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The secret to living longer may be your social life - Ted talks

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  • 22-12-2018 6:48pm
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    worded
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    Interesting ....

    https://en.tiny.ted.com/talks/susan_pinker_the_secret_to_living_longer_may_be_your_social_life

    The Italian island of Sardinia has more than six times as many centenarians as the mainland and ten times as many as North America. Why? According to psychologist Susan Pinker, it's not a sunny disposition or a low-fat, gluten-free diet that keeps the islanders healthy -- it's their emphasis on close personal relationships and face-to-face interactions. Learn more about super longevity as Pinker explains what it takes to live to 100 and beyond.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    Ted Talks were very good at the start.

    But they've been letting people like David Blaine do them for years now.



    BTW shorter people live longer. People in Sardinia aren't that tall.


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    Spanish Eyes
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    I have found that the grumpiest anti social people I know live forever and spread their displeasure with life all over the place.

    Anyway, there is the sunshine and olive oil in Sardinia that might make up for it too!

    Agree that Ted Talks is gone to the dogs now.


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    Smart Bug
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    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    Ted Talks were very good at the start.

    But they've been letting people like David Blaine do them for years now.



    BTW shorter people live longer. People in Sardinia aren't that tall.

    Goddammit.


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    #5
    Yer Da sells Avon
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    Alternatively, be antisocial like me. You won't live longer - it just feels like longer.


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