Life Expectancy: Do We Have Control?

JoAnn E Manson, MD, MPH, DrPH
Past-President, The Menopause Society; Chief, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Professor of Medicine and the Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women’s Health; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr JoAnn Manson reviews that not smoking, having a healthy lifestyle and diet, exercising, and getting enough sleep can increase life expectancy free of common diseases. She reinforces that these lifestyle behaviors are also important and maintaining overall quality of life.

Content updated October 2023