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Setting aside just a few minutes a day for healthier habits can be enough to lower your mortality risk.

Setting aside just a few minutes a day for healthier habits can be enough to lower your mortality risk.

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Mohana Ravindranath

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NEW YORK – The fundamentals of healthy ageing are no big secret. Regular exercise, eating well, quality sleep and a robust social life can all help you live better for longer.

But doing these things takes time – and when there is only so much time in the day, it is hard to know where to start.

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