I think quality of life is much more important than shear number of years lived. By eating a clean paleo diet it allows us to make better use of each day due to lack of blood sugar swings and overall better moods.

A person who lives a good life, contributing to society and to other people's lives will die far happier at any age than a person who lives a selfish life until the age of 150.

I come from a long line of of people that have lived well into their 90's. My grandmother lived to see 98 and she had a clear, sharp mind and walked 5 2 miles a day up until a bout a week before she passed, she was born & raised on a farm as was my grandfather who passed at 92. So I am hoping to be shot my a jealous husband at age 93.

I intend to live a very long time, and marry my girlfriend, have children with her, and be able to watch their children grow up.

The only problem with this goal, is that I don't hold out much hope for the future of this country/the world, if we continue on our current tack. Global warming is real. The naysayers running for/currently holding public office or wielding power should be ashamed.

Either way, I plan on surviving, if it takes building a self-sufficient outpost somewhere well away from population centers, in a place that won't be affected by widespread drought and increased temperatures. So, I'm 29 now...60-80 more years?

If things don't start to go down the tubes, as I suspect, and we somehow turn things around economically/environmentally/politically, then whose to say Aubrey De Grey isn't right? Maybe we can live forever...

http://www.ted.com/talks/aubrey_de_grey_says_we_can_avoid_aging.html

125 yrs old is my goal

hm. Two years ago my grandmother died just some weeks short of 100. Midwestern, German descent, she enjoyed coffee beer and ice cream up to the very end. No major complications most her life.

My mom is 75 or so and still not really showing her age. A few sparse grey hairs, still has some shape, still has the strength, energy and back to lift somewhat heavy things (not working out, just helping moving a piece of furniture for instance).

At 35 I've gone the paleo lifestyle, and stepped up the activity level in the past 5 years and plan to do so indefinitely. Perhaps evidence points to a rather long (and health complication free) life.

Then again, I think about the time a few weeks ago when a mongo wave pimpslapped me off the jettie rocks where I was chilling out, and dragged me out to the open water. It was quite the fight getting back to the rocks, and a huge reminder that any day it can all be over in an instant.

So no matter what I do, I have very little control over my lifespan, only what I do to fill the days given.

I am trying to outlive my father and grandfather. Both made it to 60 years.

My father was an alcoholic, heavy smoker, and only lived to 54 years old. Grandparents on both sides made it well into their 80's. Genetically I'm a mixed bag.

Practically, I spent a short amount of time abusing PED's while competing in a very physically demanding, stressful sport - and believe this is the second most contributing factor I have going against me for longevity.

The most contributing factor being that I've been obese for most of my adult life, and although I'm down over 100lbs, I'm still obese.

So my prediction is, with some kinda miracle, I'll live into my 70's. I'm cool with that. I'm not cool with checking out early like my dad.

My mother's father is almost 80 and has a hugely unhealthy lifestyle, including a quadruple bypass and continuing to eat large amounts of ice cream with type 2 diabetes. My mother's mother is 76 and relatively healthy despite ongoing depression and alcoholism. So, based on that side of the family, I'd say a fairly long time.

My father's side of the family, I have no idea. Both his parents drank themselves to death young (see why I quit drinking?).

I don't know, maybe 60, maybe 80, maybe 100+... or maybe I'll get hit by a car tomorrow or get cancer from chemical exposure in 5 years. If I stay healthy, I'd be willing to go on for just about ever.

My mom's side of the family, most people live past 90 unless they literally drink themselves to death... there seems to be about one or two in every generation of her family on her paternal side, unfortunately. I have a living great grandmother who turned 99 this year! She doesn't go to the doctor ever (doesn't trust them,) makes bone broths out of all of her bones, eats an egg or two a day, drank raw milk until about 10 years ago and she couldn't get it anymore, eats ramen noodles, drinks coffee all day, never drank or smoked, rode a bicycle around town till she was in her late 80's. On my dad's side his father's family all seem to die before 70, but his mother's side, the women die in their late 90's. I have a great grandmother alive on that side too. She's 94 and was a health food fanatic even in 40's and 50's. She also shirks medical care, drinks two glasses of red wine a day, and takes nothing but baby aspirin and vitamins. She always ate healthy as far as I could tell. Both women still live in their own homes.

I spent about 5 years of my twenties (I'm almost 27 now) eating utter garbage, but other than that I always ate decently, even during my vegetarian/vegan stint in my teens. Seeing that most of the women in my family are long lived, I think that if I stay paleo, avoid excessive drinking, medication, and do some mild exercise I'll probably live in to my 90's as well. You never know, though. We're all just a hit and run away from an early grave so I won't count on it either. :-)

I'm thinking late 90s or even 100ish.

Probably at least a few centuries. Either that or civilization will collapse before I reach age 60.

With the rate of technological advancement + being paleo + being 20.5 years old, I'd like to think that I will never die of natural causes. Unless of course, civilization ends. I want to live as long as possible since once I die, that's it, I'll be gone forever.

not many long lived in my ancestry, lots of premature ends due to stupidity, I intend to beat them all and not waste the life I have been given. I think 90 is not out the question.

I plan to take every advantage, genetically and otherwise, to live as long as possible. I've already pledged my life to serving God's sick and elderly lambs and am going back to school to become a doctor. I'm a nurse now and just love learning. That's why I am studying the paleo diet/lifestyle. Can you dig? Both sides of my families have lived long but the women on my women's side have issues with stress then getting cancer and dying way before their appointed time. Death rate is still 100% but I think we can live longer and more fuller lives than we are living now. Being a nurse in long term care, I don't think some people want this for their families :(

The women in my family don't tend to live long. Lung cancer, brain cancer, stomach cancer - some of them had great diets and lifestyles, so I'd say 60-65ish.

I hope to remain active and healthy as long as possible, but I suppose 80-90 if I keep it clean and avoid mistakes.

Wow, such ambitious goals of longevity! And all of you want bon sante to boot!

My goal is perhaps more modest: to stay healthy while living and not be burdened by diseases that hamper my quality of life. That means not contracting any more chronic health conditions like autoimmune and degenerative diseases, and possibly reversing or pushing into remission my current condition.

It's not how long you live; it's how you live it. The quality of life is important. If I were absolutely focused on longevity, in addition to eating healthy, I would also take defensive driving and self-defense courses. Auto accidents and armed robberies are the Neolithic equivalent of being stomped to death by a herd of wooly mammoths. Being nimble, knowing your surroundings, and having cool common sense could take us very far.