Making key changes to your lifestyle can keep you looking younger and healthier.
It's obvious to everyone, that lack of exercise, drinking too much, smoking and being over weight is going to create health problems. But, do we really consider what they actual affects of these will have in increases our chances of dying early.
A group of researchers from the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health and Human Services, joined together to examine this question. They've been looking at the many factors which may possibly influence the life expectancy of older women, either by increasing or decreasing it.
The team of researchers said, "Our goal was to assess the relative strength and joint contributions of factors on the risk of death in postmenopausal women". Specifically they looked at factors affecting life expectancy that could be modified easily through, for example, a change in diet or increase in exercise.
What's required for a long life?
It was a large study, made up of almost 18,000 women with an average of 68.
Looking at those factors that were considered high risk, and yet could be easily changed, the researchers highlighted: being overweight, with fat around the abdominal region, smoking, having high blood pressure and being unfit.
Ways to reduce these risk factors.
The study showed that fortunately, a few simple changes to your lifestyle can have a major impact on your overall health and life expectancy.
Including:
Begin exercising. All forms of exercise are good for you, in moderation of course. And did you know that even just a 30 minute walk each day has been proven to lower blood pressure, reduce the progression of dementia and diabetes, reduces depression and anxiety, as well as reducing arthritic pain. It also helps you lose weight, which takes us to the next points.
Drop a few dress sizes. The researchers noted in the study, that it's good to lose that 'tummy fat', as according to results of other studies, carrying fat around the waist is a key factor in increasing the risk of heart disease.
Balancing high blood pressure, this can be achieved by exercise, cutting back on sugary, salty and fatty foods, and by not smoking.
Quit smoking. For smokers, giving up dramatically reduces the risks of cancers and heart disease. It's never too late.
From these four, smoking was highlighted as particularly detrimental to your health, causing 25% of the cancer deaths in women. The researchers went on to say: "The strong association of smoking with mortality is a critical reminder that smoking is the most important modifiable risk factor that physicians and society should address, even in older women." (Arch Intern Med 2006;2469-77)
It's obvious to everyone, that lack of exercise, drinking too much, smoking and being over weight is going to create health problems. But, do we really consider what they actual affects of these will have in increases our chances of dying early.
A group of researchers from the National Cancer Institute and the National Institutes of Health and Human Services, joined together to examine this question. They've been looking at the many factors which may possibly influence the life expectancy of older women, either by increasing or decreasing it.
The team of researchers said, "Our goal was to assess the relative strength and joint contributions of factors on the risk of death in postmenopausal women". Specifically they looked at factors affecting life expectancy that could be modified easily through, for example, a change in diet or increase in exercise.
What's required for a long life?
It was a large study, made up of almost 18,000 women with an average of 68.
Looking at those factors that were considered high risk, and yet could be easily changed, the researchers highlighted: being overweight, with fat around the abdominal region, smoking, having high blood pressure and being unfit.
Ways to reduce these risk factors.
The study showed that fortunately, a few simple changes to your lifestyle can have a major impact on your overall health and life expectancy.
Including:
Begin exercising. All forms of exercise are good for you, in moderation of course. And did you know that even just a 30 minute walk each day has been proven to lower blood pressure, reduce the progression of dementia and diabetes, reduces depression and anxiety, as well as reducing arthritic pain. It also helps you lose weight, which takes us to the next points.
Drop a few dress sizes. The researchers noted in the study, that it's good to lose that 'tummy fat', as according to results of other studies, carrying fat around the waist is a key factor in increasing the risk of heart disease.
Balancing high blood pressure, this can be achieved by exercise, cutting back on sugary, salty and fatty foods, and by not smoking.
Quit smoking. For smokers, giving up dramatically reduces the risks of cancers and heart disease. It's never too late.
From these four, smoking was highlighted as particularly detrimental to your health, causing 25% of the cancer deaths in women. The researchers went on to say: "The strong association of smoking with mortality is a critical reminder that smoking is the most important modifiable risk factor that physicians and society should address, even in older women." (Arch Intern Med 2006;2469-77)
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