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THE SECRETS TO A LONG LIFE

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‘I was never a cheerleader. I was on the yearbook staff.’ —Glee’s Dianna Agron on her high school days. She stars in I Am Number Four, in theaters now.

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Q: What happens to

Sara Rue

The actress, 32, hosts Shedding for the Wedding (CW, Feb. 23) and is planning her own nuptials with fiancé Kevin Price. P Gerard Butler

Q: Gerard Butler was

great in The Phantom of the Opera. Does he still sing? Will he ever do another musical? —Joann Rauk, Forest City, Iowa

A: “I sang with John Mayer

on my birthday,” says the star, who celebrated turning 41 at a party in New York last November. As for another musical: “I wouldn’t rule it out. You never know when something will speak to you.”

How would you describe the show? It’s about couples losing weight for their weddings but also planning the event along the way. They compete for the dress and tuxedo in the ﬁrst episode. It’s two shows in one! What made you sign on as the host? The show gives people their fantasy wedding and allows them to look and feel the way they want to on their big day. I thought it sounded so magical. How is your own wedding planning going? We have a location, so that’s progress. Our main goal is for everybody to have fun. You recently lost 50 pounds. Are you happy with your weight? Some people think I could lose another 10 pounds, and some people think I’m too thin. It’s wherever you’re comfortable—and I’m feeling pretty comfy these days.

A: Sweeney, 34, says P Alison Sweeney

Q: What’s it like

for Alison Sweeney to stand up there when contestants are weighing in on The Biggest Loser? —Stephen Deves, St. Louis

watching the weigh-ins helps keep her on track with her own ﬁtness routine. “It’s motivating,” she tells us. “I’m constantly inspired by the contestants on the scale and amazed by their successes and achievements.”

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the uneaten food from cooking shows? —Theresa Jackson, Chicago

A: Some is eaten by staff or

used in photo shoots, says Derek Flynn, vice president of the Food Network’s Culinary Production. But as much as possible is donated. In a recent episode of The Next Iron Chef, an army Humvee was ﬁlled with 4,800 pounds of potatoes—98% of which were given to local soup kitchens after the show.

egf game show, and as much as I like our players, I’m not going to prison so someone can win a trip to the Bahamas.” Q: Have the producers

of Survivor considered stranding castaways in a cold-weather location? —Sarah Dwyer, Dartmouth, Mass. PPat Sajak

Q: When Pat Sajak

takes the final spin on Wheel of Fortune, it never seems to land on Bankrupt or Lose a Turn. Does he use a brake to direct the wheel? —A. Gunderson,

A: The show’s host, Jeff

Probst, 48, says the idea has been discussed but it wouldn’t make for exciting television. Besides obvious winter obstacles like gear breaking down, the contestants “would huddle together rather than explore—and wear parkas instead of bikinis!”

St. Peter, Minn.

A: Sajak does land on

the two slots, but the show edits those turns out. “We have no braking system,” says the host, 64. “It’s a crime to rig a TV

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From page one, readers know this novel will not end happily —it’s based on Ernest Hemingway’s relationship with Hadley Richardson, the ﬁrst of his four wives. But before they split, they have a grand time in 1920s Paris. McLain’s vivid account of the couple’s love affair and expat adventures— including absinthe-fueled nights with the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald—will leave you feeling sad yet dazzled.

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Eyes on the Prizes ith the oscars only a week away (Feb. 27 on ABC), here’s a cheat

sheet on which high-profile films are likely to nab the top awards. THE KING’S SPEECH This drama, a true story about triumphing over adveregf sity, earned 12 nods and is poised to reign as Best Picture. Tom Hooper should win Director, and Colin Firth, as stammer-afflicted George VI, is sure to be crowned Best Actor. THE SOCIAL NETWORK The “Facebook movie” was lauded by critics’ groups, but we suspect the Academy will un-friend it in the Best Picture category. It should clinch Adapted Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin. BLACK SWAN Natalie Portman is favored to win Best Actress for playing a paranoid ballerina. Her main competition: oft-nominated vet Annette Bening, for The Kids Are All Right. THE FIGHTER Christian Bale, as boxer Micky Ward’s crack-addicted half-brother, can’t miss for Best Supporting Actor. Supporting Actress Melissa Leo, playing Micky’s mouthy mom, will also score a knockout. TRUE GRIT Unless young Hailee Steinfeld manages an upset for Supporting Actress, forget about major awards. Writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen probably won’t care—at press time, Grit looked to be on track to overtake Dances with Wolves as the highest-grossing Western ever. —Steve Daly Who do you think should win? Tell us at Facebook.com/parademag

