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SOME TIPS FOR LONGEVITY

Douglas Jasch

Here you have
nine interesting
steps for longevity
.

 

Your chances of staying healthy and living for a long time can be improved if you read these nine steps and try to put them in practice:

1.

Watch your diet.
Avoid animal fats, hydrogenated fats and nitrates.

2.

Manage stress.
Exercise, meditate, go to counselling. Studies show those who live the longest don't worry or obsess over negative thoughts.

3.

Live near your family and friends.
Emotional support can alleviate stress and reduce illness.

4.

Exercise your mind.
Taking up
new challenges, doing crosswords or playing musical instruments all help to keep our minds sharp.

5.

Exercise.
Strength training three times a week will boost muscle mass
and keep bones strong and backs straight.

6.

Take vitamins.
Both vitamins E and selenium are antioxidants that might reduce ageing damage.

7.

Quit smoking.
You know all about this problem, don't you?

8.

Take care of your teeth.
Daily brushing and flossing can prevent gum disease, which releases toxins into the bloodstream that may contribute to heart disease.

9.

Wear sunscreen.
After all, if you live to be 100 you don't want to look it.  

Source: Think in English

GLOSSARY

healthy: free from disease, having good health(sano/a)
to put them in practice
: to translate these ideas into action
(de ponerlos en práctica)
counselling
: sessions with a psychologist
(sesiones de sicología)
emotional support: emotional help or assistance
(la ayuda emocional)  
taking up: starting. accepting
(asumir, comenzar)  
challenges : tests of your ability
(desafíos)  
sharp: active, alive
(activas)  
wlll boost: will improve, will increase
(mejorará, aumentará)  
bones: rigid connective tissues that make up the skeleton of vertebrates
(huesos)  

backs: posterior parts of human bodies from the neck to the end of the spine (espaldas)
straight
: erected
(derechas, no encorvadas)
ageing damage: damage due to the organic process of growing older (daños por envejecimiento)
quit: give up, stop (deja de)  
gum disease: infection of the skin which surrounds your teeth
(inflamación de encías) 
bloodstream: flow of blood in the body, veins and arteries
(flujo sanguíneo)    
to look it: have the appearance of someone who is 100 years old
(tener la apariencia de un centenario)  

 

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