Live Longer? Reside in Certain Neighborhoods
Did you know where you live may predict how long you live? According to Jathan Sadowski at slate.com, referencing the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study, “Just a few metro stops can mean the difference between an extra five to ten years added to your lifespan. “Where we live, learn, work and play can have a greater impact on our health than we realize.” We all know that the richer you are, the more likely it is you will live longer, and conversely, the poorer you are, sadly, also predicts longevity. Sadowski gives as an example two parts of New Orleans, the French Quarter, where more poor people live, and the "much more gentrified Lower Garden District a few miles away." The average lifespan of someone who lives in the French Quarter? You won't believe this. It's 55 years. Our national average lifespan just rose to 78.2 years! But if you live near highway 610, or the Fairgrounds, you'll live till your 80s. Even more shocking, the study shows...