How Long Do You Want to Live?

1. Monaco 93.77
2. Macau 87.54
3. Japan 87.43
4. Singapore 86.20
5. San Marino 85.81
6. Hong Kong 85.05
7. Guernsey 85.04
8. Andorra 84.74
9. France 84.73
10. Italy 84.63
11. Spain 84.47
12. Australia 84.45
13. Canada 84.21
14. Liechtenstein 84.19
15. Switzerland 84.16

US is number 55 on the list.

Source: RankingsPopulationLifeExpectancyatBirthFemale2012

Here is the link for Male Life Expectancy

Even though the United States spends more money on health care then any other country, it only ranks 50th out of 224 nations in life expectancy (an average life span of 78.1 years, according to 2009 estimates from the CIA World Factbook.)

Two-thirds of U.S. adults and nearly one in three children are overweight or have obesity. That is not healthy and this is problem is increasing throughout the world.

That is very sad.  Close to 500 researchers from 50 countries created the Global Burden of Disease report; they compared health data from 1990 to 2010 and found a massive shift in global health trends.

“We discovered that there’s been a huge shift in mortality. Kids who used to die from infectious disease are now doing extremely well with immunization,” said Ali Mokdad, co-author of the study and professor of global health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, which led the collaborative project.

“However, the world is now obese and we’re seeing the impact of that.”

Read: Study: World is getting fatter, needs to stop

We ought to be embarrassed at our over eating when there are so many children starving and even dying due to lack of food.

1. Good Nutrition – Eat a healthy balanced diet. You will look good with clear skin and being at a healthy weight.
2. Quit unhealthy habits – Smoking, drinking alcohol or using street drugs do not work for a healthy lifestyle.
3. Quality Sleep – Getting enough sleep will help you to perform well in work or school or as an at home parent.
4. Daily Exercise – The body benefits from regular exercise and there is a better chance at a having a longer, mobile life.
5. How to Live Stress Free – Find ways to reduce the stress in your life. Stress can cause you to suffer from headaches, anger, drug abuse, eating disorders and fatigue.
6. Breathing Deeply – This will help with stress, sleeping, digesting your food and feed your muscles so they can develop.

 

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