Again and again, research confirms that simple, low-tech health choices are the most effective means of restoring and maintaining good health, slowing physical and mental decline, and staving off death until a full natural life has been lived.
By avoiding cigarettes, exercising regularly, eating healthily and keeping weight in check, 55% of early deaths from chronic diseases could be avoided.
Following all four lifestyle tips could cut 44% of cancer deaths and 72% of cardiovascular deaths, the study of nearly 80,000 nurses suggests.
Here’s the link for the BBC story and here’s the one for the BMJ article. The study, though, is from the Harvard School of Public Health, over on this side of the big pond.
The information the researchers uncovered is no surprise. It restates something we’ve known for quite a while. The problem (and the opportunity) is that these self-care approaches only work if people actually use them.
