Science Behind Longevity From Harvard’s 85-Year-Long Study | Live Webinar With Dr. Robert Waldinger

There is a study at Harvard that has been tracking the lives of adults for over 85 years. It began during the Great Depression in 1938, when researchers enrolled 268 students from Harvard. By 2017, only 19 of those original recruits were still alive.

So what did these researchers learn from the longest study yet carried out on human life? The Harvard Study of Adult Development has shown that the greatest determinant of a healthy, happy, and long life was not wealth. Nor was it cholesterol levels, or other biomarkers.

By age 50, the greatest determinant of whether the person would live to 80 and be healthy was the quality of the person’s relationships. Which means that cultivating a meaningful relationship, either with a romantic partner, a family member, or a friend, actually cultivates our health in the long term.

Join us live as Dr. Robert Waldinger, a psychiatrist and the Harvard study’s fourth director, breaks down the science of meaningful relationships, and how to nurture one on your own.

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