With that in mind, a Chicago-based documentary filmmaker recently explored exercise, calorie restriction, ki energy techniques, yoga, cryonics and other facets of the pursuit of longevity.
Living a long, full life is a goal that most people set for themselves, but actually making that ambition a reality is easier said than done. With that in mind, a Chicago-based documentary filmmaker recently explored exercise, calorie restriction, ki energy techniques, yoga, cryonics and other facets of the pursuit of longevity.
Called How to Live Forever, the movie was released in May 2011. According to the Internet Movie Database, the film has grossed fairly little so far, but critics are pronouncing it a fairly comprehensive look at how humans go about trying to live longer, healthier lives.
Moviemaker Mark Wexler helmed the project. He is the son of legendary cinematographer and Chicago documentarian Haskell Wexler, who won the last Academy Award for Best Black and White Cinematography for his work on the film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The younger Wexler interviewed a number of people for the film, some of them experts and others eccentrics.
For instance, one of the documentary's primary subjects is Buster Martin, a 101-year-old marathon runner who drinks nothing but beer and smokes cigarettes, according to Wired.com. This rather outre character told Wexler that key to becoming a centenarian is, among other things, to avoid tea and water.
Not all of the movie's subjects give such off advice. In addition to looking into cryonics, robotics and complex nutritional systems, Wexler himself tried Chicago yoga classes as part of his own attempt to get healthier.
Several studies published in the journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences have suggested that yoga, breathing exercises and tai chi may contribute to a healthy, potentially life-lengthening daily regimen.
One of these reports noted that "there is abundant evidence in the scientiļ¬c and medical literatures that the diligent practice of certain yoga-meditational regimens can lead to a spectrum of health enhancements, ranging from modest to profound."
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