Want to live longer?
Maybe that seems like something to worry about in the far-flung future, but new research indicates it may boil down to four simple things you can do that will prolong your life by an average of 14 years and improve your overall health in the meantime. The Mayo Clinic Health Letter reports on this research.
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From the Mayo Clinic…
Research has long shown that exercise can improve brainpower and hold off age-related memory loss. New studies show that adding strength training to your normal exercise routine may improve your memory by stimulating a hormone that protects brain cells. It’s easy! Lift hand weights, use resistance tubing, or do squats or push-ups. [...]

From the Mayo Clinic…
We have just witnessed the extraordinary visits of two extraordinary men. Pope Benedict XVI visited Washington, D.C., and New York City, appearing at Yankee Stadium before more than 50,000 of the faithful.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Seattle and was a guest at Mayo Clinic here in Rochester, Minn., exploring the mind-body [...]

Leo Babauta, a blogger who lives on Guam, writes Zen Habits, a great little blog about achieving goals, productivity, being healthier, and more.  He has created a lot of positive change in his life recently and blogged about things to avoid when you’re trying to change your habits.  In part, it reads:
I’ve not only learned a [...]

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What is a Healthy Lifestyle?
According to a study by Michigan State University, a healthy lifestyle is defined by four basic criteria:

Not smoking
Holding weight down
Eating right
Exercising

Of the 153,000 respondents, only 3% participated in all four of what are termed healthy lifestyle characteristics.
“We have millions of people now going through adult life leading unhealthy lifestyles and a [...]

From CNN.com & Health Magazine… 
Must. Stay. Awake. Yes, it’s the 3 o’clock mantra. And who hasn’t mumbled it while fighting off midday yawns and drooping eyes?
Fatigue and flagging energy seem to be epidemics, especially among women who burn the candle at both ends (and who doesn’t?). Instead of moping, pump up your mojo with these [...]

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From Scientific American…
You tried so hard. But you failed. You did not pass the test, you performed poorly in the interview or you missed your project goal at the office. Why? Is it that you were not capable? Or could something more subtle—and worrisome—also be at work?
As it turns out, research shows that such performance [...]

From WebMD…
Ah, sweet sleep. We seem to get too little. Now researchers are finding that too much or too little sleep could lead to unhealthy weight gain.
Researchers at Laval University in Quebec looked at 276 people for six years who were part of a larger Canadian study. 
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Sleep duration was determined from a questionnaire [...]