10 Most Dirty Things Frequently Held

Without realizing it, many things around us that have the potential to nest where the migration of bacteria and viruses, bacteria and disease. Among all the objects that are often held, there are at least 10 objects are quite dirty  that risk the health although looks clean.

As quoted from the Health, Tuesday (2/2/2010), the following 10 most filthy thing that is often encountered in daily life.

1. Money
everyone likes money, but surely no one would have liked with the bacteria in it. According to Dr. Darlington of the Health Commissioner of New York, there are about 135,000 bacteria on the money, especially paper money.

2. Switch
Usually the last or first entry in the room is the most frequent contact with the light switch. Bacteria love to live in the area that many people touched by it. According sanitation experts, in every inch of the lamp is about 217 bacteria that can move from tangank e hand.

3. Computer keyboard
A study in England had mentioned that there are bacteria in the computer keyboard more than the existing bacteria in the toilet. To that should be routinely cleaned the keyboard with a special instrument or keyboard cleaner can also use a damp cloth.

4. Mobile / phone
The phone is the stuff that can not be separated from everyday life. As a result it can not be separated, then the phone become a favorite place for thousands of bacteria to settle. Bacteria like to stick to the phone because the temperature is warm and suitable for its growth. To avoid this, there are now anti-microbial coating for mobile phones that can protect from bacteria and reduce the risk of bacteria clinging to your face and hands.

5. Toilet seat
Although clean and sleek look, but the surface of the toilet seat is made of porcelain great potential as a place of migration of viruses, bacteria and certain diseases. Statistics show there are 295 bacteria in every inch of the surface of the toilet seat.

6. Shopping cart
Shopping using shopping kerete it was easier and fun, but according to researchers from the University of Arizona, shopping cart contains bacteria, saliva, and materials other more disgusting than escalators, public phones and even public bathrooms.

7. Remote control
How often do you spill food on the remote control and do not clean it? Through the remote control, bacteria MRSA, SARS and other bacteria can enter the body. Do not let the remote control becomes a threat when you're busy watching TV.

8. Bath tub
The tub is part of the house that is often forgotten. When there is someone in the family affected by staphylococcus infections, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, septicemia or skin diseases, only to realize that the tub is a nest of bacteria.

Believe it or not, bacteria are washed in the bathtub is more dangerous than the bacteria in the toilet bowl. Cleaning the bath once a week can reduce the risks of unwanted diseases.

9. Kitchen sink
The kitchen is the dirtiest place among all the other parts of the house, let alone the sink. There are about 500,000 bacteria found on every inch of the sink. To overcome this problem, try cleaning the sink with a half cup of baking soda and half cup of vinegar. After that, do not forget to flush with water to get the sink clean and hygienic.

10. Sponge to wash
Tools for washing dishes is a very convenient item to be a place for bekteri development has high humidity and the pores are small. One way to eliminate bacteria from these items is by heating in a microwave for 60 seconds.

This discovery certainly not to scare people but simply to remind the importance of good personal hygiene including small things we often take for granted.

Testing Quality Toothpaste Through Egg

Jakarta, Want to know how good quality toothpaste you currently use? A simple experiment can be done at home to prove the content of fluoride in toothpaste. With capitalize eggs, you can know whether the toothpaste is used for porous enough to prevent tooth or not.

Rotten teeth is damage to the tooth structure which affects the outer layer that protects the teeth, namely email. This damage can continue to spread until the layers in the teeth (dentine and pulp). If left over time, not just a toothache that will be felt but can also be a serious illness.

"I once had a patient a former officer's wife. He was sentenced to only a stroke because of an infection in his teeth. And it all happened after 2 years of dental infections," said Rosa, Rai Djalal drg on the show 'Eggsperimen, Only the Strong Proves Lasting' at Plaza Sentral, Jakarta, Wednesday (3/2/2010).

According to a beautiful doctor who is also Presidential Spokesman wife SBY, Dino Pati Jalal, the tooth will easily porous if there are four factors, namely the tooth itself, the substrate (food scraps), microorganisms and time.

"Plaque or food scraps that contain carbohydrates and sugar is converted by bacteria in the mouth becomes acidic compounds. Acid issued long plaque can erode tooth enamel, causing thinning," said Rosa drg.

