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THE ENDLESS WAVE | PART ONE
WHAT WILL KILL ME?
A number of things. But the number one thing that will kill you is your heart. Heart disease is a huge killer — everywhere. The technical term is ischaemic heart disease. Here’s how you can avoid it:
1. Be physically active — get out there and skate!
2. Manage your diabetes (if you have it)
3. Maintain a healthy cholesterol level — reduce fats in your diet
4. Keep a normal blood pressure
5. Don’t smoke
WHAT ABOUT CANCER?
It’s number 2 with a bullet.
WHAT ELSE WILL KILL ME?
Dementia and Alzheimer’s are at number 3. If you don’t want to die from these two, do the following:
• Be physically active.
• Eat healthily.
• Don’t smoke.
• Drink less alcohol.
• Exercise your mind.
• Take control of your health.
It’s pretty interesting that the same things that will prevent heart disease also prevent dementia. If you’re beginning to see a pattern here, you can carry it on through the rest of this article. The more you follow these 6 guidelines, the better chances your body will be healthy and the longer you will live.
ANYTHING ELSE GONNA KILL ME?
Having a stroke along with lung disease. Lung disease falls into the category of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These are things like emphysema and bronchitis. If you don’t want to die from this, don’t smoke.
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