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HOW TO GET YOUNGERLOOKING SKIN Dr. Fredric Brandt, dermatologist of choice for celebs like Madonna, on everything you need to get glowing

MORNING: Two Minutes 1. Wash up. If you have oily skin, use a cleanser with salicylic acid to clean out your pores. If your skin is dry, a creamy cleanser will put moisture back in. Avoid rinsing with very hot water—it will dry you out even more. And skip the washcloth. Unless you use a fresh one every day, it breeds bacteria. 2 . Apply an antioxidant cream or gel. Look for ingredients like soy, green tea, or vitamin C. All are readily available in a number of brands. If you have dark under-eye circles, use an eye cream with caffeine to constrict blood vessels and a peptide to thicken the skin. 3. Use a sunblock with SPF 30 every day, rain or shine. You need at least a teaspoon for your face. Note to men: You can skip Step 2—but don’t skip sunscreen.

NIGHT: Three Minutes 1. Use a gentle makeup remover and then follow with your a.m. cleansing routine. 2. Try a peptide cream or retinol lotion. Both will build collagen, which diminishes wrinkles and sagging. Be patient. It can take two to three months to see results. 3. Moisturize. If your skin is moderately dry, choose a lotion with glycerin. Really dry? Opt for one with shea butter.

BONUS: Two Minutes Once a week, use a microdermabrasion cream to exfoliate your skin. This will stimulate collagen, lessen brown spots, and clear your pores.

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by Marilyn vos Savant Why do so many people substitute the word “like” for “said”? Example: “When he told me he was from New York, I was like, ‘Wow, me too!’ ” Isn’t it clearer and simpler to say, “I said, ‘Wow…’”? Or is that, like, not cool? —John Soos, Alexandria, Va.

i think using the word “like” this way is a handy— if slangy—contraction of “I said something like…” In other words, the speakers aren’t trying to quote what they’ve actually said. (And who could remember, anyway?) Instead, they’re conveying a sense of the whole scene— how they felt and what they expressed in general terms. The word “like” sounds lightweight, all right, but it works.

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The myths of living longer Think you know the secrets to a long life? Don’t be so sure. Thanks to the ﬁndings in a surprising new book, The Longevity Project, you can ﬁnally learn why some people make it to a very old age and others don’t. BY HOWARD S. FRIEDMAN, PH.D. & LESLIE R. MARTIN, PH.D.

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MEN WHO DIVORCED WERE LESS LIKELY TO REACH OLD AGE THAN STEADILY MARRIED MEN— EVEN IF THEY REMARRIED!

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IN 1921, two precocious children named Patricia and John were pulled out of their San Francisco classrooms by Lewis Terman, a Stanford University psychologist who was interested in discovering the sources of intellectual leadership. • Eighty years later, both Patricia and John were still alive and in good health—at age 91. What was their secret? As health scientists, we’ve spent the past 20 years following up with all of Terman’s 1,500 subjects—whose lives were tracked for eight decades as they grew up and had kids and grandkids—to discover why some of them thrived well into old age while others did not. • We looked at not only how long each participant lived, but also how they died. We studied a range of other factors—from schools to jobs to personality type—to see which traits predicted longevity. • And in the end we discovered that many of the mantras you hear (Eat your vegetables! Get married! Relax!) are good for you in lots of ways but don’t ensure a longer life. Read on to ﬁnd out what myths we uncovered, then take our online quiz to see how you measure up.

