by Jimmy Lindberg | Apr 9, 2024 | Analysis, In Depth
Some attribute longevity to a healthy diet and exercise while others claim that it’s due to habits such as drinking a glass of wine or eating chocolate. While certain such lifestyle choices definitely play a role in helping to extend one’s life, there are many other...
by Ben Meyers | Apr 1, 2024 | Analysis, In Depth
Technology is the future of care – but are we ready for it? By Jimmy Lindberg, MSc, and Ben Meyers Changes in demographics and caregiving The global population is growing increasingly old due to a plethora of medical innovations and public health strategies...
by Rollan Albano | Mar 11, 2024 | In Depth
A famous saying goes, “Don’t count the years; make the years count,” and it is something that most people forget to do nowadays. We keep counting our age by year, but we sometimes forget how to make every year count. And how do we make it? By celebrating ourselves...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Feb 28, 2024 | Analysis, In Depth
It has been observed in nature that larger-bodied animals tend to live much longer lives than smaller ones (Hutchings, 2021). Compare the maximal lifespan of a Greenland whale (over 200 years) to that of the house mouse (four years) and you will see what I am getting...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Feb 16, 2024 | Analysis, In Depth
Introduction Humankind has always had a great fascination with individuals that are outliers in various aspects of life. Be it the fastest 100 meters sprinter or the tallest person ever. Individuals with such attributes often warrant interest and respect from their...
by Jimmy Lindberg | Feb 4, 2024 | Analysis, In Depth
The concept of blue zones is fairly familiar to most people. These areas see an increased number of people living longer lives and often also enjoying a compression of morbidity (Buettner & Skemp, 2016). Although, the media frenzy about these areas can probably...
