Factors that can help you live healthier and stay alive for longer

Adopting healthier lifestyles and habits is a sure way to add more years to your life. What you eat, what you drink, what you do and don’t do, all affect your lifespan.


Here are three ways to help you live longer.


1. Eat more veggies

The kind of food one eats has a direct impact on how long you live. Unhealthy foods like sugar and fat can reduce your live span significantly. However, healthy options like fruits and vegetables which contain essential nutrients for muscle repair and growth will ensure that you live healthier and longer. Dietary fiber from vegetables, as part of an overall healthy diet, helps reduce blood cholesterol levels and may lower risk of heart disease.


2. Check your blood pressure

An optimal blood pressure level is 120/80mmHg or lower, and high blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or higher no matter your age. The lower your blood pressure the lower your risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke and kidney disease will be. It is necessary to know your blood pressure and how to deal with it in case it is higher than normal.


3. Find a stress reliever

One of the reasons why people age faster is because of stress. Stress can come from so many places. From work, home, school, even relationships and family. What you need is a stress reliever or what we call a happy place. This can be any person or place where you can be yourself and de-stress. If it is a nice beach, go there and just relax. If it is someone you love or care about, make time and enjoy the person’s company. This is a sure way to help you live longer.