Have you ever crossed in mind that everything we eat everyday might have their own pros n cons?How about our daily activities?Never realize of something really simple that might help us to live longer?Pretty much everything we do affects our lifespan and the chart below shows you how.

You’ll add a year to your life if you…

• Take Vitamin C: Women who take 300-400g of vitamin C a day get protection from heart disease which will make her live one year longer.
• Give blood: Giving blood reduces levels of iron in the blood. Iron is an oxidant so it increases risk of free radicals in the body. However, studies have shown that by giving blood once a year, you cut your risk of a heart attack and extend your lifespan.

You’ll live 3 years longer if you:

• Wash your hands: Women live an average of four years longer than men, with our stronger immune systems being the likely reason.
• Drink tea: Every cup of tea is packed with antioxidants, meaning a longer life. People who had had heart attacks found their risks of having another one in the next three years was cut by 44 percent if they drank cups a day.

You’ll live 5 years longer if you:

• Eat chocolate: People who eat chocolate three times a week live five years longer than those who say no to sweets-or eat them more often. The reason is probably chocolate’s high antioxidant count-it contains even more of these vital nutrients than fruits!
• Get a morning kiss: Studies have found that if a husband gets a goodbye kiss from his wife, he’s less likely to crash his car and likely to live five years longer than men without the sunrise smooch.
• Become vegetarian:Vegetarians live seven years longer than meat eaters.

You’ll live 10 years longer if you:

• Eat a banana a day: Bananas, raisins and potatoes are all high-potassium foods. Potassium lowers blood pressure and this dramatically increases life expectancy.
• Take up dancing: Dancers tend to live 10 years longer than other people. A mix of fitness boosting and meeting people is the main cause-dancing actually builds blood vessels in the brain, which is also linked to longevity.

You’ll live 15 years longer if you:

• Control your cholesterol: Cutting fat down to under 40 percent of your daily calories helps reduce cholesterol.
• Eat fewer calories: A diet of 900 to 1100 calories a day can extend life by up to 15 years!
• Build muscle: Muscle aids the metabolism of blood sugar which lowers risks of many illnesses.

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