Seven Ways to Help
Yourself to a Better and Longer Life
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Eat a plant based diet.
(eat MOSTLY fruits and vegetables, and limited dairy). Eat
fish 2 times a week, tofu 2 times a week, red meat (and
other animal based proteins) MUCH less often. (red meat once
a month YIKES!) Limit alcohol consumption to moderate
levels.
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Do Low intensity exercise EVERY day for over
30 minutes. Make this As important as eating and
sleeping..Vary your exercise.
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Surround yourself with friends and family,
befriend your neighbors (create a positive and supportive
social structure).
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Discover, build, and maintain a sense of
lifelong purpose. Consider NOT retiring, but continuing
purposeful labor into your golden years.
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Lift weights 2 times a week.
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Learn something completely new, and alien to
you (take up an instrument, Learn math, not you Heinrich!, a
new language) continue learning at ever Increasing levels.
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Let your mind wander a couple of times a day,
practice optimism, reduce your personal stress, take
personal time to relax/meditate. If you are depressed, seek
treatment.
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