TOP 20 TIPS FOR A LONGER LIFE
(PART 4 OF 4)
16. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables
· It can help ward off heart disease and stroke, control blood pressure and cholesterol, and prevent some types of cancer.
· It is recommended to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
17. Nature of job matters
· Research suggests a strong relationship between how long people live and the nature of their jobs.
· Life expectancy for males in the professional groups is more than that for those in the unskilled manual groups.
· The gap between the social classes is smaller for women than for men.
18. Have a happy marriage
· Married people tend to have better health than unmarried people.
· A happy marriage tends to offer encouragement, support, and protection from daily problems.
· They are also more able to handle stress better as a result.
19. Be optimistic
· People with a positive outlook on life can actually live longer.
· Researchers found that optimistic people decreased their risk of early death by 50 per cent compared with those who leaned more towards pessimism.
20. Eat chocolate
· Chocolate contains flavanoids and antioxidantswhich have positive health benefits.
· Flavanoids aid cardiovascular health, while antioxidants are believed to prevent or delay certain damage to the body’s cells and tissues.
· Dark chocolate is considered best as it contains more than twice as many antioxidants as a bar of milk chocolate, and has fewer calories.
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