1 Myth #

MARRIAGE GUARANTEES A LONGER LIFE. That’s not necessarily true. Scientiﬁc studies show it’s not married people who live longer but married men. The bulk of the evidence shows little, if any, advantage for married women. With men, the key risk appears to be divorce, which can disrupt vital ties to family members and friends for years to come. In the Terman study, steadily married men were likely to live to age 70 and beyond, but fewer than a third of the divorced men reached old age. Divorce not only harms men directly but also sets in motion other unhealthy behaviors. Steadily married women in the Terman study lived somewhat longer than women who divorced and then remarried. r But women who divorced and never n remarried did just ﬁne—in fact, they t usually lived long lives.

Myth M th h #2 TAKING IT EASY ADDS YEARS TO YOUR LIFE. Relaxation and an early retirement do not ensure long-lasting health. Terman study subjects with the most career success were the least likely to die young. In fact, on average, the most successful men lived ﬁve years longer than the least successful. Ambition, perseverance, impulse control, and high motivation contributed to a resilient work life, and that led to

Reprinted by arrangement with Hudson Street Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., from THE LONGEVITY PROJECT by Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D., and Leslie R. Martin, Ph.D. Copyright © 2011 by Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D., and Leslie R. Martin, Ph.D.

MEN WHO FRETTED OVER THEIR HEALTH OFTEN LIVED LONGER THAN OPTIMISTS. STS.

Myth #3

YOU CAN WORRY YOURSELF TO DEATH. Actually, the opposite is true: Terman’s study clearly revealed that the best predictor of longevity in children was conscientiousness—being prudent, well organized, even somewhat obsessive. The same was true later in life. Adults who were thrifty, persistent, detail-oriented, and responsible lived the longest. Patricia, for example, “planned her work in detail” and had “deﬁnite purposes.” (And dependable doesn’t have to mean dull: Many of the most conscientious Terman subjects led exciting lives.) One of the most obvious explanations is that conscientious people do more to protect their health— for example, wearing seat belts or following doctors’ orders—and engage in fewer risky activities, like smoking, drinking to excess, abusing drugs, or driving too fast. They are not necessarily risk-averse, but they tend to be sensible in evaluating how far to push the envelope. Having this trait leads people into happier marriages, better friendships, and healthier work situations. That’s right: Conscientious people create long-life pathways for themselves. And you aren’t locked into—or out of—this trait. One Terman subject who lived to an old age scored very low in conscientiousness as a youngster. As an adult, he found a job he liked and had a very solid marriage. He became conscientious—and reaped the rewards.

more years overall. Usually, increased responsibility brings more challenges and a heavier workload, but this paradoxically correlates with long-term health. Findings were especially dramatic among the oldest participants. Continually productive men and women lived much longer than their

more laid-back comrades. A sustained work life mattered a great deal more than even their sense of happiness. So think carefully before retiring. Giving up an interesting, demanding job to live in a golf community away from your friends could actually increase the risk to your health.

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Myth #4 MORE DEGREES MEAN MORE YEARS. Not so fast. We got some big surprises when we studied the effect of education on life span. During the era when Terman participants were children, it was common for parents to enroll their kids in school early and let them skip grades. But we found that when children entered ﬁrst grade at age 5, not age 6, they often did not live as long. No single thing explained the higher risk, but because relating to classmates is so important, an early start may have launched some kids down erratic paths. As for higher education, we found that level of schooling by itself was not a very important predictor of longevity. The better-educated did tend to be healthier and live a little longer—but much more relevant than how many years of advanced formal education a person received were productivity and persistence in the face of challenges.

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FRIENDLY, OUTGOING PEOPLE THRIVE. This widely held assumption is ﬂawed. Americans tend to view extroversion as desirable—we worry if our children are shy. But our research indicates that sociable children did not, for the most part, live any longer than their more introverted classmates. John is a good example: A shy child who tried to avoid playing in large groups, he preferred chess and checkers to tag or charades. He later became a physicist and was healthy into his 90s. Why doesn’t sociability necessarily set one on a path to long life? After all, outgoing children grow up to have better social relations, and

that’s normally a sign of good health, right? In the study, children like John tended to move into stable jobs, have long-lasting marriages, and work in a responsible manner. Highly sociable people, in contrast, may be leaders in their businesses because of their enthusiasm and charm—but they’re also more likely to go along with social pressures to drink or smoke. A “people person” may often join in the dangers of the moment—and that affects longevity.

