Want to Be 100? Sleep and Eat Right

What can you do to live for more than a century? Researchers from UnitedHealthCare surveyed a group of centenarians and collected advice on achieving longevity. Here are their tips, courtesy of SmartMoney:

• Get ample sleep: 71% of centenarians snooze for 8 hours or more per night.
• Eat balanced meals: More than 80% of centenarians regularly consume a well-rounded meal.
• Stay Social: 89% of centenarians communicate with a relative or friend daily.
• Keep your spirits high: Two thirds of centenarians engage in spiritual activity, such as praying or meditating.

Check out more survey results here. (More centenarians stories.)