THE WINNING NUMBERS
They won't give you a cash payout, but you will get something better: A longer healthier life.
2.7 days to stay home with the flu. 60% of workers go back when they're still sick, spreading the flu or making themselves sicker.
2 hours you can safely watch TV each day. More hours increase triglycerides in your blood and lower good cholesterol, which can
harm your heart.
7+ ideal daily servings of fruits and vegetables. The
extra servings can reduce your risk of early death by 42%, according to a British study.
60 to 100 heartbeats per minute at rest. A gain of
10 beats per minute over normal increases your risk
of dying from heart disease by 10 to 18 percent,
a new study finds.
7 hours of sleep per night you need to control weight.
Healthy people who slept five or fewer hours per night
were 50% more likely to become obese compared
with those who get a full night's rest.
1,500 maximum amount of sodium, in milligrams, an average adult should consume daily. Most of it comes
from processed foods, so substitute fresh whole foods
to lower blood pressure.
1.2 healthiest ratio waist to height. A larger waist
increases the risk of metabolic syndrome, a cluster
of factors including high blood pressure and high
cholesterol, which raises the chances of heart
disease and stroke.