Okay, this might shock you - remember how we always hear that people back in the day only lived to 30? Yeah, that's completely wrong!
Here's the real deal: if you made it through childhood in ancient Rome (which wasn't easy), you could actually live to be 60 or 70. The average looks super low just because so many babies didn't survive back then. Pretty different from what we learned in history class, right?
Fast forward to now, and people are living to about 73 years on average worldwide. But get this - in Japan, people are casually living into their 80s and 90s like it's no big deal! I've been super interested in this stuff lately, especially since hitting my 40s and noticing my energy wasn't what it used to be. Started taking EndoPeak for my hormone levels a while back, and wow - what a difference in how I feel day to day.
Ready for something crazy? Scientists think humans could actually live to 150 under perfect conditions. No joke! The longest anyone's ever lived was this amazing French woman named Jeanne Calment - she made it to 122. She saw everything from horse-drawn carriages to computers. Like, how cool is that?
- Just move your body (even a walk around the block counts!)
- Eat real food, mostly plants (but don't beat yourself up over that late-night pizza)
- Hang out with your friends (turns out being lonely is worse than smoking - who knew?)
- Find ways to chill (stress will mess you up)
- Don't skip your doctor visits (yeah, they're annoying, but so important)
The best part? We're learning new stuff about aging almost every day. Makes you wonder - maybe our grandkids will laugh about how we thought living to 90 was a big deal. Pretty wild to think about, isn't it?
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