Some people question if there is value in starting to life a healthy lifestyle later in life. According to a study being published this month by the American Journal of Medicine the answer is yes.
The researchers started with a group of people age 45-64, encouraged them to adopt four lifestyle habits and then followed them for four years. The lifestyle habits were:
1) Not smoking
2) Exercising at least 2.5 hours per week.
3) Eating at least 5 servings of fruits or vegetables daily.
4) Keeping their weight down to a BMI of 18.5-30. (Click here to calculate your Body Mass Index, BMI.)
In their study only 1,000 of 16,000 people started to follow all four habits. But after starting to follow all four habits that group had a much lower rate of both death from heart attacks/strokes (35% lower) and from any cause of death (40% lower).
So even if you are not in your 20's or 30's anymore it's not to late to see benefits from healthier living. If you are concerned about your health and these things call us at the Glasgow clinic at (406) 228-3400 to talk with one of us about what you can do to improve your overall health.
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