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Early Retirement or normal Retirement, which is better?
Having the right job can keep you physically active, give you a purpose in life, stimulate creativity, and socially engaged, all the essential elements for longevity and brain health. A study explored early retirement in terms of long life, and brain health. It suggested that early retirement may contribute to early death.
The study found that retired, healthy individuals are eleven percent less likely to die early. In addition to it, those with health problems, also lived longer, if they delayed retirement compared to early retirees. Another study found that normal retirement can prevent Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
Even though, this study outlines the benefits of retiring later in life, in an alternative study, from another country, it is not retirement age that affects longevity, but rather the health of that person when they retire. Variations in study results indicate a fundamental problem with this type of study.
It becomes difficult to determine, as to which came first, whether it was the retirement of the individual, or his health issues. The other problem is that pensions affect different groups of people in a different manner. This is why some may retire early, while others may retire later.
Having the right job can keep you physically active, give you a purpose in life, stimulate creativity, and socially engaged, all the essential elements for longevity and brain health. A study explored early retirement in terms of long life, and brain health. It suggested that early retirement may contribute to early death.
The study found that retired, healthy individuals are eleven percent less likely to die early. In addition to it, those with health problems, also lived longer, if they delayed retirement compared to early retirees. Another study found that normal retirement can prevent Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
Even though, this study outlines the benefits of retiring later in life, in an alternative study, from another country, it is not retirement age that affects longevity, but rather the health of that person when they retire. Variations in study results indicate a fundamental problem with this type of study.
It becomes difficult to determine, as to which came first, whether it was the retirement of the individual, or his health issues. The other problem is that pensions affect different groups of people in a different manner. This is why some may retire early, while others may retire later.