How long Will You Live?

2004-6-3 03:57:00

There is no absolute way to tell how long you will live, but there are things you can do to insure that you will live to your maximum age in good health. This quiz centers around areas that are within your control. If you score too many points take note of the things you can do to reduce your risk.

1. How much do you smoke?
(a) None
(b) Light
(c) Medium
(d) Heavy.

2. How much do you drink alcoholic beverages?
(a) None
(b) Light
(c) Medium
(d) Heavy.

3. How much time a week do spend exercising or playing sports?
(a) Virtually none
(b) 0-1.5 hours
(c) 1.5-3 hours
(d) Over 3 hours.

4. Pick the one that best describes your job:
(a) I am sitting most of the day
(b) I sit about half the day and active the other half
(c) I am active most of the day.

5. Pick the one that best describes your attitude toward your job:
(a) I hate my job and wish I was doing something else.
(b) I don't hate my job, but I don't love it either. It's just a necessary evil. (c) I enjoy my work, even though it is not my first choice
(d) I love my work. It would be difficult to find a vocation I would enjoy more.

6. Describe the choice that best reflects your closest relationship:
(a) There is much fighting and tension with little lightness and laughter.
(b) There is fighting and tension, but there are also good times with lightness and laughter.
(c) There is little fighting and tension with quite a bit of lightness and laughter and good communication.
(d) There is little fighting and tension, but we are a fairly serious and quiet.

7. When someone hurts your feelings what do you do?
(a) I keep them to myself for I do not want to cause further upset by disturbing anyone.
(b) If it is a small hurt I will keep it to myself, but if it is a large hurt I will let the person know how I feel.
(c) If anyone hurts my feelings at all I will try to let him know how I feel.

8. Describe the foods you eat more than twice a week:
(a) Fresh fruits
(b) Well done beef
(c) Rare to medium done beef
(d) Fresh green vegetables
(e) Water with no chlorine added
(f) Whole grain bread.
(g) Fried foods.
(h) Food or sweets containing white sugar

9. Are you in love?
(a) Yes
(b) No

10. Do you want to live a long life? (This assumes you will grow old but live a reasonably healthy life).
(a) Yes
(b) No

11. Would you be willing to make changes in your lifestyle to live longer?
(a) Yes
(b) No.

12. Do you think people over sixty can enjoy life as much as a young person?
(a) Yes
(b) No

13. Describe the quality of your life:
(a) Excellent; it's great to be alive
(b) Good; I can't complain
(c) Fair; life goes on but I don't have much to look forward to.
(d) My life sucks.

SCORE:
Question One: (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 2, (d) 3
Two: (a) 0, (b) 0, (c) 1, (d) 4
Three: (a) 3, (b) 2, (c) 1, (d) 0
Four: (a) 2, (b) 1, (c) 0
Five: (a) 3, (b) 2, (c) 1, (d) 0
Six: (a) 2, (b) 1, (c) 0, (d) 1
Seven: (a) 2, (b) 1, (c) 0
Eight: (a) -1, (b) 2, (c) 1, (d) -1, (e) -1, (f) -1, (g) 1 [Note: subtract the negatives of this answer from the final score]
Nine: (a) 0, (b) 1
Ten: (a) 0, (b) 2
Eleven: (a) 0, (b) 2
Twelve: (a) 0, (b) 1
Thirteen: (a) 0, (b) 1, (c) 3, (d) 4.

INTERPRETATION:
-4 to +4 Points: You are a health conscious person with a positive mental attitude. You always expect the best and you usually get it. Barring things beyond your control such as heredity, you have the best chance for a long healthy life.
5-12 Points: You also have a good chance for a long healthy life. Study the questions that ran up your score and you can increase your chances.
13-22 Points: You need to be more conscientious toward your emotional, mental and physical health, which are all interrelated. You don't want to live an average life do you?
23 + Points: You scored the worst. You need to brighten your outlook and take better care of yourself and your needs. The items in this quiz are all under your control. Start working on them now to lengthen your stay here on planet earth.

There will always be dissident voices heard in the land expressing opposition without alternatives, finding fault but never favor, perceiving gloom on every side, and seeking influence without responsibility. John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Speech for the Dallas Trade Mart which was never delivered.