happiness, long life, longevity

Follow These 20 Tips to Live a Happy and Long Life

These findings on various health issues have been compiled from authorities around the world. They may hold the key to living a long life! 20 tips for living a long life 1. Singing U.S. gerontological studies have found that opera singers have a more active cardiovascular system. So sing — it will prolong your life. 2. Running A study ...

Emma Lu

Happy woman in a sunhat with outstretched arms and her back to the camera standing in a field of flowers.

Simple Exercises to Nurture Your ‘Second Heart’

In order to live a long and healthy life, it is therefore important to regularly exercise your legs and nurture your ‘Second Heart’. Seventy percent of our blood is pumped back to the heart by the calf. So in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the lower leg is called the “second heart.” Why? The ...

Raven Montmorency

A broken heart.

5 Secrets to Longevity From the World’s Oldest Woman

The World Health Organization believes that four factors affect human longevity. These are genetic, accounting for 15 percent; social and natural environment, accounting for 17 percent; level of healthcare, accounting for 8 percent; and lifestyle and diet, accounting for 60 percent. We can’t change the genetic factors, and the social and natural environments are not easily changed either, but we do ...

Emma Lu

Hands of an elderly woman holding daisies.

Laughter Helps You Live Longer

Research reveals that laughter can help you live longer! The Chinese saying “Smiles make one young” reveals a Chinese way of maintaining health and longevity. Emotions and health are closely related. Surveys find that people who have lived a long life, even in different countries and with different habits, have one thing in common: a ...

David Jirard

A laughing Japanese school girl with her friends, all in their school uniforms eating ice cream cones.

Rub 8 Parts of Your Body to Slow Aging and Remain Healthy

Rubbing these 8 parts of your body regularly can relieve sore muscles in adjacent areas, promote blood circulation, prevent diseases, and help to slow aging, which is more beneficial than getting a massage. Slow aging by rubbing these 8 parts of your body 1. Rub your face to help slow aging  Rubbing your face can promote blood circulation ...

Helen London

Aged brothers laughing while sitting on a sofa together.

Cherish Your Health by Avoiding Anger

It’s often stated that negative emotions can affect your overall health and immune system. The prolonged presence of anger, this negative emotion, if left unchecked, can threaten your health and life inadvertently. Rarely do we stop and reflect on the sinister and lethal effects of this negative emotion, anger, which makes avoiding anger a key ...

Emma Lu

An elderly man with a big smile on his face.

The Secret to Health Lies in Apples That Don’t Rot

We all know that the surface of an apple, when cut into pieces, will turn brown pretty quickly and then start to decay. However, the apples grown by an old Japanese farmer named Hidefumi will not turn brown when cut, and will not rot even after 2 years. They only shrink and dry out, emitting ...

Helen London

Three red apples sitting on a table.

The Okinawan Secret to Longevity

Known for having higher longevity compared to the rest of the world, Okinawans might have discovered the holy grail of living a healthy life. Ever wonder about what exactly they have for lunch and dinner that is the secret to their longevity? “Eat your greens,” our moms used to say. Some people neglect the importance ...

Raven Montmorency

Fish at a fish market.

What Do the Healthiest People in the World Eat?

The Hunza or Burusho people are considered the healthiest people in the world, for it is claimed that none of them have developed cancer in the past 900 years. They live in the Himalayan valleys located in northwestern Pakistan, which is connected with the Pamirs Plateau. For the past 2,000 years, they were almost isolated ...

Helen London

Three Hunza women.