Chapter 59. Manage Your Health

It’s easy to put off managing your health. Do it now. The general advice is

• Eat properly—sitting down in a relaxed setting, taking time to enjoy your food.

• Eat proper food—fresh, organic, lean meat, fresh fruit, salads, vegetables, roughage, no junk, no processed food.

• Get a decent night’s sleep—every night.

• Stop worrying—laugh, have fun, enjoy something not work-related.

• Carry out basic health checks regularly to catch major conditions in time, such as testicular or breast lumps and bumps.

• Work in a comfortable and safe environment.

• Get yourself screened from time to time for cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and so on.

• Have supportive and loving relationships.

• Have some sort of belief system to sustain you in times of crisis.

• Exercise.

• Watch your weight.

• Drink moderately.

• Don’t smoke.^*

^* Of all of them, this is the biggie apparently and will do more than all the others put together to contribute to your overall life expectancy and health.

Of course you don’t have to do any of this. You’re a grown-up and can make your own decisions. But if you want to live long and prosper, it pays to think now.