Therefore, to prevent and protect teeth from thinning, be sure to use toothpaste that contains enough fluoride. Substance of fluoride will prevent tooth pengeropposan by inhibiting demineralisasi and harden tooth enamel

How to know fluoride is enough or not? Try doing the following simple experiment:

1. Provide an egg, a bowl and toothpaste.
2. Toothpaste Pour into a small bowl that has been filled with water, stir and dissolve with the average
3. Immerse the egg into the solution of toothpaste, let stand for 4 days
4. After 4 days, rinse the eggs that have been soaked until clean and dry
5. Once dry, insert the eggs into a glass containing a solution of vinegar and let stand for 3 hours

If within 3 hours of the eggshells that have been soaked in vinegar solution becomes incomplete, meaning the content of fluoride in toothpaste is not maximized. There should have fluoride in toothpaste can keep calcium in egg shells for 5 hours.

The characteristics of the coated eggs toothpaste to low fluoride include:

1. Quickly produce air bubbles when I first dipped in acid solution
2. Fast floating because egg density is reduced due to the release of calcium from egg shells
3. experiencing rapid peeling eggshell within 3 hours

In these experiments, the egg analogy as teeth because both have calcium network vulnerable to acid. Meanwhile analogous vinegar as the acid in the mouth. Acid in vinegar and sour mouth pasa both are corrosive and reacts to calcium.

A good toothpaste is toothpaste that calcium can prevent tooth damage from acidic compounds. In the egg test, a good toothpaste should be able to prevent damage to the shell to remain intact and not be separated from its shell.

In addition to using a toothbrush, toothpaste with fluoride is, the consumption of vegetables and fruits should also be copied because it can be as self-cleaning. "Fruit and vegetables will trigger saliva production, thereby reducing the level of acidity in the mouth and reduces the risk of brittle teeth," said Rosa drg.

Brushing your teeth 2 times a day also should not be underestimated because the impact can affect the aesthetic one.

"Appeal to brush your teeth 2 times a day (after meals and before bed) is not playing games. Kerapihan dental hygiene and is an important factor supporting the aesthetics, especially women. Even if her teeth pretty but hollow, it would seem so bad," he said.

Hazards of Asbestos Roof House

Asbestos was widely used for the roof of the house. In the long run continuously inhaled asbestos can cause health risks. Asbestos enters the body through inhalation.

The impact of hazards of inhaling asbestos fibers can not be seen in a short time. Sometimes the symptoms only appear within 20-30 years after exposure to asbestos fibers first time.

As quoted from Health.nsw, Friday (29/1/2010) asbestos fibers are inhaled and enter the lungs can cause Asbestosis (scarring incidence in the lungs), lung cancer and mesothelioma (cancer that attacks membrane mesothelium).

Risk of this disease will increase equal to the number of asbestos fibers are inhaled. Besides the risk of lung cancer due to inhaling asbestos fibers greater than cigarette smoke.

This was caused by asbestos made up of tiny fibers are easily separated, so that if the fibers are flying in the air and inhaled by the body will be harmful to health.

Usually this asbestos fibers can cause health risks if it enters the body through inhalation. The number of small asbestos fibers in the air that is inhaled one moment to breathe will not cause pain.

The average person only inhaled asbestos in a number of very small and low risk to health. several studies have shown that the shape of a sheet of asbestos showed no significant health risks.

People who are at risk to have health problems due to asbestos typically working in mining or industry.

But that does not mean the roof of a house made of asbestos is not dangerous at all, only the risk of disruption health lower. Various forms of asbestos materials to make the level of different health risks.

If the asbestos fibers in a stable form such as sheets and in good condition, then a small health risk. However, if the sheet is already damaged, perforated or wrong in terms of its use, it can menimbilkan higher risk.

Asbestos building materials commonly used as a sheet of cement (fibro), drainage, flue pipes, roofs or other building boards. Starting in the 1960s and 1970s, the asbestos fibers are widely used by the public as roof insulation.

To reduce the exposure of asbestos fibers and to prevent short-term can be done several ways:

1. Spraying water into the sheet of asbestos to prevent soil, dust or fibers flying through the air.
2. Closing the asbestos with plastic sheeting or tarpaulins to avoid exposure to the weather.
3. Preventing child to play on the roof of the house made daria asbestos.
4. Replace the asbestos sheets that have been damaged or perforated.
5. As much as possible to the boundary between asbestos premises of the room in the house.

