I've spent seven figures on longevity technology. I still think 4 simple habits matter more.
Gary Brecka wants to live until he's 120 Hoda Davaine/Getty Images for smoov Gary Brecka is a biologist who worked on predicting mortality for insurance companies. He's 56 and hopes to live to 120. He's purchased hyperbaric chambers and red light beds, but says sleep and community are more important. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gary Brecka , co-founder of Ultimate Longevity Center . It has been edited for length and clarity. I'm a biologist, and for years, I worked helping insurance companies try to predict exactly when their customers might die. I also expect to live to 120 — and I'm only 56 today. Everyone on earth has a predicted life expectancy , based on large-scale data. When I worked for insurance companies, I used their data to analyze the specific factors that affected individual life expectancy. What I found surprised me. For example, high blood pressure wasn't always associated with increased mortality. A lot of data from i...
