hi, i also just took it, and it said 91.0 years!

Tamar Mag Raine
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

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> [Original Message]
> From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 8/16/2004 10:52:32 AM
> Subject: Re: Living to 100. Who's joining me?
>
> I took the survey, and it said I'd live to 73.2.  Both of my
> grandfathers lived into their 80's, my dad's still living at 76, and my
> lifestyle is healthier than any of theirs was (or is).  I guess this is
> really one where YMMV (your mileage may vary)!
>
> Kendall
>
> I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.=20
> -Arthur Hays Sulzberger
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carla MacInnis [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 12:07 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [C-PALSY] Living to 100. Who's joining me?
>
> According to a longevity test I took, from http://www.livingto100.com/
> I'm going to live to 97.2 years. I always told my family and friends I'm
> going to live to 92 just to piss people off :)
>
> Would be interesting to know how old some others among us 'might' live,
> based on the questionnaire- Harvard Med School prepared it.
>
> Here is actual article from our local paper: ...
>
> Cheers!
>
> Carla
>
>                                           *************
>
> In Afghanistan, it's about 43. In Japan, it's 81. And in the United
> States,
> it's 77. But what is life expectancy but a cold statistic used to
> compare
> countries?
>
> In reality, most of us expertly avoid imagining exactly when our number
> will
> come up. Vague forecasts for the golden years of life - even for those
> in
> the midst of them - are more comforting than the digits of destiny. Such
> is
> the disquieting thrill of an encounter with the Living to 100 Healthspan
> Calculator.
>
> Created about five years ago by longevity researchers at Harvard Medical
> School and Boston Medical Center, the online calculator
> (www.livingto100.com) was recently revised by its lead architect, Dr.
> Thomas
> Perls, to be more user friendly. It is based on a lifestyle and family
> history questionnaire that can be completed in minutes. Then, after some
> instant data crunching, it displays a number: You're personalized life
> span,
> down to the decimal point. About 4 million people have used the
> calculator.
>
> "I'm hoping it's a bit of an eye opener," said Mr. Perls, a Harvard
> researcher and director of the New England Centenarian Study, a
> decade-old
> project that looks at the health and habits of people who have crossed
> into
> triple digits. "It's not supposed to be some crystal ball."
>
> True, a fortuneteller would probably deliver a more nuanced reading. But
> perhaps the calculator has something in common with the medium: Give
> patrons
> a vision of the potential future so they can take steps to change - or
> achieve - it.
>
> "If you do bad things, you subtract years. If you do good things
> (exercise,
> shun cigarettes, learn a musical instrument), you add years, or stay
> where
> you are," Mr. Perls said.
>
> Stay where you are indeed; the main message of the calculator seems to
> be,
> first, do no harm to yourself. Second, hope for good genes.
>
> "The calculator was based on the presumption that most people in
> westernized
> countries have the environmental and genetic makeup to get them to their
> mid
> to late 80s. As you get into the really extreme ages, genes become more
> important."
>
> As it poses questions with clinical curiosity about your vices ("How
> often
> do you eat sweets such as ice cream, cake/pie/pastry, or candy bars?")
> and
> private habits ("Do you have a bowel movement at least once every two
> days?"), the calculator inspires the queasy feeling that tends to
> accompany
> moments of unvarnished introspection about one's health habits.
>
> But when the prognosis of, say, 86.5, is conveyed, and you're wondering
> how
> to take this stark quantification of the years ahead, at least the
> calculator doesn't abandon you on the examining table. It's there with a
> soothing, albeit computer-generated, message of support.
>
> "Below," read the words after that numeral in bold type, "please find
> the
> reasoning behind the questions which you answered that made your score
> less
> than it should be . . ."
>
>                              *****************
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Colorado Trip
>
>
> > 100!!! wow. if i live to be that old, i'll be saying
> > "if i knew i'd live this long, i'd have taken better
> > care of myself."
> >   i have been on a few roads that i'd have called
> > paths. one comes to mind in middle tenn.
> >
> > --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> > > Hey gang,
> > >
> > >     We returned last Tuesday from a trip to Colorado
> > > for my mother in law's
> > > 100th birthday. It was 4 days in the car with Judy
> > > and her kids(2 days up and 2
> > > days back). The kids were great, but my daughter
> > > Judy and I had a few
> > > disagreements about the back roads we were on. The
> > > kids got to see an extinct volcano
> > > and many different animals. We went over Raton Pass
> > > in the worst electrical
> > > storm I have seen. Thank God we were on Interstate
> > > 25 at the time, because I
> > > have made that pass on two lane black top.. My
> > > mother in law seemed to recognize
> > > most everyone and each family group had their
> > > picture taken with her.
> > >
> > > Bobby
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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