# How to prepare yourself or a loved one to truly live a longer life

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-05-22-how-to-prepare-yourself-or-a-loved-one-to-truly-live-a-longer-life-5f8ece/
- Published: 2026-05-22
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: nbcnews
- Original report: https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/how-to-prepare-yourself-or-a-loved-one-to-truly-live-a-longer-life-263685701887
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> The average American born in the year 2024 is expected to live to age 79. Joe Coughlin, director of the MIT AgeLab, suggests you can start by asking yourself some simple questions.

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*Originally reported by nbcnews. [Read more](https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/how-to-prepare-yourself-or-a-loved-one-to-truly-live-a-longer-life-263685701887)*

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*Source: [https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/how-to-prepare-yourself-or-a-loved-one-to-truly-live-a-longer-life-263685701887](https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/how-to-prepare-yourself-or-a-loved-one-to-truly-live-a-longer-life-263685701887)*