Well, two things that you may either love or hate to do, or maybe you love one but hate the other, apparently may have a significant impact on your overall longevity, meaning they impact the amount of time you have on this earth to live, which in short is a pretty big deal! Drinking alcohol has been both lauded as being healthy in moderation and also pulverized as one of the top reasons for early death.

Of course, anything in moderation may be ok, so I’m of the school of thought that drinking occasionally probably wouldn’t hurt anything, but I definitely fully believe that regular exercise is extremely important to one’s longevity and health.

Well, this new study actually suggest exactly that! It says that if you exercise regularly and drink moderately, statistically you’re in the group that is said to live a little longer than those that do not exercise and do not drink at all. Good news for those of us that enjoy the occasional drink, yet also keep it in check with including daily exercise in our regimen to stay healthy.

After all, both moderate drinking and exercise may actually help to curb anxiety, while drinking in excess can actually increase it and even lead to depression in many, sapping the will to live, and yes, the will to exercise!

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