How to live longer: Eat this much olive oil a day to increase your life expectancy

How to live longer is a question everyone wish they knew the answer to. Quitting smoking can cut your risk of dying from cancer related to smoking and slash your risk of stroke. And alongside exercise, the NHS, says eating a healthy, balanced diet is crucial to helping you live longer, and one food recommended […]

State media in China boasted that their healthy life expectancy is now better than in the US — and they’re right

Getty Images China was celebrating this week after new figures put its “healthy life expectancy” ahead of the US. Chinese people can now expect 68.7 years of healthy life, compared to 68.5 for Americans. The US figure peaked in 2010, while China’s keeps on rising, and this year pulled ahead. State media in China were […]

Drinking more than recommended limits can SLASH your life expectancy

A global study, published today in The Lancet, shows it was associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm and heart failure. The shocking findings challenge the widely held belief that moderate drinking is beneficial to heart health. Dr Angela Wood, from the University of Cambridge and lead author of the study, said: “The […]

How to live longer: THIS much exercise could boost life expectancy by YEARS

Exercising for 150 minutes a week – the current Government recommendations – could extend your life by more than three years, according to health and life insurer Vitality. Ninety minutes of activity weekly increased life span by 2.7 years, on average, while an hour of exercise a week could extend lives by about 2.4 years, […]

This diet plan promises 5.5lb weight loss in 18 weeks AND longer life expectancy

Would you try a diet that promises weight loss, as well as a longer life expectancy and risk against diseases. That is what certain nutritionists are calling about the latest lifestyle diet ‘flexitarianism’.  What is a flexitarian diet?  A ‘flexitarian’ diet plan can bring weight loss and longer life to those who follow it, according […]