Blueberry Improve Brain Damage

Cincinatti, blueberry fruit can provide increased capacity to remember and learn  significantly. Blueberries are also shown to reduce damage to brain cells, thereby reducing the risk of dementia or other problems in the brain.

Blueberries effects of increased brain power not only been tested on mice, but researchers also proved that in humans.

Researchers from The University of Cincinatti doing tests on two small groups consisting of 18 participants aged 70 years. At the beginning of the study, participants reported to have signs of memory disorders.

One group was given two cups of blueberry juice every day for 3 months, whereas the other group was given only a placebo drink (pseudo) but thought the drink contains blueberries.

Both groups were given the same test, the memory test to determine the effect of blueberry beverage brain function, especially memory.

Only within 3 months after blueberry juice, the participants could remember names more quickly, produce high scores on tests of words and tend to decrease depression.

Researcher Robert Krikorian reported the results of these findings in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. He concluded that blueberries can provide increased capacity to remember and learn the significant.

"The results of this study can hopefully encourage someone to eat blueberries as a supplement to prevent or improve brain deterioration," Krikorian said as quoted Telegaph, Wednesday (27/1/2010).

Blueberries contain chemical compounds known antosianin that can accelerate the delivery of messages or information to the brain and inhibits the cells from damage associated with age. Blueberries are one super fruit because of other properties that can fight cancer, heart disease, asthma, cataracts and more.

How to Lower Cholesterol

Pain or stiffness in the back of the neck the head is one feature of high cholesterol. But most of the high cholesterol in the body does not show any symptoms or complaints.

Cholesterol is a fatty substance in the blood. Cholesterol is useful is the High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol that did not settle in the arteries and protects blood vessels from the process of Atherosclerosis (plaque formation on blood vessel walls).

Bad cholesterol or Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) causes the precipitation in the arteries that can trigger heart disease or stroke. Triglycerides are another one if it could trigger a modest height of high cholesterol.

Someone said to have normal cholesterol levels if it is 160-200 mg, while in a dangerous condition if it is above 240 mg because it can cause a stroke.

"For people who have high cholesterol should avoid foods derived from animal products. Then multiply the consumption of all kinds of fruits and vegetables that do not contain cholesterol at all," says Dr Kasim Rasjidi, SpPD-KKV, DTM & H, MCTM, MHA , SpJP, FIHA, when contacted detikHealth, Wednesday (27/1/2010).

According cholesterol levels can be lowered without drugs by regulating the food. Because the causes of high cholesterol is diet. The highest sources of cholesterol come from animal products like meat, milk and eggs.

Dr Kasim tells cholesterol is needed by the body, but the truth without intake of cholesterol from the outer one has met their needs well. Because 80 percent of cholesterol produced by the body (liver) and the remaining 20 percent of the food.

Someone who has high cholesterol generally do not show any symptoms, so that when blood tested in the laboratory level is suddenly off-limits. But there are also some who showed symptoms such as dizziness, numbness, joint pain or migraine and vertigo are frequent relapses.

"High cholesterol and not properly controlled could be fatal as a heart attack, stroke or narrowing of blood vessels. The effects of high cholesterol can be caused by themselves or by a combination with other complications," he added.

Dr Kasim explained to determine levels of cholesterol in the body needs to be done in a laboratory blood test. Should have a higher amount of HDL from LDL and triglyceride number. Normal levels vary depending on the condition of a person such as age, history of the disease and how much they have risk factors.

If your cholesterol level is high for lower can try the following tips:

1. Breakfast with havermurt is one way of lowering cholesterol.
2. If you want to eat eggs just enough egg white.
3. Drinking cow's milk without the fat
4. If you choose to eat meat or chicken meat without skin duck, rabbit
5. All vegetables are good but do not be cooked with coconut milk. Pan-fried or so Lalapan could be an alternative.

Foods to avoid:
1. Butter, fried. If possible we recommend using olive oil or canola oil.
2. Beef fat, lard and lard beef goat
3. Cheese, sausage and high-fat milk
4. Shrimp, crabs, clams, snails and eels have high cholesterol

Dipantang best foods for very high cholesterol if:
1. Squid
2. Yolk
3. Cow brain
4. Quail eggs

In addition to maintaining the right diet, a person must do regular exercise in accordance with the targets to be achieved. Sports that do usually associated with cardio such as aerobics, running or treadmill and performed 3-5 times a week. Do not smoke and avoid drinking alcohol also can help reduce cholesterol levels.

