{"id":5187,"date":"2026-02-20T00:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/?p=5187"},"modified":"2026-02-20T00:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:35:21","slug":"red-wine-is-not-going-to-help-you-age-well-and-no-alcohol-is-best-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.villages.com.au\/health\/red-wine-is-not-going-to-help-you-age-well-and-no-alcohol-is-best-action\/","title":{"rendered":"10 simple ways to boost your longevity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5187\" class=\"elementor elementor-5187\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4121f7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4121f7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe87173\" data-id=\"fe87173\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a35eeb elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a35eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-443539b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"443539b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4053aca\" data-id=\"4053aca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b5555 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b5555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A<strong>ustralians are living longer, healthier lives. In the last 100 years, the life expectancy of Australians has increased by 20 years. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f563ffd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f563ffd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f779a8\" data-id=\"8f779a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056e0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"056e0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Australians are living longer, healthier lives. In the last 100 years, the life expectancy of Australians has increased by 20 years.<\/p><p>Now Australia has 3700 people aged over 100. By 2050, Australia will have over 50,000 people aged 100 and over. For seniors, this means more years of being active and being a valuable part of the community, states the Australian Government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/treasury.gov.au\/programs-initiatives-consumers-community\/epsa\/media\/media-releases\/australians-living-longer-and-living-better\">Treasury<\/a> Department.<\/p><p>If people are living longer, they need to be healthy.<\/p><p>Associate Professor Salvador Macip Maresma, University of Leicester, England, who researches the molecular aspects of ageing, was part of a large cohort of Spanish scientists involved in studying Maria Branyas Morera (main photo), the world\u2019s oldest person until she died in August 2024, aged 117.<\/p><p>\u201cWe jumped at the opportunity to study the oldest person alive,\u201d Maresma said. \u201cWhen the researchers first met Maria she was 116 years old and she was very generous with her time and samples for us.\u201d<\/p><p>The scientists analysed Maria\u2019s blood, saliva, urine and stools, lifestyle and mindset for a study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-reports-medicine\/fulltext\/S2666-3791(25)00441-0\">published in Cell Reports Medicine<\/a>.<\/p><p>Maria was clearly a winner in the genetic lottery \u2013 many gene variants have been associated with protection against common diseases from dementia and heart disease to cancer.<\/p><p>\u201cMost of these people age in a different way to the rest of us,\u201d Maresma said. \u201cIn general ageing is more linear, meaning we progressively decline, but super-centenarians are very well for a very long time and then suddenly decline, so they are in fact very active until very late on.\u201d<\/p><p>The length and athletic life of Emma Maria Mazzenga, a 92-year-old from Padua in Italy, who holds four world records at sprinting for women in their nineties, is the subject of another in-depth study, the results of which are about to be published by a team from Italy and the University of Wisconsin\u2019s department of geriatrics and gerontology.<\/p><p>Measurements have revealed that Mazzenga\u2019s lifelong exercise regimen has left her with the cardiorespiratory fitness of someone in their fifties and with the muscle health of a 20-year-old.<\/p><p>\u201cShe displays a high proportion of fast-twitch fibres, important for speed, and remarkably large and well-vascularised slow-twitch fibres, important for endurance, which is rare in someone in their tenth decade of life,\u201d Assistant Professor Christopher Sundberg, lead researcher at Wisconsin, said.<\/p><p>Detailed analysis of her mitochondria, the \u201cpowerhouses\u201d of muscle cells that produce the energy needed for movement and to delay fatigue, revealed them to be \u201cexceptionally\u201d well maintained.<\/p><p>\u201cPreserving mitochondrial health is crucial since it supports energy production, mobility and resilience, all of which contribute to healthier ageing,\u201d Sundberg said.<\/p><p>\u201cThe findings support recent research showing that mitochondrial oxidative capacity is highly sensitive to inactivity but can be largely maintained with regular physical activity.\u201d<\/p><p>Scientists believe these insights are helping to unravel the mystery of longevity.<\/p><p>\u201cTo get to 117 you do need good genes, there\u2019s no debating that,\u201d Maresma said.<\/p><p>\u201cBut to reach age 90 or 100 in good condition might be more of a balance of genes and things you do in everyday life to stay healthy.\u201d<\/p><h2>10 tips to stay healthy as you age<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-355ef39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"355ef39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0db5fba\" data-id=\"0db5fba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a2395e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a2395e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Throw away the supplements<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f10e3f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f10e3f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b471f1\" data-id=\"8b471f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387dc58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"387dc58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture6.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5202\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture6.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture6-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture6-585x427.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b261c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b261c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-046654e\" data-id=\"046654e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0bb7a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0bb7a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From injectables such as NAD+, an energy-generating coenzyme that when naturally present in the body encourages our cells to repair themselves, to supplements of Urolithin A, produced by gut bacteria and believed to improve the health of cells, there is no end to pills promising a longer life.<\/p><p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have any proof that anti-ageing supplements work at all,\u201d Maresma says.<\/p><p>\u201cA lot of the things that are being sold as supplements are based on scientific data but only on animals and we just don\u2019t know the dose or the impact in humans.\u201d<\/p><p>None of the super-agers scientists studied reached a healthy old age on a cocktail of longevity pills.<\/p><h2>Exercise regularly<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ec5478 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ec5478\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fb9552\" data-id=\"6fb9552\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8455c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8455c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5203\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture7.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture7-585x390.