Episode
1777: "Your Mind Controls Your Age"
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- Interesting Things with JC
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- Sep 16, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 164
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Summary
Interesting Things with JC #1777: "Your Mind Controls Your Age" – Adults who viewed their own aging more positively lived an average of 7.5 years longer in a long-running Yale study. Across other studies, people who felt younger also walked faster and declined less over time, while researchers continue to examine how expectations about aging interact with behavior, health, and longevity.