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I talked to 263 of the world’s longest-living people—their 9 ‘non-negotiables’ for a long, happy life
For the past 20 years, I’ve traveled across the world to study the five Blue Zones — areas in which…
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I’m a mom in Japan, home to the world’s healthiest kids—4 things Japanese parents do differently to raise successful eaters
In 1896, pioneering doctor and pharmacist Sagen Ishizuka coined a Japanese philosophy called “shokuiku.” It is derived from two words…
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I left the U.S. for Denmark. Now I pay $2,100/month to live in a luxury apartment—and I’m much happier here. Look inside
In June 2018, I packed three suitcases and booked a one-way flight from Texas to join my husband in Denmark.…
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New Elon Musk biography details his ‘maniacal sense of urgency’ at Twitter: ‘If you can’t make that work, your resignation is accepted’
*This is adapted from Walter Isaacson’s biography, “Elon Musk,” published this month. “Does this timeframe seem like something that I…
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Here’s how much exercise you should be doing each day, says expert: It’s ‘less than you might think’
Exercising is the key to boosting health and longevity, but it can be challenging to fit into our busy schedules.…
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MIT neuroscientist: The No. 1 skill that sets people with ‘excellent memory’ apart from those who struggle—’it’s rare’
Exercising your memory regularly is the key to brain enhancement, especially if you want to ward off memory issues later…
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I’m a nutritionist from Japan, home to the world’s longest-living people—here are 5 longevity foods we eat every day
I grew up in Japan, where I was taught from a young age to think of food as medicine. My…
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Here’s the No. 1 thing that ‘destroys’ relationships, say researchers who studied couples for 50 years
As a psychologist and sexologist, we’ve been studying relationships for more than 50 years combined, and we’ve found that no…
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This 26-year-old pays $0 to live in a ‘luxury tiny home’ she built for $35,000 in her backyard—take a look inside
In 2019, I bought a three-bedroom, 1,400-square-feet house in Atlanta, Georgia for $196,000. I figured I could earn extra income…
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An 85-year Harvard study found the No. 1 thing that makes us happy in life: It helps us ‘live longer’
In 1938, Harvard researchers embarked on a decades-long study to find out: What makes us happy in life? The researchers…
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