You are responsible for your longevity.

 Not surprisingly the latest research suggests that - you are largely responsible for your longevity. The Oxford Longevity Project argues in Living Longer Better ‘we are responsible for 80 per cent of the quality of our lives in old age’. There is clearly a link between socioeconomic factors and ill health - but the choices we make play a very important role in the future quality of our lives. The report recommends that we avoid as far as possible - processed foods, limiting our alcohol consumption, not smoking, taking regular exercise, prioritising sleep and not eating after 6.30 pm and cultivating a non meat diet. What is good about this research is that - we have 80 per cent control over the quality of our lives in old age - much more than we realise.