A new US study has found that adopting 8 lifestyle changes could add more than 2 decades to your life. The study drew on data from questionnaires and health records of more than 700,000 US veterans aged 40-99yo between 2011-2019. Due to the study’s observational nature, researchers analysed the data to find which lifestyle factors were associated with – rather than caused – a longer lifespan. And it’s nothing we haven’t heard before… Exercising regularly was at the top of the list, followed by avoiding opioid addiction, tobacco, and alcohol. Managing stress, eating a healthy diet, sleeping well, and having positive social relationships rounds out the 8. Simples… But if you don’t find yourself in the position to do all that, the study found that implementing one of those changes could add a couple of years to your life at any age, but doing it earlier is better.