Eating six or more servings per day of fruits and vegetables lowers mortality risk by 26%. Having a large social network lowers it by 45%. Feeling you have others you can count on for support lowers it by 35%. Eating a Mediterranean diet lowers mortalityrisk by 21%. And then their implications for what you can do to improve your life were compiled by the science journalist, Marta Zaraska. How friendship, optimism and kindness can help you live to 100. Here are some of her suggestions of simple things you can do all backed by scientific research.

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