Antioxidants Can So Misfire

Kansas, expert nutrition claims as a super food antioxidants or Superfood can fight almost any disease, especially cancer. But be careful, an overdose of antioxidants consumed instead trigger a pro-oxidant compounds.

Antioxidants are compounds that can prevent or inhibit the oxidation processes that are harmful to the body because the cells triggers free radicals. Cells of free radicals and is uncontrolled causing specific diseases, usually cancer.

Because it can prevent and fight disease, antioxidants are claimed to extend life. Not only that, antioxidants are believed to increase sexual performance and many other benefits.

But now researchers from Kansas State University, United States proved that antioxidants in high doses could be a boomerang for the body.

Antioxidants only works when there is a pro-oxidant compounds (trigger the oxidation process) in the body. When the dose of antioxidants and pro-oxidant imbalance or high antioxidant levels of pro-oxidants while low, the body will form a pro-oxidant compounds to balance with antioxidant levels, and this will make cells free radicals are not beyond repair.

"Many people believe that by eating lots of antioxidants, the benefits to the body also will be many more. But it was wrong, very high doses of antioxidants to produce the opposite function, namely causing weakened muscles, shortness of breath, the oxygen in the blood flow blocked even accelerated aging, "said the researcher, as reported by Steven Copp Dailymail, Saturday (30/1/2010).

It should be noticed for more consumption of broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, blueberries, soy and other foods that do not berantioksidan excessive.

Eliminate Bored with 3 Different Step

Bored with all the routines of life? Do not let it invade your routine, do something different for the color of life and increased brain and your abilities. Change your mood right now.

Excerpted from Health, Friday (14/8/2009), there are some small things you can do to change the boring routine of life. Let us begin.

1. Change hands
Use of your hand that is not dominant to perform everyday activities like brushing your teeth or clicking the mouse on the computer.

These small changes will activate and develop the nerves in the brain that will sharpen the memory and also break the daily routine. "This will give opportunity to every part of the brain cells to keep working and stay alive," says MJ Ryan, author of How to Survive Change You Did not Ask For.

2. Use feeling
Try wearing a shirt with his eyes closed, a dinner without communications, without any conversation or words, and other activities without using your senses.

By doing something out of character and use feelings, you will create more nerves in the brain and will become more creative.

3. Try something new
No need to do something big and complicated. Dance classes, try new recipes or do sports that have not been able to try things interesting.

Think that you can do it. When you try sutu new skill, your brain will build a new circuit in the system. "Think of it as a brain exercise," said Ryan.

How do you see things can change everything. Try to see things from the bright side compared to the dark side.

For example, if you're in the rain, rather than the stress of wet, consider the positive side, your garden will get a free water spray and you should not bother to flush.

Someone who sees things with a more optimistic will be through all the obstacles of life. Believe.

In order Men Want to Use Condom

Wisconsin, many men refuse to use condoms for bad reasons and so forth. Whereas women aim to persuade men to use condoms is to prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections.

According to the American psychologist, he actually wanted to use condoms if the strategy appropriate to offer him. What strategy?

When going to have sex, many women have a dilemma because her partner did not want to wear a condom. And women also have a right to protect themselves from risk of disease, sexually transmitted diseases such as herpes, Trichomoniasis, chlamydia, HPV, HIV and so on.

According to Dr Michelle Broaddus from the Medical College of Wisconsin, United States, was a man willing to use condoms when the female partner can take compromise and negotiation with the good.

"If she asked in a subtle, somewhat erotic, seductive and interspersed with jokes, he'd want to use it. But if a woman asks in a rude, yelling, threatening and patronizing, he would have refused," said Dr. Broaddus was quoted as saying by ScienceDaily, Friday (28/1/2010).

Each year, an estimated 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Nearly half occurred in the young couple under the age of 25 years. One cause is the high number of low condom use, especially because he is lazy to use a condom.

Dr. Broaddus and colleagues have conducted a study on the effects of negotiation and the approach to the use of female condoms in men. The study, published in the Journal of Sex Roles that reported the results of a survey of 193 couples participating.

