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The Science of Longevity: Living Up to 150 Years

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Jeanne Calment has been the oldest woman to have lived in history.  She lived to the age of 122.  You can still find many centenarians living in Japan and Italy.  Ever wondered what is the maximum age human beings can expect to live?  In the nineteenth century using the Gompertz equation it was estimated the maximum lifespan of humans to be 140.  Today, as per a new model it has been estimated to be approximately 150 years. So, if you are not killed by cancer, heart disease, you have strong genes, and if your lifestyle is healthy you can expect to live up to 150 years.  But 150 years is the limit, the maximum amount of time where in our organ and organ systems stop working.  Why at 150?  Humans have a tendency to bounce back from a disease to their baseline and this process is called resilience.  When you are young, you tend to recover faster from a disease or illness but with aging the ability to recover quickly diminishes.  The body is unable to stabilize itself and looses the abil