Death Calculator-How Long will You Live? by Barbara Kimmel
... FACT: Exercising at one’s target heart rate strengthens the heart and boosts metabolism. 11. Do you eat a balanced diet, including fresh fruit, vegetables, and whole grains? Yes = plus 2. No = minus 3. FACT: Balanced dieters experience lower risk of both genetic and culturally related diseases. 12. Do you smoke a pack of cigarettes daily? Yes = minus 5 for men, minus 10 for women. No = 0. FACT: Smoking causes nearly half a million cancer and lung disease deaths every year.

Barriers to Healthy Diets -- Removing them is not as hard as you think by Michael Smith, MD
... Until we restore things to the pre-TV Dinner diet, we will continue to suffer heart attacks and weight gain. It's really stuff ourselves with heavy fat and then starve for vitamins and minerals. Removing Physical Barriers to Healthy Diets Physically, our lack of exercise is the greatest barrier to healthy diets. Start exercising! Walk. Jog. Swim. Lift weights. Sweat. Move. Breath. Live. Removing Psychological Barriers to Healthy Diets The mind can be tough to control, especially when it ...