•In advanced countries, human
longevity has been increasing for millennia. Over the last 100 years, average lifespan
from birth in the US increased
from 55 to over 79 now.
•Lifespan and health are
mostly questions of epigenetics which can evolve rapidly, not genetics.
•Attention to lifestyle and
diet can likely increase human life expectation
by 10 years or more – and lack of attention can decrease it by a lot more than that. Knowledge of Nrf2 is an important newer factor.
•Substances in the advanced
research pipeline like resveratrol and rapamycin analogs possibly could further increase our
average life expectation by another 7 years