Longevity in Hawaii

Daily Real Estate News June 4, 2007 Places Where Americans Live the Longest Want to live to 100? Than pack your bags and move to Hawaii, Colorado, or New Mexico — states where residents enjoy the longest lives, according to a new report by Eons Inc., a media company that produces content about “life on the flipside of 50” Using data from more than 450,000 adults over the age of 50 who shared information in an online longevity calculator, the report ranks all 50 states on a variety of factors related to living a long and healthy life. The longevity calculator was devised by Tom Perls, M. D., who directs the New England Centenary Study, the largest genetic and social study of centenarians.“Centenarians represent a new paradigm of aging; the older you get, the healthier you’ve been,” Perls says. “Genetics certainly play an important role in living to 100, but my research has shown that the vast majority of people should be able to live to their late eighties in exceptional health.”Here are some of the highlights of the report:
Longest lives: Hawaii, Colorado, New Mexico. Honorable mentions go to California, Arizona, Vermont.
Best attitude on aging: A stress-free, optimistic outlook on life can have many longevity benefits, the study says. Best attitudes were in Hawaii, New Mexico, and Arizona. Honorable mentions go to South Dakota, Colorado, Alaska.
Good fitness routine: A modest but steady exercise regimen of at least 30 minutes a day, four days a week, people can add 10 years to their life. The best exercisers were in Hawaii, Vermont, and New Mexico. Honorable mentions are Florida; California; Rhode Island.
Lowest age expectancy: The states with the lowest calculated age expectancy were West Virginia, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Illinois. If you live in one of these states, don’t be disheartened; the difference in age expectancy between the highest and lowest on the list was just under three years