Longevity secret revealed: 8 simple habits could add 10 years to your life
What you should do to live longer (Photo: Magnific)
British scientists conducted a large-scale study involving more than 260,000 people and discovered that eight key health metrics have a remarkable impact on overall life expectancy. Following these simple principles can reduce the risk of premature death by more than 20%, according to Daily Mail.
What are Life's Essential 8?
Experts from the American Heart Association developed a list of the most important factors for maintaining good health.
The checklist includes sleep quality, healthy eating, physical activity, and avoiding nicotine. Doctors also assess body weight, cholesterol levels, blood sugar, and blood pressure.
How to get the biggest health benefits
People who achieve ideal scores across all eight metrics can gain nearly 12 additional years of life on average. To reach the highest score, experts recommend sleeping seven to nine hours each night and following a healthy diet.
It is also important to get at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week and avoid smoking completely.
Even modest lifestyle improvements and small daily changes can produce impressive results. People with average health scores may live up to eight years longer than those who ignore these recommendations.
Interestingly, these benefits also apply to people living with diabetes or chronic heart disease.
High scores on the Life's Essential 8 scale not only increase life expectancy but also improve quality of life. A healthy lifestyle may help reduce the risk of developing dementia and cancer later in life.
Researchers also found that people with higher scores have a biological age that is about six years younger than their actual age.
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