Reading an article last week in the New York Times about finding out your life expectancy encouraged me to, of course, take the test. I love online tests, and this one purported to be backed by a lot of research, which is right up my alley.
The questions on the test made me realize that in addition to green and sustainability efforts that I could be better at, eating better and relaxing more activities I could be doing better at as well. One question almost begs for me to eat nuts by asking do I At Least Eat One Serving of Nuts Per Week? Sadly, none. What about whole grains? Nope. Servings of vegetables, smoking, exercise, what about exercise for at least an hour, what about hanging out with friends… all questions I didn’t do too well on. Look, I’m busy. But the test did serve to remind me that these things are important, and relaxing, hanging out with friends and drinking one alcoholic beverage a day extends your life as much as exercising and eating vegetables and whole grains do.
