健康長壽的小祕訣

Better diet and medical care means one in six of us will live to 100, according to new research. Here are some simple steps to ensure you reach your centenary:

據一項調查稱，健康均衡的飲食以及完備的醫療保健能使六分之一的人口活到百歲，下面幾個簡單的部奏也能助你健康長壽。

GET A DOG 　養只狗兒

Dog owners enjoy a longer and healthier life than the rest of the population, according to psychologists at Queen’s University, Belfast. It’s thought pets buffer us from stress, known to increase the hormones linked to life-threatening diseases.

據根據皇后大學心理學家貝爾法斯特的介紹，養狗的人要比不養的更長壽，更健康。可愛的寵物有利於減輕壓力對於我們身體的傷害，總所周知，壓力過大將刺激人體分泌一種有可能危機生命的激素。

U.S. researchers also found that stroking a dog can cause blood pressure to drop by 10 per cent. Then there’s the benefit of exercise from dog walking — this can lower cholesterol.

美國的研究人員發現，撫摸狗狗能是人體的血壓降低百分之十，而帶着愛犬散步則有利於降低膽固醇的含量。STAND UP 　站起來

The less time you spend sitting, the longer your lifespan. A U.S. study found that women who sat for more than six hours a day had a 37 per cent increased risk of premature death compared to those who sat for three hours or less.

你坐着的時間越短，你的受命則會越長。一項美國的研究調查發現，每天久坐長達六小時以上的女性要比三小時一下者出現過早希望現象的機率高出37%。

Sitting slows the metabolism, which can eventually cause obesity. But getting up every half an hour can dramatically reduce the bad effects, says Professor Stuart Biddle, an exercise psychologist at Loughborough University.

英國拉夫堡大學運動心理學家司徒雷登-比德爾教授表示，久坐還是減慢人體的新陳代謝，從而最終導致肥胖，但若能每半小時就站起來活動一下，這將大大減輕長時間坐着所造成的不良影響。STAY HAPPILY MARRIED 　幸福的婚姻生活

Scientists at Warwick University found that married men were 6 per cent less likely to die in a seven-year period than single men. The death risk for women dropped by 2.9 per cent.

華威大學的科學家發現，以7年爲一個週期，已婚男性相較於單身男性所出現的死亡機率將降低6%。而這一情況在女性方面會降低2.9%。

‘It’s thought that being happily married enhances feelings of security that lead to someone taking a more relaxed approach to life,’ says Dearbhla McCullough, a psychologist at Roehampton University in London.

倫敦羅漢普頓大學的心理學家麥卡洛說，“幸福的生活將大大增加人們的安全感，這有利於他們生活得更加的輕鬆與愜意。”