9種延長(zhǎng)壽命的方法

9種延長(zhǎng)壽命的方法

Back in the 13th century, English philosopher and scientist Roger Bacon proposed that aging was caused by the waning of vital spirit, or "innate moisture." To increase one’s longevity, he advised, old men should spend time in the company of young women to take in their sweet, moist breath. Well alrighty then! To our contemporary sentiments, this comes off as completely creepy, but it goes to show that when it comes to the quest for immortality, we’ve been grasping at straws for a long time.

早在13世紀(jì)，英國(guó)哲學(xué)家和科學(xué)家羅杰·培根就提出，衰老是由生命力的衰退或“天生的水分”造成的。他建議，為了延長(zhǎng)壽命，老年人應(yīng)該花時(shí)間和年輕女性在一起，呼吸她們甜美濕潤(rùn)的氣息。好很好!對(duì)我們當(dāng)代的情感來(lái)說(shuō)，這聽(tīng)起來(lái)完全令人毛骨悚然，但它表明，在追求永生的問(wèn)題上，我們已經(jīng)抓了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的救命稻草。

Being proactive about aging could add years to your life. (Photo: nd3000/Shutterstock.com)

And who doesn’t want to live forever? Yet while scientists, futurists and ponderers have been occupied with the idea for ages, short of cryogenics or a vampire bite, we will all eventually give up the ghost.

誰(shuí)不想永遠(yuǎn)活下去呢?然而，盡管科學(xué)家、未來(lái)學(xué)家和沉思者多年來(lái)一直忙于這個(gè)想法，除了低溫學(xué)或吸血鬼叮咬，我們最終都會(huì)放棄這個(gè)想法。

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t steps we can take to keep that ghost working a few extra shifts. Modern science hasn’t been immune to the lure of longevity, and researchers have worked tirelessly, reaching a number of conclusions about how not to die so quickly. Here are 9 of them, any of which you can start now.

但這并不意味著我們不能采取措施讓那個(gè)鬼加班。現(xiàn)代科學(xué)也未能幸免于長(zhǎng)壽的誘惑，研究人員孜孜不倦地工作，得出了許多關(guān)于如何不那么快死亡的結(jié)論。下面是其中的9個(gè)，其中任何一個(gè)都可以從現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始。

1.Sing: Researchers in Sweden found that singing improved heart health. More research is being conducted at the University of California San Francisco to determine if singing can lead to a longer, healthier life.

唱歌:瑞典的研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)唱歌可以改善心臟健康。加州大學(xué)舊金山分校正在進(jìn)行更多的研究，以確定唱歌是否能帶來(lái)更長(zhǎng)壽、更健康的生活。

2.Work hard and be conscientious: Also discovered by The Longevity Project, people with conscientious, hard-working personality traits had a longer life by an average of two to three years — that’s equivalent to a 20% to 30% decreased risk of early death.

努力工作、有責(zé)任心:長(zhǎng)壽項(xiàng)目也發(fā)現(xiàn)，有責(zé)任心、勤奮工作的性格特點(diǎn)的人平均壽命要長(zhǎng)兩到三年，這相當(dāng)于早死風(fēng)險(xiǎn)降低了20%到30%。

Strawberries and other berries are superfoods with numerous health benefits. (Photo: Thomas Klee/Shutterstock.com)

3.Stay connected: People who have a social network — as in real-life friends, family or other community — have a tendency to live longer. One study found that widows, for example, live longer that widowers and still-married women because of the social bonds they form with other women.

保持聯(lián)系:擁有社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)的人——就像現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的朋友、家人或其他社區(qū)一樣——往往活得更長(zhǎng)。例如，一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，寡婦比鰥夫和已婚婦女活得更長(zhǎng)，因?yàn)樗齻兣c其他婦女形成了社會(huì)聯(lián)系。

4.Help out, for the right reasons: People who volunteer for selfless reasons live longer than those who do no charity or volunteer work. (However, those who volunteer for self-centered reasons do not reap the same life-extending benefits!)

為正確的理由伸出援手:那些為無(wú)私的理由做志愿者的人比那些不做慈善或志愿工作的人活得更長(zhǎng)。(然而，那些以自我為中心的志愿者并沒(méi)有獲得同樣的延長(zhǎng)壽命的好處!)

Be selfless when you volunteer and it can add to your life. (Photo: Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock)

5.Embrace your inner Grinch: This one goes against expectations, but here goes. Based on data from a large, 10-year survey, older Germans who were more pessimistic tended to live longer, healthier lives than their counterparts with a more positive outlook.

擁抱你內(nèi)心的Grinch:這個(gè)與預(yù)期相反，但它在這里。根據(jù)一項(xiàng)為期10年的大型調(diào)查數(shù)據(jù)，悲觀的德國(guó)老年人往往比樂(lè)觀的同齡人活得更長(zhǎng)、更健康。

The Mediterranean diet is heavy on fruits, vegetables and olive oil. (Photo: Marian Weyo/Shutterstock.com)

6.Add a dash of turmeric: Given all of its vibrancy, it comes as little surprise that this bright orange spice is packed with disease-fighting antioxidants. Turmeric is proving to be a powerful anti-inflammatory as well.

加入少許姜黃:鑒于姜黃的活力，這種明亮的橙色香料富含抗病抗氧化劑也就不足為奇了。姜黃也被證明是一種強(qiáng)大的抗炎藥。

7.Take a walk: The benefits of a daily walk are many and include significantly reducing the risk for developing Type-2 diabetes, stroke and dementia. But walk briskly.

散步:每天散步的好處很多，包括顯著降低患2型糖尿病、中風(fēng)和癡呆的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。但就快走。

8.And be a fast walker: How fast you walk could indicate your longevity. One study found that a 70-year-old man who walks 2.5 miles an hour compared to the same age man who walks only 1 mile an hour is expected to live eight years longer than the slower man. If you’re a woman, the difference is a whopping 10 years! A 2019 studyfound that people who walk faster are more likely to live longer, no matter how much they weigh.

做一個(gè)快走者:你走多快可以影響你的壽命。一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，一個(gè)70歲的老人，如果他每小時(shí)步行2.5英里，而與他同齡的人，如果他每小時(shí)只步行1英里，那么他的壽命預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)比比他慢的人長(zhǎng)8年。如果你是一個(gè)女人，差別會(huì)是驚人的10年!2019年的一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，走得快的人更有可能活得更長(zhǎng)，不管他們有多重。

9.Eat less: We know you probably don’t want to hear this, but if humans react anything like the rhesus monkeys in one study, then cutting calories by 30% (while maintaining all of the ingredients needed for optimal health) will result in less diabetes, cancer, heart and brain disease.

少吃:我們知道你可能不想聽(tīng)到這個(gè)，但如果在一項(xiàng)研究中，人類(lèi)的反應(yīng)像恒河猴一樣，那么減少30%的卡路里(同時(shí)保持最佳健康所需的所有成分)將導(dǎo)致更少的糖尿病、癌癥、心臟病和腦病。