It's not that hard to live to be 100

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

For several weeks, the European press has been discussing the third wedding of the Duchess of Alba. The 85-year-old Spanish aristocrat amazed the audience with her cheerfulness - she danced flamenco at the celebration, and generally behaved like a young bride. In principle, any of us, having reached the age of a duchess, can feel no worse. As Professor Clyde Yancy assures, observing a number of simple rules, a modern person can live up to 100 years, or even more.

Simple advice from the ex-president of the American Heart Association is designed to prevent the disease and add at least an extra ten years. According to the Canadian Heart Foundation, each year people lose about 250,000 years that they could have lived. Heart disease and stroke, one of the top three causes of death in Canada, keep them from using their rightful years. In Russia, in Moscow alone, 50 people suffer a stroke a year. It is estimated that every hour, the capital's hospitals admit four patients with stroke.

“These recommendations can add 40-50 years of life. Increases your chances of living with a healthy heart, avoiding stroke and other chronic diseases, even cancer, by 90%. If we start to implement them from today, early mortality will be defeated by 2020,”says Yensi.

The essence of the professor's recommendations is as follows: firstly, an active lifestyle significantly improves well-being and the body's ability to resist diseases. Inactivity, lack of movement takes four whole years.

Secondly, you need to monitor the level of cholesterol in the blood. It is he who promotes the formation of plaques, which clog blood vessels and interfere with normal blood flow.

Eating right is the third tip. Many people prefer to absorb food as needed, often ignore recommendations for a special diet. Meanwhile, you need to monitor your diet, writes Ytro.ru. More vegetables and fruits, healthy grains such as wheat, rye and oats.

Remember to keep an eye on your blood pressure. Increased blood pressure is often referred to as the "silent killer" and may not always be noticed. However, it gradually shortens life. By monitoring the pressure, you can take timely measures to reduce it. This will reduce the risk of having a stroke by 40% and a heart attack by 25%.

If you have been diagnosed with diabetes, be especially careful about your blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Diabetes increases the risk of high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, and coronary heart disease.

Finally, give up tobacco forever. Not only smokers die prematurely, but also those who inhale smoke while being around. More than 37,000 Canadians die each year long before their due date.

“We know how to beat stroke and heart disease. It is necessary for people to realize that the advice is extremely simple and everyone can follow it,”concluded Jensi.