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61acc74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61acc74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d94aa8\" data-id=\"5d94aa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e4c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02e4c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mazzenga (pictured) started running at 19, stopped in her twenties when she started a family and didn\u2019t run again until her early fifties.<\/p>\n<p>Not that she has ever been inactive. Crucially she says she rarely spent a day indoors. She now runs up to three times a week and goes for a walk on her off days.<\/p>\n<p>It is consistency of activity over the years that the Wisconsin researchers believe has helped her to age so well. Small amounts of exercise done regularly will pay off.<\/p>\n<p>Inevitably at 92 she has some normal age-related muscle loss but under examination her \u201cslow-twitch\u201d muscle fibres \u2013 the type associated with endurance and the blood flow and nerve pathways to her muscles \u2013 \u201cwere indistinguishable from a healthy 20-year-old female\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sundberg said the message is clear. \u201cRegular exercise throughout life can absolutely drive positive changes in muscle health and performance.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a044b68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a044b68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1f340b\" data-id=\"a1f340b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a278e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a278e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Eat yoghurt daily (and tend to your microbiome)<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8d39b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8d39b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea4daf\" data-id=\"6ea4daf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d4ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92d4ffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5204\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture8.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture8-585x389.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37b5c6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37b5c6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a5b89a\" data-id=\"2a5b89a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36176d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36176d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yoghurt was on 117-year-old Morera\u2019s daily menu and researchers think it probably helped her microbiome to flourish and fight off disease.<\/p><p>\u201cIn terms of habits, this lady was eating three yoghurts a day,\u201d Maresma said.<\/p><p>Yoghurt alone won\u2019t extend your life, it is a food that people should consider adding for its overall health benefits. It\u2019s a good source of iodine, vitamins D, B2 and B12 and zinc, as well as protein and calcium, but also provides beneficial bacteria usually in the form of typically Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus that helps to maintain gut health.<\/p><p>Previously scientists studying more than 150,000 people had shown there were lower levels of some types of colorectal cancer among those who ate two or more servings of yoghurt a week as they grew older.<\/p><h2>Do a variety of exercises<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a848a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a848a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture9.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture9.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture9-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture9-585x390.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7ae6c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7ae6c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5b164b\" data-id=\"e5b164b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acfc7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3acfc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Staying active in any form helps prevent diseases and both prolongs and improves the quality of our lives as we age.<\/p><p>Anything is better than nothing but the more one mixes things up on a weekly basis, the better the prognosis.<\/p><p>\u201cThe best approach is likely combining aerobic exercise with strength and sprint or power training to help benefit muscle, the cardiovascular system and overall functional ability,\u201d Marta Colosio, an exercise physiologist, said.<\/p><p>\u201cResistance training is essential for preserving strength and muscle mass, aerobic training supports heart and metabolic health, and some higher-intensity or speed-based work, when appropriate and safely progressed, can help maintain power and mobility.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f477113 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f477113\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dc4983\" data-id=\"4dc4983\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e08000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e08000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Try and do balance training most days<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b4ada9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b4ada9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-510a2c1\" data-id=\"510a2c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc37064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc37064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture11.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture11.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture11-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture11-585x390.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-848a17f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"848a17f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b0e9c0\" data-id=\"7b0e9c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf20a7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf20a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Muscles are not the only thing we lose as we age. Balance, that we take for granted, begins to go awry.<\/p><p>Falls are one of the greatest risks to independence in older adults and balance training is just as important as strength and aerobic training when it comes to maintaining your health<\/p><p>Even octogenarians (and older) who train for competitive sport need to work on balance exercises according to researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University, who found general fitness didn\u2019t stem a decline in balance. It can be something as simple as standing on one leg with eyes closed as you brush your teeth.<\/p><h2>Communication: keep in touch with friends (and make new ones)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b914dac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b914dac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5530277\" data-id=\"5530277\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc604a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cc604a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture12.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5207\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture12.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture12-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture12-585x329.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3084432 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3084432\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff38d43\" data-id=\"ff38d43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8c4b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b8c4b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Humans thrive on social interaction and Maresma says a key aspect of healthy ageing that is often overlooked is maintaining a good social circle, mixing with people of different ages.<\/p><p>\u201cThere is a proven biological effect as we see older people without a strong social network go downhill very quickly,\u201d he said.<\/p><p>\u201cOne of the super-centenarian women I interviewed in Costa Rica told me she was surrounded by young children as a babysitter for her village and that is what kept her mentally and physically active.\u201d<\/p><p>Psychologists reporting in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences journal confirmed that from midlife onwards adults with strong social networks were 24% less likely to die prematurely during an eight-year study.