I came across an interesting info and I wanted to share it!
“If you had a 1 in 100 chance of winning the lottery, you would be optimistic about winning and would play every week.
If I told you that you had 1 in 4 chance of dying from cancer or a 1 in 4 chance of dying from a heart attack- we say ” It wont happen to me”
The fact is that cancer, heart attacks and strokes will kill almost 2 out of every 3 people. For the most part, this can be prevented by simple lifestyle changes.
I look at it this way, if we live, eat and exercise (or not) like everyone else, then we will likely die like everyone else! We are designed to live healthy up to 120 years while most will die before age 80.
The Prescription? Simple- Eat a lot of fruits and vegetables every day. Minimize meat to a few times a week, if at all. Get at least 150 minutes of exercise each week. It is important that you get your heart pumping. Break a sweat! Take quality vitamins. Have your doctor check your cholesterol, triglycerides, blood sugar, vitamin D level (90% of us are deficient), homocysteine and cardiac CRP. Also, get your Body mass index (BMI) under 25 (measure your BMI here). Men should keep alcohol to less than 2 drinks per day and women less than 1.
Best of Luck!
I agree a healthy diet and lifestyle is the key to a long and healthy life. You don’t have to be boring about it either. Just remember, all things in moderation, but a little bit of what you fancy does you good.
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It is really all about perspective. We like to kid ourselves about a lot in this culture, but when you talk about odds it really brings it home. I also agree that it is about balance, about doing enough of the good healthy stuff so that you increase your longevity odds, but not be so concerned that you stop living.
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