Living Past 100: Insights from Centenarians on a Long, Healthy Life

The most important thing we can learn from healthy centenarians about living longer.

Living to more than 100 years of age is a rare feat.

Surviving this long with a good quality of life is even rarer.

What can healthy centenarians teach us about achieving such a lofty goal?

And what can we reasonably expect for ourselves?

Let’s start with some simple facts.

While the average lifespan has increased dramatically over the last 1,000 years, t…