Healthy living

In the year 2000, two best friends scientists in the field of human ageing took out a 150 year bet ( to expire in 2150). In the bet, the optimist of the two believed that by then humans will be routinely living up to 100 years with some reaching 150 years as against the routine 80 years and occasional 100s we see today. The other, not so optimist, believes the upper limit of routine human lives will be in the late 80s with the occasional century mark but never up to 150 years. Well the only sure thing about the bet is whoever wins, it is their great grandchildren that will be collecting the proceeds. (1)

But notwithstanding, this brings up a real and cheering fact that generally humans are expected to be living longer. A lot of this is due to advances in medical science which are addressing many of the ailments that show up later in life and also due to increased knowledge and awareness as to things we can do much earlier in life that could stem such ailments. Common to many of these knowledge breakthroughs is that the earlier in life some habits start especially in adolescence the greatest impact on health and the easier it becomes routine later in life.