I may be one year older today and on the verge of decline (and a early mid-life crisis), but thanks to a recently resurfaced study, I am approaching my birthday with a little more pep in my step.
The Harvard School of Public Health study followed nearly 14,000 mostly white women beginning in 1976 and found that those who averaged roughly one to two alcoholic drinks a day in their late 50s were up to 28% more likely to survive to age 70 in good health compared to nondrinkers. The researchers defined “successful surviving” as living to at least 70 and being free of cancer, heart conditions and other chronic diseases and suffering no significant mental or physical impairment.
