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11 Surprising Ways to Live Longer
Get Married
Get Married
Beyonce’s call to “put a ring on it” may have been more of an anthem to longevity than it gets credit for — assuming you give your vow to the right person, that is. A controversial study from the University of Chicago contends that being married can add up to an extra 4 years of life for women and up to 10 years for men.
But not just any marriage will do. Being in an unhealthy or unfaithful marriage can introduce excessive stress into your life, and divorce often has financial repercussions, both of which can harm longevity.
By Natalie Gingerich Mackenzie. Published June 12, 2012. Natalie Gingerich Mackenzie is a health and fitness writer in Syracuse, NY and author of the newly-released book Tone Every Inch (Rodale, 2012).
