The five reasons you might die young
Posted: Mar 8th 2008 2:34PM by Martha Edwards
Filed under: General Health, Healthy Aging
We'd all like to know that we're going to make it to our retirement and still have a few good years in us to finally enjoy some time off. But the sad reality is that many of us won't make it to those golden years, or won't have the health to enjoy it, and in many cases, this is mostly preventable.
As diet guru Julia Havey points out, there are five things that could very well keep you from enjoying you old age:
- You smoke. Haven't you heard the news? It will kill you, man.
- You don't walk enough. True, cars and elevators are great inventions, but they're also making you a little rounder in the waistline. If you have a couple of minutes to spare (come on, who doesn't?), walk.
- You eat too much saturated fat. Saturated fat is only healthy in moderate amounts. Use with caution.
- You eat too much trans fat. Unlike saturated fats, trans fats are never healthy, no matter what the amount. Rid them from your diet.
- You don't eat enough fruits and veggies. 5-10 a day, that's all it takes.
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