According to Eons.com of the 450,000 people who completed their Longevity Calculator for age 50-plus Americans all of them should live to age 90 or more. That’s good news for those who have bought into other statistics that place the average life expectancy in the 70s. What makes the results of Eons Longevity Calendar different is that it is intended to be taken by those individuals who have already seen their 50^th birthday. That means that they have already survived the childhood accidents and diseases, as well as, the early onset of forms of cancer, heart disease and other ailments that can shorten life.

Longevity expert for Eons, Dr. Tom Peris, founder and director of Boston University’s New England Centenarian Study is the one that created the Longevity Calculator that is comprised of 40 short questions about health, history, attitudes, and behaviors. The survey takes an average of only 10 minutes to complete to discover your projected age of death.

Interestingly, Dr. Peris discovered when calculating the results of some 450,000 completed questionnaires, that there were interesting state trends such as the fact that residents of Hawaii live at least two years longer than residents of any other state. However, it also showed on the other end of the scale that residents of West Virginia had the shortest projected life span at 89 years of age.

Since baby boomers then can expect to live 20 years longer than their grandparents did the longevity calendar may help them think differently about how they want to spend the remaining healthy, vibrant years of their life.

To add real years to your life Dr. Peris suggests some changes that make a real difference.

• Change your attitude - You can add five years to your expected life expectancy by maintaining a stress-free, optimistic outlook on life.
• Exercise - You can add up to 10 years to your expected life expectancy by maintaining a steady exercise routine that raises your heart rate for 30 minutes, four days a week.
• Eat Healthier - You can add another seven years to your expected life expectancy by choosing to eat a well-balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish and lean meat.
• Put Out the Cigarette - Smoking subtracts 15 years from your projected life expectancy even if you don’t succumb to one of the diseases associated with smoking such as lung cancer and emphysema.
• Train Your Brain - You can add five years to your life expectancy while strengthening your brain engaging in sustained and challenging brain activity. This can be done in the form of games such as Sudoku or crossword puzzles worked on for a minimum of 20 minutes a day.

The test is easy and quite interesting so everyone should take advantage of it, if they desire to know what changes that they need to make to expand the time they have left to enjoy on this Earth. To take the Eons Longevity Calculator test, go here. Or take the full Eons State of Longevity Report here.

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