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Want to live to 100+?

If you want to live to be 100 or more, be the person at the party to greet total strangers.

Research shows that having an outgoing personality might be one of the hallmark traits of people who live to a ripe old age.

They recently examined the personalities of adult offspring of centenarians, with the assumption that the offspring have a good shot at living to over 100.

Researchers found that personality might play a role in longevity.

The offspring were not only more outgoing but also had a knack for forming close friendships and for dealing with stress effectively.

It makes sense when you consider other research has shown that these particular personality traits are associated with greater happiness, vitality, and a longer life.

Don’t come from a long line of centenarians?

What you don’t inherit, you can adopt. You can embrace healthy lifestyle choices and develop positive personality traits.

Strategies to help get you started:

• Love your life.
• Nurture the circle.
• Increase the quality and length of your life with strong social ties.
• Mind your mood.
  Most of tend to think negatively.

• For every negative perception, there is a positive perception of the same magnitude.

  Just find it.

A scientist friend who specializes in longevity says that, with personalized drugs, in the next twenty years we will have the technology to live to 150.

Bring it on!

I have so much to do!!!

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