Want to to live to 100? The odds of reaching this centenarian milestone is building. If our genes determine our life span, history has shown us that our life style influences our genes.
In the days of Julius Caesar life expectancy was a mere 35, by the Middle Ages it had risen to 48. In the early 1900s to present day it has grown from 75 to 85. Life expectancy is inching towards the ‘life touchstone’ of 100. Centenarians are growing at a rate of 5.5% annually.
So! What are the chances of you living to 100?
Plagues, pandemics and a dishful of diseases have always beset themselves on mankind. However, there are those who say that some of our present maladies are unwittingly self-inflicted.
Today, strokes, heart disease and cancer are our biggest killers and experts tell us a lot of it is preventable!
Relax, it is not all bad and perhaps you do not care that the Vanilla ice cream you are licking has beaver anal extract in it. Yes really, in ice creams, puddings, sauces and who knows what else. Check it out here on YouTube with Jamie Oliver on the Letterman Show.
Use this site ‘Live Healthy Live Longer” to take control of your life. Be aware of what is in your food, how it can influence your life and your children. Strive for that not so impossible DREAM of 100.
Steps to a better lifestyle:
The Food you eat – Avoid the TRANS FATS, Sugars and MSG.
They are detrimental to your health, and until you do this you will have trouble losing those pounds.
Lose weight naturally and keep it off. …………Read our page!
Let’s get Physical – Out-door activities and Workouts. These are important – be active have Fun, avoid the couch - make your body sweat.
Protect your self from falls in retirement years………Read our page!
Stress – How to handle it - A lot of inter-relationship stress cannot be avoided until you remedy the situation, by a change of attitude or move away. Creating self goals, adjusting your diet and exercise can help. Reaching out for support from others also can alleviate much of the stress………….. Read our page
Sleep – Our world ticks 24 hours a day and 25% of people work some type of Shift…. Page under development
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