1. Live healthy, live longer
Making just a few changes in your lifestyle
can help you live longer.
A recent study found that four bad behaviors—smoking, drinking too much alcohol, not exercising, and not eating enough fruits and veggies—can hustle you into an early grave, and, in effect, age you by as many as 12 years.Fortunately, you can do something to correct these and other unhealthy behaviors. Adopt the following nine habits to keep your body looking and feeling young.
A recent study found that four bad behaviors—smoking, drinking too much alcohol, not exercising, and not eating enough fruits and veggies—can hustle you into an early grave, and, in effect, age you by as many as 12 years.Fortunately, you can do something to correct these and other unhealthy behaviors. Adopt the following nine habits to keep your body looking and feeling young.
2. Don't overeat
If you want to live to 100, leaving a little
bit of food on your plate may be a good idea. Author Dan Buettner, who studies
longevity around the world, found that the oldest Japanese people stop eating
when they are feeling only about 80% full.St. Louis University researchers have
confirmed that eating less helps you age slower; in a 2008 study they found
that limiting calories lowered production of T3, a thyroid hormone that slows
metabolism—and speeds up the aging process.
3. Get busy
Having satisfying sex two to three times per
week can add as many as three years to your life. Getting busy can burn an
impressive amount of calories—sometimes as much as running for 30 minutes.
(Which would you rather do?). Regular sex may also lower your blood pressure,
improve your sleep, boost your immunity, and protect your heart.
4. Turn off the TV
Too much time in front of the boob tube can
take a serious toll on your health. In fact, a 2010 study found that people who watched four or more hours a
day were 46% more likely to die from any cause than people who watched less
than two hours a day.Even cutting back a little can help; each additional hour
you watch increases your overall risk of dying by 11% and dying from heart
disease by 18%.
5. Drink in moderation
Women who have two or more drinks a day and
men who have three or more may run into detrimental effects ranging from weight
gain to relationship problems. But in smaller quantities, alcohol can actually
be good for you. A 2010 study in the Journal of the American College of
Cardiology linked light drinking (defined as one drink a day for women and
two for men) to significant heart benefits.
6. Don’t smoke
Quitting smoking is perhaps the single most important
thing you can do for your health—and your life span. A study published in the American
Journal of Public Health found that women who quit smoking by age 35 add
roughly six to eight years to their lives.It’s never too late to kick the
habit. Quitting can slow disease and increase survival odds even in smokers who
have already caused significant damage to their lungs, like those with early
lung cancer or COPD.
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