Many thousands of years ago (30 to 26K) people lived many thousands of years. The main reason was that the vibration was higher because our solar system in it's orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy was closer, More light, especially more photons of higher vibration and frequency.

Humanity is emerging out of the part of the orbit of our solar system that is farthest away from the Milky Way's center. So we are just emerging from the darkest of ages in many ways.

My teacher and friend (no longer embodied) occupied his body to 110 years old - as a Cambodian Buddhist Monk - Bhante Dharmawara.