Longevity Experts Share Six Key Habits to Extend Healthy Lifespan

The pursuit of longer, healthier lives has become a major focus worldwide, with extensive research and investments aimed at slowing aging and enhancing quality of life. Experts now emphasize that longevity is not just about adding years but enriching those years with vitality and purpose. Six specialists shared their top habits believed to significantly impact aging and promote well-being.

Professor Rafi Carasso highlights the importance of self-love and basic health habits such as sufficient sleep, healthy eating, and regular physical activity. Dr. Michael Harling advises training the body and mind to respond quickly through exercises like sprints and jumps to maintain vitality. Ron Yafe, a naturopath and chairman of the Israeli Naturopaths Association, stresses the power of human connection, recommending daily time for genuine, secure social interactions to activate the body's renewal mechanisms.

Psychiatrist Dr. Michael Abulafia views life as a mission to heal and empower, encouraging individuals to build on their heritage and create new light through personal growth and repair. Author and lecturer Dr. Yechiel Harari points to finding meaning and purpose as essential for motivation and development, describing it as an ongoing daily effort to contribute and influence the world. Lastly, naturopath Avraham Mor Katzav underscores the critical role of quality sleep as a physiological necessity for long-term health, healing, and disease prevention, noting that many people underestimate their sleep needs.

These insights were shared ahead of the "Longevity and Keto Festival" hosted by Shevet Teva from September 3 to 5 at the Oasis Spa Club hotel by the Dead Sea. The event will feature lectures, health products, nutritious meals by chef Oded Talmor, and spaces for relaxation and renewal, aiming to inspire and equip attendees for longer, healthier lives.