What’s the secret of living a long life?The reserchers in Harvard University have experimented on 600 people for 60 years.Hereinafter listed the secrets they have found out.If you follow all of these, theoretically,you can live to 112!
+1.8 years Be a success
A higher status in society can lead to a longer life.The scientists with the Nobel Prize can live more than 1.8 years approximately than those who just be named.The actors with Oscar Prize also tend to live longer than those who don’t.
+2 years Eat chocolate
There are abundant of antioxidant in chocolate,especially in black chocolate.Antioxidant does good to heart,therefore,chocolate-loving people tent to live 2 more years than those don’t.
+3 years Have faith; make friends
Revealed by reserchers,worshipping can relax people.The friendship cultivated in Church can also increase the anti-pressure ability.People don’t interested in participating in social activities and travelling have a 20% higher rate of dying early than those who do.
+3.6 years Eat less meat
People who seldom eat meat may live more 3.6 years than those who love to eat meat.Vegetarians just absorb a little Saturated fatty acids,what’s more,they obtain much antioxidant through fruits and vegetables,thus living a long life.
+3.7 years Participate in activities frequently
Participating in various activities may help you to live more 1.3~3.7 years.Activities creat a positive effect on people’s physical and mental aspects.Moreover,they have a lower rate of being fat.
+4 years Drink within measure
Drinking red wine within measure regularly helps to make men live 4 more years on account of its preventing hematopexis and doing good to heart.
+4.1 years Control blood pressure and cholesterin
A normal level of blood pressure and cholesterin can extend life span for 4.1 years.
+5 years Receive education and play golf
Higher education can make women live 5 more years.Compared with women,men can live 7.8 more years.People who play golf regularly can also live at least 5 more years than those who don’t.Because playing golf can practice our bodies and the interpersonal communication does good to health as well.
+6.6 years Eat healthily
Eating healthily leads to 6.6 more years living.We should absorb some black chocolate,almond,fruits,vegetables,garlic and red wine everyday.What’s more,we should eat fish 4 times a week.This kind of diet can prevent us from Cardiovascular disease thus living longer.
+7 years Lose weight
Resercher have found out that a 40-year-old fat person will live 7 years less.Comparatively speaking,if one’s weight increases less than 5 pounds from 20 to middle age,their chance of having sugar diabetes, heart disease and gall-stone is 1/3 compared with those whose weight have increase for 11 to 12 pounds.
+7.5 years Keep a positive attitude
People who keep a positive attitude can live 7.5 more years than those who always complain. Optimists enjoy a 55% rate less of dying early than others.
+10 years Don’t smoke
A man of no-smoking can live 10 more years at least than those who have 20 cigarettes a day.If one get rid of smoking when he’s 35, it means that he can live 5.1 more years.
+10 years Marriage(For man)
Revealed by a research in Chicago University,a married man tends to live 10 more years than those who don’t and a married woman live only 4 more years than those who don’t. After being married, men should be responsible for families,therefore, they usually choose a healthier way of living.No wonder they live longer.
According to a research in Swiss,however, a married woman will live 1.4 years less than those who don’t in respect that marriage will put more pressure and tiredness on women. A report released by Australian government shows that separated and divorced ones suffer from a 9.4% higher rate of dying within 10 years compared with those who enjoy a happy marriage.
+10 years Be happy
Once a happy person is ill, it will be recognized by others easily and he will get other help. A happy person doesn’t smoke too much and they also enjoy lower pressure. What’s more,they don’t tend to suffer from Alzheimer's disease.
+14 years Change your life style
The change of 4 kinds of living style can add 14 more years of living. According to a research with 20,000 people involved, those who exercise regularly, have 5 kinds of fruits everyday, don’t smoke and drink within measure can live 14 more years than those who don’t.
+20 years Be wealthy
The wealthy is likely to live longer than the poor. In the slum of Baltimore,America, people’s average life span is 63,while the wealthy people is 83.