If you’re a firm believer in the phrase, “It’s not how old you are, but how you feel,” then you could be adding years to your life. It has been suggested that believing that you’re aging healthily and reframing your ideas around aging could help you live longer.
Studies have shown that those who don’t equate aging with disability and decline, tend to walk faster, perform better on memory tests, and recover quicker from disability compared to those with other mindsets about aging.