| People of long ago lived well in their
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| | studies, however, show that Americans are
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| years. They get as old as a hundred
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| | living longer and healthier nowadays.
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| years or even longer. Adam died at age
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| | Reason for this are the technological
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| 930, Noah 950, Abraham 175, Isaac 180,
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| | advancement in medicines such as the new
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| with Methuselah being the oldest
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| | medical screening tests which can often
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| character in the bible to die at 969.
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| | detect diseases and potentially serious
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| Some sectors believe that longer life
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| | health conditions in their early,
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| expectancy can be attributed to factors
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| | treatable stages. Some of these tests
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| such as food, environment and lifestyle.
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| | include Blood Pressure Check, High
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| A long time ago, most food were not
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| | Cholesterol Screening, Blood Sugar Test.
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| processed and were consumed in its
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| | Blood Pressure Check
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| natural state. Naturally, people are
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| | Blood pressure refers to the arterial
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| healthier due to the absence of chemicals
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| | pressure that takes blood away from the
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| and preservatives which can cause a lot
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| | heart. Blood pressure tends to rise as
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| of the modern day illnesses prevalent
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| | people age. However, high blood
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| today. The environment was also free
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| | pressure, also known as hypertension, is
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| from harmful pollutants brought about by
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| | one of the risk factors for heart stroke,
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| industrialization. And lifestyles then
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| | heart attacks, heart failure, arterial
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| were simple enough not to cause too much
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| | aneurysms, and chronic renal failure. It
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| stress and anxiety.
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| | kills the heart, brain, eyes and kidneys.
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| But today's modern world is far from the
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| | Don't let hypertension sneak up on you.
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| olden days where life is like a breeze of
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| | Get your blood pressure checked by your
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| fresh air. And no matter how much people
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| | doctor at least once a year.
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| try to bring back the old ways, we can
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| | Cholesterol Screening
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| only get so far. People can go on a diet
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| | Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance
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| of natural foods, a healthy lifestyle of
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| | the body uses to produce many hormones,
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| fitness without the vices such as
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| | vitamin D, and the bile acids that help
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| smoking, drinking alcohol, and the like.
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| | to digest fat. But it takes only a small
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| But what about the environment? This is
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| | amount of cholesterol in the blood to
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| a different story. People can engage in
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| | meet these needs. Too much cholesterol in
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| tree-planting projects, in campaigns
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| | the bloodstream or high cholesterol
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| against pollution, recycling solutions,
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| | levels are a risk factor for heart
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| etc. It can minimize the harmful effects
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| | disease and stroke. This is why it is
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| of worldwide biological pollution or the
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| | important to measure the cholesterol
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| green-house effect, but as the world
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| | levels at least once every 5 years and
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| continues to evolve and develop, progress
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| | more frequently if you are at higher
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| will continue to destroy the ecosystem,
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| | risk.
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| the atmosphere, and its natural
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| | Blood Sugar Test
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| resources. The depletion of the ozone
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| | Blood Sugar Test determines how well your
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| layer has long been recognized as a
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| | body can process sugar or glucose. It
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| threat to human health and the
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| | also diagnoses diabetes which can destroy
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| environment. Global warming caused by
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| | your health, leading to heart disease,
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| the carbon dioxide emissions from
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| | kidney failure and blindness when left
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| automobiles are also the reason for a lot
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| | untreated. Diabetes is a potentially
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| of respiratory diseases that has caused,
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| | life-threatening condition which can be
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| directly and indirectly, the deaths of
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| | managed if detected in its early stage.
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| thousands. Although there are very few
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| | Get a blood sugar test at least once
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| people who still live up to more than a
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| | every 3 years.
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| hundred years old, such as Cuban Benito
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| | Taking these medical tests and physical
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| Martinez who died at 126 on October 2006,
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| | check ups do not guarantee a longer life
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| life expectancy has dramatically dropped
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| | but it will surely help improve one's
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| down to 80 on the average.
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| | health to visit your health care
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| The fast-paced lifestyle brought about by
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| | providers in a regular visit. It is
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| advancements in technology has produced
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| | advice to practice a healthy and active
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| physical, emotional, and psychological
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| | lifestyle to prevent acquiring serious
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| conditions such as stroke, depression,
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| | medical conditions which can shorten
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| stress and anxiety disorders. Recent
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| | one's life expectancy.
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