INTRODUCTION
Want to live to one hundred—and feel thirty? Me too!
I’m a late-in-life mom, and I want to be around to dance at my son’s wedding. With this in mind, I recently promised my son, Ari, that I’d do everything I can to live to one hundred.
Ari wanted me to live to two hundred, but I bargained him down to one hundred.
Ari accepted my counteroffer.
As a happiness and wellness expert, I’ve always been interested in living a healthy lifestyle. But after my vow to be a centenarian, I became particularly passionate about learning and practicing as many healthy habits as I could memorize and muster.
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What you hold in your hands is the handy, fast-paced, curated result of all the hours I put into researching the secrets of living both longer and younger. I wanted to snag two out of two. After all, I’m not simply interested in increasing my quantity of years on this planet; I also want to improve the
quality of those years.
I’ve grouped the tips in this book into two buckets: body and mind. As it turns out, longevity is linked to not only physical health but also mental well-being! The first half of the book contains the body-focused tips (colored blue in the table of contents). The second half features the mind-focused tips (in a pretty teal color!).
Regardless of whatever your present age might be, I know the tools in this book will help you—because they’ve already helped me!* I definitely feel younger and more energetic. Friends, family, and coworkers also keep telling me that I don’t look (or act) my age.
I even fooled my blood lab into believing I’m younger.
I had my blood tested recently. Dr. Yaffe joked with me: “Karen, you have the Harvard of blood tests for someone your age!”
Meaning? My blood doesn’t look, feel, or act its age either.
I’d love to help your blood behave age-inappropriately as well. With this in mind, I’m excited to share all that I learned in my quest to live to one hundred plus!
Copyright © 2018 by Karen Salmansohn. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
