Lifestyle habits either speed-up or reverse disease and aging.
Adults can reclaim good health by changing their poor health habits. The Disability Zone is that period of time in life when people can no longer function on their own. They are limited in mental, physical, or social functioning. The average person's life span in 1980 was about 73 years with about 11 of those years lived in the Disability Zone. Health risk factors can move people into the Disability Zone where they may not be able to take care of themselves.