1. Know your blood pressure. 115/76 ideal.
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Benefit: 9 years younger
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2. Take a walk, 30 minutes a day.
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Benefit: 1.7 years younger
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3. Take one-half of a regular 325 mg.
aspirin or two baby aspirins every day
with a glass of water.
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Benefit: 0.9 years younger after 90 days
2.2 years younger after 3 years
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4. Floss and brush daily.
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Benefit: 6.4 years younger
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5. Avoid second-hand smoke. (1 hour of
exposure is the same as smoking 4
cigarettes yourself)
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Loss: 6.9 years older
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6. Eat non-fried fish three times a week
(or take distilled fish oil pills)
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Benefit: up to 3 years younger
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7. Get a good night's sleep. (Men: 7-8
hours; Women 6.5-7 hours)
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Benefit: 3 years younger
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8. Become a lifelong learner and
challenge yourself with games.
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Benefit:2.5 years younger
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9.Manage your finances and live below
your means.
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Financial stress. Loss: 8 years younger
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10. Relieve stress by learning a stress
reduction technique. (Deep breaths lying
down 10 a day)
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Benefit: 6 years younger
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11. Learn to read food labels. (Avoid
saturated and trans fats and simple
sugars.)
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Benefit: 3.6 years younger
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12. Get 400 IU of Vitamin D from food or
vitamins a day.
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Benefit: 1.1 years younger
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13. Call a friend.
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Benefit: 8 years younger
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14. Get 800 mcg. of folate from food or
supplements.
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Benefit: 1.2 years younger
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15. Eat Flavonoids.
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Benefit: 1.9 years younger for men
0.8 years younger for women
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16. Keep immunizations current
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17. Have sex. (Men: quantity; Women;
quality)
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Benefit: 1.6 to 8 years younger
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18. Have safe sex.
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Loss: 5-8 years older for unprotected sex
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19. Wash your hands and food frequently.
(Wash foods three times in luke warm
water. Shaking hands - the leading way
viruses are transported)
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Benefit: 0.4 years younger
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20. Eat five servings of fruit and four of
veggies a day.
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Benefit: 1.4 years younger
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21. Walk 30 minutes a day.
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Benefit: 1.7 years younger
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22. Do ten minutes of weight training
three times a week. (lunges, crunches,
push-ups)
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Benefit: 1.7 years younger
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23a. Take calcium to keep your bones
young. (600 mg. twice a day)
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Benefit 0.5 years younger
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23b. Get enough magnesium. (400 mg. a
day)
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Benefit: 0.9 years younger
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24. Don't take unnecessary vitamins and
supplements and clean your shelf of old
ones (Don't take too much Vitamin A, only
2,500 IU a day)
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Loss: 1.7 years older.
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25. Eat an ounce of nuts a day. (All nuts
are good. Walnuts are best; contain more
Omega 3 than others. Eat 2-6 before lunch
and 6 before dinner.)
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Benefit: 4 years younger
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26. Enjoy healthy fat before each meal
(Slows stomach from emptying, feel full
longer)
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Benefit: 1.8 years younger
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27. Avoid all white food.
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Benefit: 3.4 years younger
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28. Enjoy coffee. (Lowers risks of
Alzheimer or Parkinson's diseases. Side
effects: stimulates migraines, too fast
heartbeats, gastric upset and anxiety).
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Benefit: 0.3 years younger
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29. Eat breakfast daily.
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Benefit 1.1 years younger
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30. Take all necessary medicines and the
way they are prescribed.
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Benefit: 0.7 years younger
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31. Wear a helmet when riding a bike.
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Benefit: 1 year younger if ride a bike five times
a month
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