Links for Living Longer
(Prolasta won't help you live longer but these links might)
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age: Your Checklist for Health http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/healthymen.htm
Quiting smoking is not easy. But even if you have failed to quit in the past you might succeed this time. The first step is to plan and get the right information. Get the help you need from this site: http://www.smokefree.gov/
Many of us need to lose weight. Calculate a healthy weight using this calculator - http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
One of the simplest things you can do to maintain a healthy weight is limit the calories that you drink. This article from Nutritian Action News explain the reason and lets you know what calories are in different beverages. http://www.cspinet.org/nah/06_06/beverage.pdf.
Nutritian Action News has a lot of good articles both on line and by subscription. http://www.cspinet.org/nah/index.htm
Exercise is vital to maintaining a healthy weight AND maintaining good health. If you don't have time to exercise or don't like to exercise, try building more walking into your life. Here is a good article: http://www.pbs.org/americaswalking/health/health20percentboost.html
For those who need to lose weight, here are some additional tips: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/weightls.html
Your mental health is also very important. If you or a loved one have mental health concerns, the National Institute of Mental Health has a lot of good information. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/index.shtml