Things you're "supposed" to do to be healthy

[periwinkle]

 
  Do health-related "rules", eg: drinking 2 litres of water a day, always having breakfast, largely avoiding fried food, having <5 coffees per day, brushing teeth every day, doing 'aerobic' exercise, etc, have much grounding in reality? What are your experiences in adhering, or not adhering to received wisdom?

[IntoTheNewWorld]

how the hell does one drink 2 litres of water a day >_>

[periwinkle]

how the hell does one drink 2 litres of water a day >_>

 I know...
   Out of the examples I listed, I only adhere to the one about always having breakfast, [though I sometimes exercise (no idea whether what I do constitutes 'aerobic exercise') and I've been brushing my teeth the last few nights as some of them have been hurting a bit.]

[linny]

i drink the two litres.....

but the whole "you should drink two litres of water a day" rule got busted in the mx a month or two ago :p

but i still do it anyway

[vexx]

i drink the two litres.....

but the whole "you should drink two litres of water a day" rule got busted in the mx a month or two ago :p

but i still do it anyway

got busted? what did they find out??

[linny]

i didnt fully read it..
it was like a mind map looking layout and had all them "what you should do" facts, and had MYTH or FACT written next to it.

something like that =]

[Eriny]

I drink a lot of water, but probably not 2 litres a day. I don't know, whenever I decide to 'be healthy' it doesn't really work for too long.

[linny]

junk food wins LOL

[periwinkle]

 Any1 had any experiences with supplements, such as wheatgrass, hemp hearts, etc?

[TrueLight]

eh i take supplements just for the heck of it lol

fish oil and 'natural energy'

its from here http://xtend-life.com/category.aspx

[boysenberry]

I've heard sticking to a low-calorie diet and eating less increases your life-expectancy. I think some people in Cuba have done this and have reached 100+ years in age as a result.