Health : August 2005 Archive

Add 2.5 months: Get Some Help Around The House

Hire a helping hand around your home.
Accidents in your own home, like fires and falls, can take away about 2.5 months off your life.

Aug 31, 2005 Tips

Add 1 year: Eat 'three' chocolate bars a month!

chocolate bar

Yes, eat only three chocolate bars a month!
Imagine that eating sweets gives you an extra year while not touching the stuff will take away a year!
And the theory is: chocolate contains phenols and antioxidants that help prevent fats in the blood from clogging arteries.
And keep in mind more is less! Keep it in moderate mode; one to three bars a month.

Aug 30, 2005 Tips


Add 5 years: Ask lots of questions!

questions

Higher curiosity levels may mean better adaptation to changes, stress, or challenges.
And losing your curiosity may signal a life-shortening decline in nervous-system activity.

Aug 29, 2005 StressTips

Add 3 years: Be Close To Your Baby!

changing diapers


Change your kid’s nappies!
Being involved in your child’s day-to-day raising and activities gives you 3 extra joyful years.
Believe it or not!

Aug 28, 2005 Tips

Add 5 months: Buy a big car!

big car

A car accident will cost you 7 months, and size matters! Crashing behind the wheel of a small car costs you nearly 10 months, but behind the wheel of a big car you only lose a half of that.

Aug 27, 2005 Tips

Add 8 months: Get your old body back.

slim body

Slimming down to your normal healthy weight can give you 8 months extra.
Extra weight increases your risk of heart attack, cancer and diabetes, just to name a few.

Aug 26, 2005 Tips

Add 2.3 years: Treat your ulcer.

stomach

Treat your ulcer.
If you have stomach pain, having it checked by your GP could be a good life extending strategy.

Aug 25, 2005 Tips

Add 7 to 14 years

church

Attend your religious service twice a week.
Believe it or not, but being close to God will give you a boost to live longer!

Aug 24, 2005 Tips

Add 5 years: Keep Your Blood Pressure Low

blood pressure

Keep the bottom number of your blood pressure below 90.
And a quick way to lower your blood pressure is cut salt from your diet and exercise more.

Aug 19, 2005 Tips

Add 2.5 years: Have your colon checked!

colon


Colon cancer is one of the increasing causes of death, so keep that appointment with your doctor, and get screened for the disease.

Aug 18, 2005 Tips

Add 9 years: Eat Less Meat

meat

Eat meat no more than 3 times a week!
Replacing the meat in your diet with Soya products and vegetables can increase your life expectancy by up to 13%, but you don’t have to cut down on meat completely, just decrease you meat portions to around 115g three times a week.

Aug 15, 2005 Tips

Add 4 years: Keep your cholesterol levels down!

cholesterol

Whatever it takes; diet, exercise or medicine.
Bringing down high levels of cholesterol to the moderate ( 6.09mmol/l )will buy you an extra 6 months. While dropping it to the low range of ( 5.1mmol/l ) will buy you around 4 years. Have a talk to your general practitioner after you read this article.

1 Comment Aug 13, 2005 Tips

Add 25 days: Play the right sport!

swimming


Forget boxing or rugby, try hang gliding or swimming, try games that get you to relax and get away from the stress of life.

Aug 11, 2005 StressTips

Add 2 to 3 years: Cut Back on Alcohol

alcohol

Cut back on your alcohol intake! (For those who do drink)
The moderate intake of alcohol, which also is supposed to increase life expectancy, is about 1 drink per day.

Aug 10, 2005 Tips