title: Stress Management and Longevity: The Importance of Physical and Social Activity In Later Life (Healthy Aging & Fitness)
author: Dr Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha
description: Dr. Jasmin Tahmaseb McContha is a Psychology Professor, scholar, and activist focusing on the well-being of older adults. She has taught psychology and conducted research on culture, health, and happiness in later life for more than 20 years. She has published more than 30 articles, book chapters, and two books on healthy aging.
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  THE SCIENCE OF LONGEVITY: 
  How to Live a Long & Healthy Life
  BY GREENMEDINFO RESEARCH GROUP
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  CONTENTS
  6  Is Longevity Inherited?
  7  The Biology of Aging: 7 Theories
  10  The Grim Reaper Exists—And His Name  
   
  is “Stress”
  11  Psychological Stress Has a HUGE Impact  
   
  on Lifespan
  12 Blue Zones
  13  Strategies for Adding Years to Your Life and  
   
  Life to Your Years
  22  The Long and Short of It
  23  Aging Research PDF
  
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  “A human being would certainly not grow to be seventy or eighty 
  years old if this l