What we can learn from superagers
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What we can learn from superagers

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202651 min
  • Interview
  • Health

We hear about the ways people are working to not only extend their lives but also extend their good health. Our guest for the hour is Stephanie Hatzifilalithis, a scientist at the Women’s Age Lab at Women’s College Hospital.

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Good afternoon. I'm Amanda Pfeffer. This is the province's open-line show Ontario today. In this hour, what can we learn from the Super Agers in your life? 1-888-817-8995. I've heard the term Super Ager before. What does that mean exactly? It's a really good question.

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Our guest this hour, Stephanie Hatsie Philolithis at Women's College Hospital says being a super ager is about more than a long life. So super agers isn't just someone who lives to a very old age, right? So we're generally thinking about someone who maintains, let's say, what would be a typical strong cognitive or physical function well into older age. How much is about genetics

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though and how much is about living well? Now the world's oldest living person is celebrating her 117th birthday today. There she is, it's Ethel Caterham from Surrey officially achieving the world record. Ethel revealed her secret to longevity was never arguing with anyone.

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