How To Live a Long Healthy Life

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Well, as I always point out, it really is about living a healthy lifestyle and not one single thing. So, this article at MSNBC Health should be a big help to some of you. Most of these things are lifestyle choices but some are obviously genetic. But even genetic predispositions can be mitigated by diet, exercise and other choices. So, live healthy and live smart!
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Scientists in California found that middle-aged people who did just that — for a total of about 5 hours per week — lived longer and functioned better physically and cognitively as they got older; the researchers tracked runners and nonrunners for 21 years. “What surprised us is that the runners didn’t just get less heart disease — they also developed fewer cases of cancer, neurologic diseases, and infections,” says study author Eliza Chakravarty, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. “Aerobic exercise keeps the immune system young.” If you don’t like to run, even 20 minutes a day of any activity that leaves you breathless can boost your health, she says.