Risk Factors

04/28/2015

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.
Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Researchers estimate that a healthy lifestyle can add a whole decade to your life," reports The Optimist (Winter 2015). The magazine shared these findings of research conducted by scientists at the University of Zurich regarding four critical longevity risk factors — smoking, alcohol, lack of exercise, and poor diet:

A 65-year-old with all four risk factors has the same likelihood of celebrating his 75th birthday as a 75-year-old with no risk factors has of celebrating his 85th.
Smoking has the single biggest effect on mortality; smokers are 57% more likely to die prematurely than nonsmokers.

It’s Hard to Remember What Life Was Like Without it.

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