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Live longer in good health and you will have a chance to extend your healthy life even further
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As people grow older, they can benefit from paying attention to food, exercise, sleep and stress.
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Eating well and exercising, plus taking care of your stress and sleeping patterns go a long way towards preserving good health. Ray & Terry include these steps, as well as attentive medical care and personal research, in their TRANSCEND steps towards longer healthy life. Delete the scoop?
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Following a healthy lifestyle can lead to a significantly longer life, even among people who are already well into their 70s, new research shows.
This study followed people in their mid-70s and older for almost twenty years. Researchers found a strong association between lifestyle and life expectancy.
"Physical activity was the single biggest predictor of longevity." Delete the scoop?
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LONDON (Reuters) - People who have highly demanding jobs and little freedom to make decisions are 23 percent more likely to have a heart attack compared with their less stressed out colleagues, according.
Perspective is needed, though. About 3% of heart attacks may come from work stress, but 36% come from smoking and 12% from sedentary living.
If you or someone you know can say 'yes' to 2+ of these points, lifestyle changes are in order.
-I work too hard, my job stresses me out -I spend long hours sitting at my desk -I rarely exercise -I take cigarette breaks during the day -I eat fast food or prepackaged food almost everyday
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Some two-thirds of cancer are caused by lifestyle choices, says Otis Brawley, chief medical offer of the American Cancer Society.
But routine screening, which causes over-diagnosing, is not the answer. Delete the scoop?
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