Ask mom or dad what killed grandpa
Asking our parents and other family members about the diseases in our bloodline is not an easy thing. But it can be more effective at helping us prevent illness than any technical test performed by a lab. In fact, family history is one of the most underused but powerful tools for understanding your health. And it's the surest way to escape more invasive tests. So buck up and ask the tough questions.
Be sure to obtain information from both sides of the family, especially if you're a woman who knows less about your paternal relatives than those from your mother's side.
Listen, look, feel (and record your body's features)
Gather clues to your body's signals by recording the following information daily over the course of three months: the time of day, your blood pressure, your pulse, and what's going on at that time (e.g., you just ate breakfast, you're anxious upon waking up, you're relaxed in front of the television, or you've received a piece of bad news in the mail). Pick different times of the day to do your self-examination, as this will inform you of times when, say, your blood pressure is high or your mood is low. Repeat this exercise throughout the year, preferably once every couple of months, to note changes.
Automate your life
Just as your body aches for a consistent sleep schedule, it also craves a regular eating routine. A body that's been deprived of its expectation of eating lunch at noon, for example... won't just show signs of hunger; it will also experience a surge in cortisol, the stress hormone that tells your body to hold tightly to fat and to conserve energy. In other words, if you don't eat when your body anticipates food, it will sabotage your efforts to lose or maintain an ideal weight.
Get you annual flu shot, even if you "never get sick"
If you could take an inexpensive pill once a year that would help prevent all forms of cancer and has zero side effects, you'd probably consider it. Well, that's what a flu shot has the potential to do.
Immunising yourself against influenza isn't just about beating the flu. A mere one to two weeks of an inflammatory storm, which is what will take place in your body if you contract the flu, can harm you in ways that increase your lifetime risk for obesity and many illnesses, including heart attack, strokes, and cancer.
Avoid: Airport bacscatter X-ray scanners
In the 1930s and '40s, shoe fitters used a type of X-ray machine called a fluoroscope to take pictures of people's feet. And guess what: those who were exposed to excessive radiation went on to develop cancers on their feet.
So, until science can prove the safety of backscatter technology, I'll be requesting the manual patdown massage when I go through the TSA's gateway at airports. You should, too.
Excerpted with permission from Simon & Schuster India, from A Short Guide to a Long Life (Rs 399).
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