A Study at UCLA School of Public Health found that six to eight hours of sleep is required for good health. Maintain an ideal body weight. Keeping your weight within a health range can help prevent high blood pressure, stroke, heart disease and cancer. Stop illegal drug use and abstain from or limit alcohol consumption. Illicit drug use causes approximately 20,000 deaths in the U. S. each year, and the misuse of alcohol causes a minimum of 100,000 deaths each year.
Alcohol affects the liver, intestinal tract, central nervous system and heart.
Those who drink should limit their intake to no more than two drinks per day. Stop using tobacco. Tobacco use causes 420,000 death per year. Supplement your diet with calcium, vitamins C and E and beta carotene. These supplements help to protect against free radicals and help prevent certain illnesses.