<\/p><h2>Ensure you have sufficient Vitamin D<\/h2><p>Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium from the food you eat. This is vital for bone development and strength. It also helps control the amount of calcium in your blood.<\/p><p>Vitamin D is also important for the health of your:<\/p><ul><li>Immune System;<\/li><li>Skin;<\/li><li>Muscles; and<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>A lack of vitamin D can increase your risk of certain conditions, such as:<\/p><ul><li>Osteoporosis;<\/li><li>Cancer;<\/li><li>type 2 diabetes;<\/li><li>high blood pressure; and<\/li><li>infectious diseases, including severe infection with COVID-19.<\/li><\/ul><p>Most people are unable to get enough vitamin D from food alone. In Australia, most people can get enough vitamin D with careful sun exposure.<\/p><p>Amazingly, the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that just under one in four Australian adults have vitamin D deficiency.\u00a0<\/p><p>Some studies, including one in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggest that vitamin D could prove a \u201cpromising strategy\u201d for countering biological ageing by preserving the length of telomeres, the DNA caps at the ends of chromosomes that protect against cell death.<\/p><h2>Always try to walk more each day<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9183b53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9183b53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59310c0\" data-id=\"59310c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2efa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bc2efa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture13.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5208\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture13.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture13-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture13-585x390.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a3a359 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a3a359\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b993b23\" data-id=\"b993b23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b4526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b4526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Walking has a powerful impact on ageing and Maresma said most of the super-agers he has encountered clocked up considerable daily steps. Doing so has been shown to amplify blood flow to the brain, with some studies demonstrating that 20 minutes of walking most days from middle age onwards is enough to boost fitness to a level that will lower the risk of dementia.<\/p><p>There\u2019s even evidence of a direct link between walking briskly \u2013 at a rate of 100 steps per minute or faster \u2013 and slower biological ageing.<\/p><p>Thomas Yates, a professor in physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health at the University of Leicester, England, found that participants in his studies who were faster walkers had a biological age 15 years younger than those who tend to dawdle. Sundberg makes sure he gets his steps in every day. \u201cLife in academia is mostly sedentary, so we make a conscious effort to use our free time to train, move and keep our bodies strong,\u201d he said. \u201cThe goal is to build habits now that will allow us to stay active, healthy and independent well into our later decades.\u201d<\/p><h2>Enjoy three to four cups of coffee daily<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3204887 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3204887\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95e6cd7\" data-id=\"95e6cd7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0526b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b0526b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture14.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5209\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture14.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture14-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture14-585x390.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5221425 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5221425\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7281d15\" data-id=\"7281d15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6861d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6861d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coffee is packed with hundreds of plant components and antioxidants that are beneficial for gut, brain and overall health.<\/p><p>Scientists from King\u2019s College London, England, were among those who found coffee to have the greatest benefits on the microbiome, important in itself and key for healthy ageing, of 150 food and drinks tested.<\/p><p>A University of Southampton, England, study found that three or four cups of coffee a day could significantly reduce the chance of an early death. Maresma said anecdotal evidence is encouraging:<\/p><p>\u201cA centenarian in Spain who died a few weeks ago at 108 told me she was drinking a lot of coffee,\u201d he said.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75fb924 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75fb924\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09f9c6a\" data-id=\"09f9c6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263a418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"263a418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Red wine is not going to help you age well and no alcohol is best action<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78fa714 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"78fa714\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e44bc1d\" data-id=\"e44bc1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66bda44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66bda44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture15.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5210\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture15.png 601w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture15-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.villages.com.au/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Picture15-585x390.png 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ea2abc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ea2abc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca73f60\" data-id=\"ca73f60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9ce9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a9ce9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Red wine contains resveratrol, a compound found in grape skins that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects linked to heart health and anti-ageing in lab studies.<\/p><p>However, human research shows inconsistent results. A review at the University of Victoria in Canada revealed that many studies have created \u201cmisleading positive health associations\u201d for red wine and alcohol. Compared with no alcohol, even moderate intakes have now been shown to have no significant benefits for longevity.<\/p><p>\u201cThe [ideal] recommendation would be to have no alcohol \u2013 much like smoking, it is never good for us,\u201d said Maresma. \u201cThe potential benefits of red wine are balanced out by the toxic effects of the alcohol itself. It doesn\u2019t work, unfortunately.\u201d<\/p><p>If you want to increase your intake of resveratrol, get it from dark berries, apples, pistachios, peanuts and a few squares of dark chocolate instead.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-843d165 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"843d165\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acec03b\" data-id=\"acec03b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98057bc elementor-button-success elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"98057bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/thedcmgroup.createsend1.com\/t\/y-e-atyoz-l-w\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Return to Newsletter<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australians are living longer, healthier lives. 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