"7 Simple Lifestyle Changes to Add Years to Your Life"

A new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that embracing eight distinct lifestyle factors, including healthy eating, stress management, adequate exercise, healthy sleep patterns, improving social connections, and avoiding smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and opioid use, could add an average of 20 years to one's lifespan when starting at age 40. The study, which evaluated over 275,000 veterans, found that even adopting a few of these habits could extend life, with their effects compounding when all eight were embraced. Making small changes now can yield substantial benefits later on, with increasing exercise, quitting smoking, and embracing a healthy diet identified as having the greatest impact on longevity.