Living to 100

11 Health Habits That Will Help You Live To 100 shares eleven traits that centenarians have in common.  The article suggests using acquiring these traits may also extend my life expectancies.  Here are the traits and my assessment of how I'm doing.

	Description of Trait
Category	Centenarian	Personal Experience
Retirement	Stay active after retiring from work	Active
Oral Care	Floss every day	Twice a day
Physical Activity	Exercise	One time a week
Food	Fiber rich breakfast	Varies
Sleep	More than 6 hours	Over 6 hours
Vitamins	Eat whole foods	Food and supplements
Mindset	Low worry, low stress	Medium worry and medium stress
Body Care	Don't abuse body (e.g. smoking)	Don't abuse body
Routines	Keeps routines and habits	Many routines and habits
Social Contacts	Stay connected	Medium connections
Life Approach	Prudent, persistent and well organized	Prudent, persistent and somewhat organized

Overall, I feel am doing pretty well, with some areas that can use improvements.  For more research on characteristics correlated with longevity see Life Extending Habits.

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