Researchers analyzed various strategies and approaches that made women to her male partner in order to use a condom. Strategies include:

1. Technique explained, the woman explained to him about the dangers of sexually transmitted infections and what would happen if you do not use condoms.
2. Threatening techniques, which threatens the woman does not want to do and provide sexual services if her male partner does not want to use condoms.
3. Erotic techniques, namely women sensual approach and said that he would feel very sexy and really enjoyed the male sex if the couple use a condom.

Male participants were then asked about the perception by researchers that some women strategy. Based on survey results, participants admitted he was more interested in and enjoy the use of condoms when the female partner to offer erotic techniques rather than using the technique of explanation let alone a threat.

"This study shows that with the approach and the appropriate negotiation strategy, a man of compromise to be invited to use condoms. Effective communication between partners can lead to safer sex practices and reduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections," said Dr. Broaddus.

Walking Can Reduce Rheumatism

There are hundreds of rheumatic type. Inflammatory type of arthritis caused by uric acid, including the many types found in Indonesia. Moderate exercise on foot, proved beneficial to the patients of this uric acid.

According to the neurologist doctors from Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Dr Harry Isbagio Sp PD-KR, nearly 80 percent of the population have experienced back pain. That means 8 out of 10 people never get arthritis because the pain was included in the rheumatic symptoms.

"The scope of understanding the symptoms of arthritis is quite extensive. Pain, swelling, redness, joint dysfunction and surrounding tissue including the symptoms of arthritis. "All the distractions in the joints, muscles and tendons is called rheumatism," said Dr. Harry Isbagio in a seminar in Jakarta, recently.

Described, consisting of 150 arthritic the type. Symptoms and causes also vary. But there are four types of arthritis are the most frequently encountered in our society is caused by osteoarthritis Calcification, rheumatic arthritis that attacks the foreign tissue outside the cartilage, inflammatory arthritis, and rheumatism caused by thinning.

"About 50 percent of complaints joint pain caused by Calcification. Calcification is thinning cartilage tissue that serves as a bearing joints, "he said.

Bearings in the joints that wear out the friction that causes the bone that causes pain. Calcification is a process of degeneration that began at the age of 40 years. Degeneration process of different speeds on each person.

"Joint someone could start trouble at the age of 40. But there are those who reached the age of 70 joint fine. How quickly this process is determined by several risk factors, "he explained.

Risk factors include the quality of cartilage and excess weight. Good cartilage is more resistant to wear condition. Like a car tire if the quality is good then the joints are not easily wear out even the old worn.

On the second factor, the excess weight will give the network load on the cartilage in the knee joint. He menganalogikan truck tires are often used to carry heavy loads easier to wear than the tires that rarely carry the load.

Likewise with people who often strenuous, exercise, up and down stairs, and lifting weights. But too rarely exercise makes the muscles around the joints become mushy. This situation makes the distance between the joints together, causing friction between two bones.

Unfortunately have not found a cure for Calcification. Treatment can be given more to relieve symptoms. If the joint is completely broken to take joint replacement surgery.

Rheumatism in the productive age are usually caused by inflammation. This inflammation can be due to uric acid or other causes. Rheumatism because uric acid is often found in men aged in their 30s and 40s years.

This type, according to Dr. Harry Isbagio, occurs because the excess of the accumulated purine metabolism in the joints. This heap of pain in the joints.

Doctor Harry often meet public misunderstanding of uric acid. Patients often come to consult with a uric acid test results. "They asked why uratnya acid normal but the doctor diagnosed arthritis affected. They misunderstood about arthritis. Not all arthritis caused by uric acid, "he explained.

Autoimmune disorders such as lupus, including types of inflammation caused by arthritis. In this disorder are not immune function as a repellent bacteria, viruses or foreign substances that enter the body. Precisely immune damage healthy tissue, including tissue in joints.

Likewise with RA (rheumatoid arthritis). Including inflammatory disease that causes joints is still unknown. According to the Encyclopedia of Public Health, there have been indications that the genetic patterns responsible for this disease.

RA can strike people at any age, including toddlers. Inflammatory disease occurred in the synovial tissue found in joints. This network serves to produce joint lubricating fluid. In RA patients, this tissue to swell and show a lot of inflamed cells.

Warm compresses

If only the usual aches pains, Dr Harry advised to take medication of paracetamol. "These drugs are commonly used to treat pain and stiffness, and lots sold in the market," he said. First aid for sore pains can compress the sore area with a hot water bottle or a warm flannel. Highly recommended to rest the body aches pains when it felt very ill.

