Some disadvantages of growing old is watching your loved one die and experiencing all the losses around you. Another disadvantage would be loss of vision and hearing. Most people die from a lifetime of bad habits. This will increase the risk of cancer, heart disease, and even high blood pressure.
Genes are an obvious determination of longevity but it's only 1/5 of a percentage. By doing all you can to stay healthy can beat the odds of genetic make-up-up. The most important is to stay physically and mentally active. Reading a lot of books utilizing your brain to its full potential will also eliminate loss of intelligence in old age. You'll force yourself to remember things and it will be easier to do so. Exercising is a must. Walking is an excercise that you can do when your old old and it's excellent for your cardiovascular. Volunteering time to organizations that need help will keep you active as well. Being around people with good surroundings is healthy for the mind. Good self-esteem and self worth is another tremendous role in longevity. Having a positive attitude and feeling good about yourself and your spiritual being is most important. Again, exercise and proper diet attributes to these feelings. Going to the doctor for regular check-ups is also very important. Many people wait until their sick and it's too late. By having regular check-ups you can prevent many diseases that may come about. The most obvious on what not to do is smoke and drink alcohol. Eat healthy and maintain a proper diet. Green leafy Vegas, fresh fruit, lots of calcium and plenty of water is an essential.
Living a healthy life with a positive state of mind is the essence of living passed 100. Keeping yourself busy with doing things you enjoy is healthy and keeps you happy. The elderly people in this video were amazing. Their memory was great because they had exercised for many years, and they had positive attitudes and they actually displayed an essence of peace within themselves. I hope that I'm like that when I'm old. For the most part they were acually content with their present lives and seemed to be that of their past. Having faith in GOD and worshipping him as we should, can certainly attribute to peace of mind and longevity.
People who have the opportunity to live to 100 are the privileged ones, for they are the ones who get to live a full term life. I don't know if I would want to live to be that old. If I started taking better care of myself and actually prepared for it in my later life then maybe. I don't think I would want to watch my son, family, and friends die before me though. A person has to have so much faith in the Lord to be able to accept death and move on to carry on with your own life. I believe that your destined before your born and that environmental factors really don't play too much of a role in longevity. If it's your time to pass on then you will.
There are many advantages to growing old along with the disadvantages as well. Throughout time there are a lot of great moments that you will witness and experience. New technology being developed, the incredible inventions of our time, to the birth of your children and grandchildren. Not everyone is fortunate enough to live pass 100. The most amazing part of life though, is what you make of it. A positive outlook on life has everything to do with it. Having close friends and family is comforting in old age.