Throughout the history of mankind, the best minds have persistently tried to learn the secrets of longevity. The results of recent studies show that the simplest actions that many of us perform daily can help in this matter, thereby strengthening our health.
We present you the top 10 simple things that will increase your chances of living a long life.
10. Clean your apartment regularly
To begin with, at least half an hour of physical activity a day every day reduces the risk of developing coronary heart disease, which comes first among the causes of sudden death in people of working age. If you don’t have the opportunity to devote so much time to going to the gym, then you can just clean up in your house. Physical activity of this kind brings many benefits not only to your home, but also to your health.
9. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
When nothing violates your comfort, you feel confident and calm. However, such a feeling not only improves mood, but also helps to prolong life. Ph.D. David Rosenbaum insists on this. The scientist is confident that wearing comfortable shoes improves health and prevents the development of diseases that can lead to premature death.
8. Go to the same doctor
According to English researchers, if the same doctor has been engaged in your health for a long time, then you have a lot of chances to live longer than your peers. This is due to the fact that for many years of working with a patient, doctors have time to thoroughly study its features, and therefore quickly navigate when any negative changes in their health occur. The new doctor will have to spend much more time studying the patient’s history and, accordingly, making the diagnosis.
7. Do not lie on the couch
Another interesting discovery of recent years - it turns out that the habit of spending leisure time lying on the couch can reduce life expectancy by an average of three years. Therefore, the calls of doctors to observe at least the minimum level of physical activity have a completely objective basis. Frequent rest on the couch not only increases the risk of developing obesity and cardiovascular disease, but also threatens the occurrence of insomnia.
6. Watch the work of the stomach and intestines
According to a well-known theory: we are what we eat. So our digestive system has a huge impact on the functioning of the body as a whole. Of great importance for the proper functioning of the intestine is its microflora, which consists of many beneficial bacteria. These microorganisms are actively involved in metabolic processes occurring in the digestive system, therefore, imbalance in the microflora leads to poor absorption of many valuable nutrients, from which all organs and systems will suffer. That is why in order to increase life expectancy in a healthy state, it is important to take care of your gastrointestinal tract.
5. Plan your budget and save money for a rainy day.
Not only financial experts, but also psychologists often talk about the interdependence between the material condition of a person and his well-being. As it turned out, such an opinion is worth considering. A research team from the United States found that for people older than 50 years old who suddenly lost a substantial amount of money or lost their expensive property, the probability of sudden death almost doubled.
First of all, this is due to the negative impact of stress suffered as a result of any major loss. It is also worth considering that when people have significantly reduced income levels, they can no longer take good care of their health and pay much attention to it. Therefore, experts recommend starting to prepare for retirement in at least 10 years.
4. Work hard
According to expert observations, a long life filled with bright events is lived by people who are used to working hard to achieve their goals. Those of us who like to indulge in laziness and amuse ourselves with futile dreams, according to statistics, live less, and in old age are subject to the development of a wide variety of ailments.
3. Eat More Fat
According to the results of scientific research published by the Association of Epidemiology and Prevention of Heart Diseases of the USA, it can be concluded that people who systematically eat foods containing monounsaturated fats (e.g. olive oil, avocados, nuts, etc.) are reduced by almost 15% risk of sudden death due to acute heart or vascular insufficiency.
If you add animal fats to your normal diet, including vegetable fats, which include dairy products, butter, eggs, all kinds of meat, fish, etc., this will help reduce the likelihood of death from heart disease by almost a quarter.
2. Communicate more with people who understand you
Long life is more often lived by those people who value the company of their friends and relatives, who are ready, if necessary, to "shoulder up" and share joy. At the same time, the number of such close people is not critical, because the main thing is that you get real pleasure from talking with friends, and how many there will be ten or only one is up to you.
1. Sleep longer on weekends
Many of us have long complied with this recommendation without any coercion. The well-known Scandinavian researcher Torbion Akerstedt found that the habit of sleeping long at the weekend prevents the development of many somatic pathologies. Therefore, now you can absolutely wake up on Saturday and Sunday 2-3 hours later, because you can’t buy health, but things will wait.