy, whether a person can live into their late 90s or longer, a new study says.
Seems that some people have a genetic predisposition to a long life.

http://news.nationalgeog...ngevity-genetic-science/
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bigbossman
#2 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 6:48:32 PM
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Barring unforeseen circumstances, accidents,bad lifestyle behaviours, the genes are supposed to make you live for a 100 years.
LIFE IS SO GOOD
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Impunity
#3 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 7:00:58 PM
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bigbossman wrote:
Barring unforeseen circumstances, accidents,bad lifestyle behaviours, the genes are supposed to make you live for a 100 years.


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bigbossman
#4 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 7:39:54 PM
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Impunity wrote:
bigbossman wrote:
Barring unforeseen circumstances, accidents,bad lifestyle behaviours, the genes are supposed to make you live for a 100 years.


Phombe.d'oh!

yes, PHOMBE!!!
LIFE IS SO GOOD
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Joshgat
#5 Posted : Saturday, February 04, 2012 12:05:03 PM
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It's hardwired in some people's genes that they will live longer? That's interesting.
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josiah33
#6 Posted : Saturday, February 04, 2012 12:42:45 PM
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Joshgat wrote:
It's hardwired in some people's genes that they will live longer? That's interesting.

I have heard that a good mindset and attitude towards life and also things like a happy marriage play a role(positive one)to living a long life.
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kyt
#7 Posted : Saturday, February 04, 2012 4:39:54 PM
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@josiah thats very true, when the mind refuses to age, the body follows suit.
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shygal
#8 Posted : Saturday, February 04, 2012 5:08:35 PM
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what's the secret of long life of people in the Hunza valley in india?
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josiah33
#9 Posted : Saturday, February 04, 2012 5:30:44 PM
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shygal wrote:
what's the secret of long life of people in the Hunza valley in india?

Lots of fruits and veggies,work(forms part of their exercise regime) and a healthy mental attitude towards life- they feel they are ready to marry when they are in their sixties- meaning that they expect to live longer.
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masukuma
#10 Posted : Saturday, February 04, 2012 10:19:37 PM
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josiah33 wrote:
shygal wrote:
what's the secret of long life of people in the Hunza valley in india?

Lots of fruits and veggies,work(forms part of their exercise regime) and a healthy mental attitude towards life- they feel they are ready to marry when they are in their sixties- meaning that they expect to live longer.

and the hunza valley is in Pakistan!! sixties are midlife :)
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