Here is a series of questions that will help you assess your potential lifespan.
Of course, there is only one figure, but to go further, you can identify key parameters that can live better longer. In other words, you will have the keys to do even better in terms of "successful aging"!
1) Do you smoke, chew tobacco or are you surrounded by many smokers?
Yes (-10 points)
No (0 points)
2) Do you eat more than once a week luncheon meats, sausages, bacon, etc.. ?
Yes (-3 points)
No (0 points)
3) Do you cook your meat, poultry and fish, until they are burned?
Yes (-2 points)
No (0 points)
4) Do you avoid the butter, cream, cakes and other saturated fats as well as fried foods (fried, breaded ...)?
Yes (3 points)
No (-7 points)
5) Do you eat lots of fruits and vegetables, and bread and whole grains instead of meat that you reduce the amount?
Yes (5 points)
No (-4 points)
6) Do you drink alcohol in excess (more than 2 drinks per day of wine, beer or other alcohol)?
Yes (-6 points)
No (0 points)
7) Do you drink alcohol in moderation (less than 6 drinks per week)?
Yes (3 points)
No (0 points)
8) Is there any pollution alerts to where you live?
Yes (-4 points)
No (1 point)
9) For your hot drinks:
a. Do you drink more than three cups of coffee a day?
Yes (-3 points)
No (0 points)
b. Do you drink green tea every day?
Yes (3 points)
No (0 points)
10) Do you take an aspirin every day?
Yes (4 points)
No (0 points)
11) Do you clean your teeth with floss or dental jet every day?
Yes (2 points)
No (-4 points)
12) Will you have a bowel movement at least every 2 days?
Yes (0 points)
No (-2 points)
13) Do you have unsafe sex without a condom, you put them at risk of contracting the AIDS virus (HIV) or hepatitis B?
Yes (-8 points)
No (0 points)
14) You protect yourself from the sun with sunscreen?
Yes (3 points)
No (-4 points)
15) Are there any dangerous levels of radon in your home?
Yes (-7 points)
No (0 points)
16) Calculate your body mass index (weight in kg divided by 2 times the height in m. Example for 57 kg and 1.70 m: 57 / 1.7 / 1.7 = 19.7):
a. Less than 18 (-7 points)
b. From 18 to 26 (2 points)
c. From 27 to 29 (-7 points)
d. From 30 to 34 (-10 points)
e. From 35 to 39 (-15 points)
f. More than 40 (25 points)
17) Except for your spouse (s) and your children do you have relatives or friends you may want to visit and spontaneously?
Yes (5 points)
No (-4 points)
18) Which statement best describes you?
a. I am often stressed. I can not avoid it.
Yes (-7 points)
No (0 points)
b. I avoid stress easily, praying, meditating, exercising, taking things with humor or otherwise.
Yes (7 points)
No (0 points)
19) Is more than one person of your immediate family (parents, siblings) have diabetes?
Yes (-4 points)
No (0 points)
20) Do your parents:
a. Died accidentally before the age of 75?
Yes (-10 points)
No (0 points)
b. Were they both (or one if the other died before age 75 years) before their dependents 75 years?
Yes (-10 points)
No (0 points)
21) Is more than one person in your family (parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts) lived over 90 years in good health?
Yes (24 points)
No (0 points)
22) For your physical activity:
a. Are you more sedentary?
Yes (-7 points)
No (0 points)
b. You train yourself 20 minutes or more per day?
Yes (7 points)
No (0 points)
23) Do you take vitamin E or selenium every day?
Yes (5 points)
No (-3 points)
How to calculate your result?
Add up all your negative and positive (eg, -45, -15 = 30).
Divide this score by 5 (eg, -15 / 5 = -3).
If you are a man, add or subtract this number to 84 (eg 84 -3 = 81 years).
If you are a woman, add or subtract this number to 87 (eg 87 -3 = 84 years).
Yes (-7 points)
No (0 points)
16) Calculate your body mass index (weight in kg divided by 2 times the height in m. Example for 57 kg and 1.70 m: 57 / 1.7 / 1.7 = 19.7):
a. Less than 18 (-7 points)
b. From 18 to 26 (2 points)
c. From 27 to 29 (-7 points)
d. From 30 to 34 (-10 points)
e. From 35 to 39 (-15 points)
f. More than 40 (25 points)
17) Except for your spouse (s) and your children do you have relatives or friends you may want to visit and spontaneously?
Yes (5 points)
No (-4 points)
18) Which statement best describes you?
a. I am often stressed. I can not avoid it.
Yes (-7 points)
No (0 points)
b. I avoid stress easily, praying, meditating, exercising, taking things with humor or otherwise.
Yes (7 points)
No (0 points)
19) Is more than one person of your immediate family (parents, siblings) have diabetes?
Yes (-4 points)
No (0 points)
20) Do your parents:
a. Died accidentally before the age of 75?
Yes (-10 points)
No (0 points)
b. Were they both (or one if the other died before age 75 years) before their dependents 75 years?
Yes (-10 points)
No (0 points)
21) Is more than one person in your family (parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts) lived over 90 years in good health?
Yes (24 points)
No (0 points)
22) For your physical activity:
a. Are you more sedentary?
Yes (-7 points)
No (0 points)
b. You train yourself 20 minutes or more per day?
Yes (7 points)
No (0 points)
23) Do you take vitamin E or selenium every day?
Yes (5 points)
No (-3 points)
How to calculate your result?
Add up all your negative and positive (eg, -45, -15 = 30).
Divide this score by 5 (eg, -15 / 5 = -3).
If you are a man, add or subtract this number to 84 (eg 84 -3 = 81 years).
If you are a woman, add or subtract this number to 87 (eg 87 -3 = 84 years).

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