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1. Avoid stressful situations. Stress is a great contributor to many different diseases, and although it is literally impossible to live stress-free life, try as much as you can to avoid chance of getting into stressful situations.

2. Avoid alcohol beverages. One glass of wine per day has positive effects on your body, but anything above doesn’t so make sure not to overdo with it.

3. Avoid drugs. Despite what some people may think drugs are bad and lead to addiction. Drug addiction then opens the door for many different diseases.

4. Regular exercise. Don’t just sit all day long, and try to be physically active as much as possible. Regular exercise will not only make you look and feel younger than you are, it will also decrease the risk of developing many diseases.

5. Proper diet rich with fruits, vegetables and fish. Fast food is tasty but it doesn’t do good to your overall health. In other words, stay away of French fries and hamburgers as much as possible

6. Make sure to drink enough water. Our body needs plenty of water to function properly, especially during the summer months.

7. Avoid cigarettes. Several studies have showed that even one cigarette per day is harmful to your health.

8. Be surrounded with friends and family and make sure to find some purpose in life.

9. Stay socially engaged because humans are “social creatures” that require other people to feel good about life in general.

10. Find things that make you happy and enjoy in them or as they say “breathe life with full lungs”.

David P. Morris, M.D.

Dr. Morris' medical background includes Medical School at the University of Miami and an Internal Medicine residency at the prestigious Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He has been a practicing internist in the South Florida area for over 10 years and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. His business background includes a finance degree while at the University of Texas and an MBA from the University of Tennessee. He is the founder of the Florida Drug-Free Workplace company MRO Florida and has served on several community boards (including Treasurer for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and VP of Physician Business Solutions). Dr. Morris has served as an Assistant Volunteer Professor of Medicine for the University of Miami since 2003 and was the official team internist for the University of Miami's athletic teams taking care of over 200 athletes in over 10 sports including the 5 time national championship football team and the 4 time national championship baseball team.