Tips for Living Longer

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Quit Smoking

According to the CDC, the adverse health effects caused by cigarette smoking accounts for every one in five deaths, every year in the United States. Smoking significantly increases the risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke, developing mouth, throat, esophageal lung, stomach, cervical, kidney and bladder cancers and dying from chronic obstructive lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. If you want to live a long and healthy life, stop smoking now.

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“Genes load the gun, environment pulls the trigger,” states Francis S. Collins, M.D., PhD, Director of the National Institutes of Health. What is the secret to longevity? For the first time, research indicates that there are specific genetic variations that can provide a person with an usually long life. However, the importance of a healthy lifestyle and environmental factors should not be overlooked. Here are ten resolutions that you should keep if you want to live longer.