Living a longer, healthier life is a goal many people share. Today, there are at least 50,000 people in America who are 100 year old or older. According to studies we have read, by 2050, there may be as many as one million American centenarians.

People who live past 100 are generally healthier and more mentally alert than many people who are much younger. They tend to somehow avoid major diseases and they seem to get along very well with other people and yes, they are happy.

With this in mind, the LongLifeClub was founded to help people who want to live a longer, healthier life. As we all know, longevity is not an exact science. Everyone who wants to live to be 100 won’t make it—but a healthy lifestyle is definitely beneficial to the quality of one’s life. Many scientific studies prove that a nutritious diet and regular exercise contributes to longevity and there is great deal of evidence that certain supplements including anti-toxins like Vitamin C, B and E as well as fish oils and flack seed oil can help us avoid life shortening diseases including cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

The LongLifeClub in its initial form is as an information clearing house which provides personalized health information to its members through its web site (www.longlifeclub.com) and through its newsletter. While there is a plethora of information published or broadcast daily about nutrition and exercise it is often confusing and contradictory and for most people difficult to keep up with. The editors at the LongLifeClub sift through, simplify, and prioritize this information.

The LongLifeClub believes that people who want to live a longer, healthier life need to take charge of their health management and make lifestyle changes. Simply relying on periodic “checkups” from your doctor is not enough and too often the medical establishment is more focused on curing or managing disease instead of preventing it in the first place. The intelligent use of supplements, a nutritious diet and daily exercise has been shown to make a big difference.

The idea for the LongLifeClub was conceived of and developed by David Bunnell during one of his daily swims at the Berkeley City Club in Berkeley, California. He was inspired to live a healthy lifestyle by his late grandmother, Sadie Taylor, who took numerous vitamins and other supplements, practiced Yoga and carried around extra copies of Adele Davis’s pioneering classic book, Let’s Eat Right to Stay Fit, which she handed out for free to whoever was receptive to her message of holistic living. This was in the early 1960s, well before these concepts became widely known and practiced.

Future plans for the LongLifeClub include a personalized health consulting service, online health store, conference and other events. Stay tuned.

—February, 2004