Do YOU want to LOOK 12 years YOUNGER?

CHICAGO — Four common bad habits combined — smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet — can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.
The findings are from a study that tracked nearly 5,000 British adults for 20 years, and they highlight yet another reason to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Overall, 314 people studied had all four unhealthy behaviors. Among them, 91 died during the study, or 29 percent. Among the 387 healthiest people with none of the four habits, only 32 died, or about 8 percent.
The risky behaviors were: smoking tobacco, downing more than three alcoholic drinks per day for men and more than two daily for women, getting less than two hours of physical activity per week and eating fruits and vegetables fewer than three times daily.
These habits combined substantially increased the risk of death and made people who engaged in them seem 12 years older than people in the healthiest group, said lead researcher Elisabeth Kvaavik of the University of Oslo.

Source: Deseret News

Healthy Recipe of the Week: Honey Lime Fruit Salad

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*Note: This fruit salad is best served right away (or at least within an hour of making) because the strawberries tend to stain the light colored fruit. It does not affect the the taste at all but is a slight bummer for presentation.

• 1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks, drained well
• 1 can mandarin oranges, drained well
• 2-3 ripe kiwi, peeled and sliced into thick half moons
• 1 cup green grapes, halved
• 1 cup strawberries, quartered
• Zest from one lime, about 1 tablespoon
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon poppy seeds (optional)
  

Combine the fruit in a medium-large serving bowl. Add the lime zest and poppy seeds, if using, and gently toss. Drizzle the honey over the fruit and again, gently mix until the fruit is evenly coated with the honey. Serve and Enjoy!!

Recipe Source: My Kitchen Cafe