Chopra, in Ageless Body, Timeless Mind reports a study done at UCLA over 5 1/2 years that indicates 7 simple lifestyle habits to a healthy and long-lasting life. How many are you doing?
1. Sleeping 7 or 8 hours a night (Yes-in bed by 10:30)
2. Eating breakfast almost every day (Yes-Love my egg and toast)
3. Not eating between meals (Oops-I snack on unsalted, organic mixed nuts, otherwise No!)
4. Normal weight-not more than 5% underweigt and no more than 10-20% overweight (Not sure about the %)
5. Regular physical activity (Yes-Love the Jillian Michaels program)
6. Moderate drinking-no more than 2 alcoholic drinks a day (Oops-If it's the weekend then, no...the week, yes)
7. Never smoke cigarettes (No-But I quit 6 years ago)
If you are only doing 3 of these healthy lifestyle habits, don't fret, because the study showed that doing just 3 of these increased the average life by 21.6 years (in the study). That's encouraging! It also showed that genetics had less to do with aging (both sets of parents alive to age 80 only increases one's life expectancy by about 3 years). I love the fact that this study shows us, we have a choice on how we choose to live our lives.
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