11 ways to live a longer life

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11 ways to live a longer life

Source: Best Health Magazine, November/December 2010

Being healthy certainly has its perks’for starters, it increases your chances of living a longer life. It’s estimated that there will be 57,000 centenarians in Canada by the year 2051. With a few simple lifestyle changes, you could be one of them.

Dr. Trisha Macnair, a U.K.-based physician, author and medical journalist, has compiled stats on how many years certain factors can extend your life. Here’s what she found:

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*from PLoS Medicine

This article was originally titled “The Big Picture’ in the November/December 2010 issue of Best Health. Subscribe today to get the full Best Health experience’and never miss an issue!’and make sure to check out what’s new in the latest issue of Best Health.