Seven Tips for 40-Somethings Who Want a Healthy Old Age

Are you in your 40-somethings, like me? Do you want a healthy old age? Here are seven good tips from Dr. Rangan Chatterjee:

MailOnline: Seven tips for 40-somethings who want a healthy old age: Doctor devises lifestyle plan to help us remain ailment-free

Here's the short version:

1. Check your blood pressure
2. Test your blood sugar
3. Cut carbohydrates
4. Meditate
5. Relax on cholesterol
6. Fast for fitness
7. Junk the junk food

Personally I have six down - perhaps I should start meditating again.

The only important thing I'm missing from the list is sleep. Getting a full 8-hour sleep most nights is also a great way to reduce stress levels (plus its many other benefits).

Regarding blood pressure only 1/3 adult Americans have a normal blood pressure these days (below 120/80). And both my parents have needed medication for high blood pressure, so I almost certainly would get it if I lived like most people. And yet my blood pressure is consistently well within the normal range. I tested it again this morning - 113/71. I credit this to following tip number 3, 6 and 7.

Which tip would you most like to start following?