Oh, and don't forget to brush your teeth!

My 100th post was about prostitution. What number 200 was about I have no idea what so ever - it didn't make any sense at all - and 300 was about a horror movie. This is my 400th entry and as such I think it's time I share some knowledge I found in a magazine at work.

10 ways to live forever (almost).

1. Get angry. Men who express their anger reduce the risk of dying prematurely. Apparently this doesn't include violence - that's bad for your health - but just enough rage will be good for you in the long run, reducing the risk of getting heart attacks and strokes.
   
   
2. Spice up your life. Turmeric, one of the things in curry, is said to boost the immune system, dampen inflammations and help against gallstones. Apparently this spice helps (and this is translated from Swedish so well... you know) "to suffocate COX-2, an enzyme which causes inflammations and pain".
   
   
3. Chill. Cold and heat are often called "stress factors", but studies have shown that small amounts of these will prolong... Hrm, I have no idea if that's the correct word... make lab rats live longer. Cold can shrink tumours since it increases the activity of the white immune system cells.
   
   
4. Sing. Singing brings with it a lowering of the heart beat, lowering of the blood pressure and it lowers the levels of stress hormones in the body. Studies with a bunch of really old people who sang in a choir have shown that they visited the doctor much less frequent, had fewer depressions, used less medication and tripped more seldom than the ones who didn't sing.
   
   
5. Drink "hard water". Heart diseases are less frequent in areas with hard water and the experts think that the reason behind this is the higher amounts of Calcium and Magnesium in these waters. Calcium lowers the blood pressure and Magnesium is important for a healthy heart.
   
   
6. Express gratitude. To be a part of a religious ceremony once a week can add two or three years to your life. Apparently this study also checked other factors such as exercise and cholesterol dampening medication and it found out that people who do some religious thing once a week have a 21% bigger chance for a long life than the rest. (I can't help but wondering if this includes all religious actions...)
   
   
7. Have an orgasm. Two orgasms or more per week can increase your life with up to eight years. (Now that is pretty fucking cool. So that means I'll live to be over 200 - awesome!) This study showed that the risk of men dying prematurely was 50% lower among those who had a few orgasms. Have some fun increases the production of the immune strengthening hormone DHEA.
   
   
8. Floss. If you suffer from a gum infection the body's immune system starts working and this increases the risk for infections - one of the reasons behind heart diseases. If you floss you'll decrease this because it'll usually make you keep your teeth. (This is incredibly simplified on the base that there's an insane amount of numbers in the original text.)
   
   
9. Become a mother later. If you pop out a kid later in life chances are that you have a better economical stability and thus less stress. Chances are therefore bigger that you'll live longer and feel less stressed about growing old.
   
   
10. Don't relax too much. Too much stress is bad, but so is too little. According to a study women who stressed just the right amount had more evolved two-year olds than the ones who didn't. It's believed that the stress hormone Cortisol actually helps the body's organs to evolve while it's known that too much of it decreases growth.

Being me I will, of course, sum this up in one sentence. Get a partner, get laid here and there and everywhere and protect yourself until you reach like 40. Have fun at your 100th birthday! I know I will!