In particular, he reminded the public to be careful when choosing herbal medicine to overcome rematiknya. Some brands of herbal medicine was allegedly mixed chemicals. "National Agency for Drug and Food has issued a list of herbs mixed with chemicals. So people should be carefully selected herbs, "he advised. What the hell, might have to choose a trusted herbal medicine company.

Beware if the stiffness, pain, and swelling began to attack the joints and the symptoms do not quickly disappear. Soon the doctor if the pain did not disappear until 2 weeks. Your doctor will diagnose carefully.

Rheumatism is a little difficult to diagnose because the symptoms resemble other diseases. "It takes experience to correctly diagnose rheumatic diseases," said Dr Harry who heads the headline Reumatologi the Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia.

Appropriate treatment of rheumatic target requires the correct diagnosis, given the rheumatic diseases consist of a hundred kinds. "Patients will rheumatic blood tests and x-rays to diagnose type rematiknya. After that could be decided upon the implementation of programs and duration of treatment, "he explained.

Handling of early rheumatoid better, thus preventing damage to joints that go on at the same time prevent the ongoing pain.

Maintaining ideal weight is one sensible step to reduce pain in the knee joint. Any burden of overweight and hip knee joints, and increase pain due to arthritis. Addition of excess body weight increases the risk of uric acid.

Mild exercise like walking is useful for arthritis sufferers because of uric acid. This is because walking burns calories, strengthens muscles and build strong bones without disturbing the joints that hurt.

To exercise should ask the opinion of the doctor or therapist, in order to learn the movements of the best. Advised to avoid exercise overload the knee. "Badminton, volleyball, tennis, jogging, martial arts should not be done. Especially when the rheumatism of uric acid that were recurrent. Standing too long will cause great pain, "he said

Small Things that Make Age Over Long

Who would not want to live longer? Longevity means an opportunity to enjoy a longer life. Perhaps you would expect, the little habits that you do actually lead you achieve a longer life.

The average human being is generally up to 60-80 years old. Very rare humans who can live to 90 or 100 years more, but it is not impossible you can achieve it.

Advances in technology, health, education, prevention and treatment of disease-specific treatment may be able to manipulate and make someone have a longer life.

But you'll be surprised to know that all that can be achieved only with simple habits and not so important what you might do every day.

Based on recent studies of longer life is quoted from Prevention, Monday (10/8/2009), there are 14 signs someone is likely to achieve longevity.

1. You were born when you were young mothers
Based on research from the University of Chicago, a young mother still has the egg very well to fertilization, which allows to produce healthier children, stronger and live longer.

2. Your tea lovers
More than 40,500 women and men in Japan involved a study of the effects of tea consumption showed the risk to health heart disease and stroke are lower than those who seldom consume tea.

3. You prefer to walk rather than ride a vehicle
The people who fit always put on foot, whether it was just for lunch or go to the mall. 30-minute walk every day will extend life, according to a study of 2603 women and men.

4. You avoid fizzy drinks
The researchers in Boston found that those who drink soda every day increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease and other metabolic disorders. Juice would be healthier for your body.

5. You have a strong leg
According to Robert Butler, MD, of the International Longevity Center-USA in New York City, those with leg muscles are weak not expected to live long because it is easy on the bones of complications.

6. You eat purple food
Fruits such as grapes, blueberries and other foods rich purple polyphenol very good for reducing heart disease, Alzheimer's and improve the ability of brain cells.

7. Including adolescents with your ideal weight and healthy
A study in the Journal of Pediatrics 137 involving African and American say that they are overweight at the age of 14 years and over have a risk of diabetes doubled during adult life.

8. You like your friends and frequently interact with them
"Good interpersonal relationships act as a contrarian stress and balancing your life," says Micah Sadigh, PhD, a psychologist from Cedar Crest College. Having people who support you will make you healthier physically and mentally. Those who stress resistance will have a weak body and can shorten to 4-8 years of age.

9. You love a challenge
"When you feel challenged to do something, your attention will be focused and the brain will have greater power, and that could prolong your life," said Robert S. Wilson, PhD, professor of neurological sciences and psychology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

10. You do not have a maid at home
Based on a study of 302 adults age 70 and 80 years, just by mopping, washing or cleaning the windows a few hours, one can membakanr 285 calories and reduce the risk of death by 30 percent.