Similarly, we often hear that optimism is the secret to a healthy life. But the data suggest that cheerful, optimistic children were actually less likely to live to an old age than their more staid, sober counterparts. Cheerfulness was comparable to high blood pressure and high cholesterol as a risk factor for early death. Happiness and good health often go hand in hand—but that doesn’t mean happiness is the direct cause of good health. We found that it is usually some other set of characteristics that makes someone both happier and healthier. And optimism has a serious downside: No-worry folks may underestimate or ignore real threats and thereby fail to take precautions or follow medical advice.

BEING A STAR ATHLETE IN HIGH SCHOOL WON’T HELP YOU NEARLY AS MUCH AS BEING ACTIVE IN MIDDLE AGE.

Myth #6 JOCKS OUTLIVE NERDS. Regular physical exercise is good for your heart, no question. But if you’re athletic when young, then gradually become—and stay—sedentary in your middle years, you lose any longevity beneﬁt. Being active in middle age is the key. And exercise doesn’t have to be intense, like running long distances every day, to be effective. John, the shy scientist, loved to ski. Linda, another Terman subject who lived a long life, made time for dancing, tennis, and gardening. The important thing is to ﬁnd activities that suit you and stick with them over the long haul.

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Myth #5

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THE PEACE CORPS TURNS 50

How JFK’s

Dream Lives On By Beth Macy

Roshi Matewere with a Malawi villager in 2001 during her Peace Corps stint. Right: Kennedy with departing volunteers in 1963.

you—ask what you can do for your country.” Under the leadership of founding director Sargent Shriver (who passed away last month), the Peace Corps sent 600 volunteers to six countries that year with the mission that continues today: to spread peace and friendship. Since then, more than 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries in what some call “the toughest job you’ll ever love.” MSNBC news commentator Chris Matthews was dropped off in southern Swaziland in 1968 and told to “develop this province”—at 22 and with a year of graduateschool economics under his belt. By the end of his two years, he’d

assisted some 200 vendors and tradesmen, organized business-ed courses, and acted in a production of The Merchant of Venice. For the boy from Philly who’d never left the country before, the experience gave the returning Matthews the conﬁdence to knock on doors in Washington, D.C., leading to speechwriting Which Hollywood director is a Peace Corps veteran? See a slideshow of famous volunteers at Parade.com/peacecorps

work for President Jimmy Carter and a job as Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill’s top aide. “The Peace Corps gets you out of your rut,” Matthews says. “It’s a great challenge as a young person to walk into a village and start relating to people.” During his stint in Mali from 1988 to 1990, Tom Moriarty dug wells. “But the real thing I accomplished was forging human bonds,” says the now 44-year-old federal-government risk manager. In Mali, Moriarty got into a motorcycle accident and had to ﬂy back to the U.S. for treatment. His host mother’s ﬁrst impulse was to mail him clothes—she’d heard it was cold in America. Still, navigating the often vast cultural divides isn’t always so easy. Darlene Grant, 50, is a social-work professor currently serving in Cambodia. An African-American who spent part of her childhood in the deep South, Grant thought she’d seen enough racism to last a lifetime. So she was unprepared for the stares she got in Battambang and the derisive shouts of “K’mao!”— Khmer for “black.” Riding her bike one day, she slid into a sewer and got stuck waist-deep in sludge. Passersby stopped and laughed, but no one offered to help. The incident made Grant determined to encourage people to appreciate one another’s differences. Now, when strangers yell “K’mao!” she tells them to say “Sa’at k’mao surrii” —“beautiful black lady”—instead. After she returns to America next year, she’ll share these lessons with students. “We don’t have the luxury to be timid, to not speak up against inhumanity,” she says. But Grant’s experience points to the risks involved in joining the

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