I don’t know about you, but I bet if you asked most people on their death beds if they would like to have another 12 years, they would say…

“Heck Yeah!”

Well, if you would like to add 12 years to your life… it may be possible. And it may be simpler than you think. Here is why…

Bad Habits. Everyone’s got them, and we all make excuses why they are okay… Life is short… You got to have some fun some times… My career is stressful so it’s okay to have a vice…

Blah, Blah…BLAH!

Just like bad habits – everyone has got excuses, too. However, just because a behavior is common with a plethora of excuses, it doesn’t make it any less deadly.

For example, a new study published in the April 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, shows people who smoke, drink, rarely exercise and skimp on fruits and vegetables die younger – with a death risk of someone 12 years older!

In the study, 4,886 people age 18 or older were interviewed in 1984-1985. Participants were followed up, on average, 20 years later. In the two passing decades, 1,080 participants died. 431 died due to heart/cardiovascular disease, 318 due to cancer, and 331 due to other causes.

Now, here’s the striking part: When comparing participants with all four bad habits to those with none – the group with all four habits were about three times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease or cancer, were four times more likely to die from all other causes, and had an overall death risk equivalent to someone 12 years older.

Clearly, Mother Nature doesn’t listen to excuses for smoking, drinking, not exercising and not eating right. It may be time to stop making them.

Now for some great news…

            Science Daily reported on April 20, “Australian scientists have shown for the first time that even modest weight loss reverses many of the damaging changes often seen in the immune cells of obese people, particularly those with Type 2 Diabetes.”

 

So all you are left to do is make the decision to take control of your additional 12 years.  As a chiropractor I can help you.  We can work together to customize a nutritional plan and an exercise plan that will work for you.