7 Steps to a long and healthy life - Seven simple steps could give even those already well into middle-age a very good chance of reaching 90 - or even 100 - according to American cardiologist Dr Clyde Yancy. Here they are in full.
1.Be active
Inactivity can shave almost four years off a person's expected lifespan. People who are physically inactive are twice as likely to be at risk for heart disease or stroke. Although the protective effect of exercise on cardiovascular disease is well known, it is less widely appreciated that physical activity significantly reduces the risk of a range of cancers as well.
2.Know your cholesterol levels and keep them under control
Two-thirds of British adults have raised cholesterol, according to the charity Heart UK, which can lead to the build up of fatty deposits in your arteries - increasing your risk for heart disease and stroke. Official guidelines recommend that adults should have at most a total cholesterol reading of 5.0, but the national average is 5.7.
3. Have a healthy diet
Healthy eating is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health - yet the Department of Health recently warned that the average British adult consumes 10 per cent too many calories daily. Our diet also tends to be too high in fat, sugar and salt, and too low in fruit and vegetables that contain fibre and essential vitamins and minerals.
4. Know your blood pressure and keep it under control:
About a third of British adults are thought to have high blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart attack and heart failure, stroke and kidney disease, while there is growing evidence it contributes towards dementia as well.
5. Achieve and maintain a healthy weight:
Some 60 per cent of British adults are either overweight or obese - major risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Being obese can reduce your life span by almost four years.
6. Keep diabetes-free, or keep it under control.
About 2.5 million Britons already have diabetes, of which nine out of 10 have Type 2, which is brought on by - amongst other things - eating too much and exercising too little. Diabetes increases the risk of high blood pressure, atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries), coronary artery disease and stroke, particularly if blood sugar levels are poorly controlled.
7. Don't smoke.
Smoking causes about 90 per cent of deaths from lung cancer, which claims about 35,000 lives a year in Britain, making it the country's biggest cancer killer. It also causes about 80 per cent of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema, according to the anti-smoking charity Ash, and about 17 per cent of deaths from heart disease. Stopping smoking immediately decreases the risk of heart disease and stroke. ( telegraph.co.uk )
1.Be active
Inactivity can shave almost four years off a person's expected lifespan. People who are physically inactive are twice as likely to be at risk for heart disease or stroke. Although the protective effect of exercise on cardiovascular disease is well known, it is less widely appreciated that physical activity significantly reduces the risk of a range of cancers as well.
2.Know your cholesterol levels and keep them under control
Two-thirds of British adults have raised cholesterol, according to the charity Heart UK, which can lead to the build up of fatty deposits in your arteries - increasing your risk for heart disease and stroke. Official guidelines recommend that adults should have at most a total cholesterol reading of 5.0, but the national average is 5.7.
3. Have a healthy diet
Healthy eating is one of the most important things you can do to improve your health - yet the Department of Health recently warned that the average British adult consumes 10 per cent too many calories daily. Our diet also tends to be too high in fat, sugar and salt, and too low in fruit and vegetables that contain fibre and essential vitamins and minerals.
4. Know your blood pressure and keep it under control:
About a third of British adults are thought to have high blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart attack and heart failure, stroke and kidney disease, while there is growing evidence it contributes towards dementia as well.
5. Achieve and maintain a healthy weight:
Some 60 per cent of British adults are either overweight or obese - major risk factors for heart disease and stroke. Being obese can reduce your life span by almost four years.
6. Keep diabetes-free, or keep it under control.
About 2.5 million Britons already have diabetes, of which nine out of 10 have Type 2, which is brought on by - amongst other things - eating too much and exercising too little. Diabetes increases the risk of high blood pressure, atherosclerosis (narrowing of the arteries), coronary artery disease and stroke, particularly if blood sugar levels are poorly controlled.
7. Don't smoke.
Smoking causes about 90 per cent of deaths from lung cancer, which claims about 35,000 lives a year in Britain, making it the country's biggest cancer killer. It also causes about 80 per cent of deaths from bronchitis and emphysema, according to the anti-smoking charity Ash, and about 17 per cent of deaths from heart disease. Stopping smoking immediately decreases the risk of heart disease and stroke. ( telegraph.co.uk )
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