Being down half the benchmark is not a victory. Perhaps when you're swinging 10 yards as you can't react, but c'mon. There will be no inflation in the system save for the one time CPI bump from the $3,400 family of four.
Calorie restriction is really the only known way to significantly extend life at least in monkeys...has not been extensively studied in humans, but it will probably have some beneficial effects. This assumes exercise, healthy diet, etc have already been met.