Sensei's Forward: This article from the Globe and Mail and Website are an interesting start. They do not cover many aspects of well being, such as meditation, quality and quantity of sleep, taking quality supplements, for example. However it is a novel tool for looking at our habits as it affects our health.
Want to know how long you‘ll live? A new online longevity calculator may have the answer.
The calculator, created by Ontario scientists, asks questions about a person's smoking, drinking, eating, physical activity and other factors to predict his or her lifespan.
Although there are many similar tools online, this calculator is based on real data on factors contributing to deaths in Ontario.
The calculator was created as part of a new report published Monday that found 60 per cent of deaths in Ontario are linked to five controllable lifestyle factors: smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity and stress.
“I was taken aback, even though I work in this field," said Doug Manuel, lead author of the report and senior scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute.
