Living Longer, in Good Health to the End

Living Longer, in Good Health to the End By JANE E. BRODY Published: August 26, 2008, New York Times Getting older doesn’t have to mean getting frailer. . . . there is increasing evidence that the societal burden of increased longevity need not be so drastic. Long-term studies have shown that how people live accounts for more than half the difference in how hale and hearty they will remain until very near the end.