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What’s the best age to quit smoking to prevent premature death?

Quitting smoking has been proven to improve quality of life and reduce the risk of premature death, and a landmark study from the US suggests that 35 is the optimal age to quit. Smokers who quit before this age had mortality rates close to those of non-smokers! Those who chose to quit between 35 and 44 years had a 21% higher rate of death from any cause than people who never smoked, and those quitting between 45 and 54 years showed a 47% higher mortality rate.

Smoking places your executives at risk of a deadly heart attack, stroke, and numerous chronic diseases. These include cancer, heart disease, diabetes, lung disease and emphysema. Can your business survive the untimely death of your CEO? HealthImpact offers executive health and wellness programs that can test your executives for underlying chronic illnesses associated with smoking while encouraging lifestyle changes to improve their overall health.

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Will junk food lead your execs to an early grave?

The World Action on Salt, Sugar & Health analysed 2346 foods and beverages sold by the 5 largest global food producers. Their survey discovered that 4 out of 5 of these products were considered unhealthy and contained high volumes of sugar, salt and saturated fats.

With more than 50% of South Africans now classed as obese or overweight, diet management is crucial to avoid developing life-threatening chronic diseases. These include high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol and cancer. If you have executives that are overweight or obese, you need to take action now to mitigate the risk they pose to your organisation. HealthImpact offers comprehensive executive health and wellness programs to help your executives regain control of their health and well-being.

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Dementia cases to skyrocket in next 40 years!

In 2014, roughly five million adults had dementia, and that number is expected to skyrocket to 14 million by 2060 in the US alone. On a global scale, the World Health Organisation estimates there were 55 million individuals living with dementia in 2022, and most cases are likely to be caused by Alzheimer’s disease. A US study found that people who reported poorer sleep quality with more frequent sleeping disturbances and daytime drowsiness had greater biological indicators of Alzheimer's disease in their spinal fluid, placing them at a higher risk of dementia.

Furthermore, they observed that a bad diet, physical inactivity and smoking can drastically increase the odds of Alzheimer's and Dementia. Alzheimer's is a devastating illness that inflicts irreversible damage to the nerve and brain cells, resulting in falls, pneumonia, stroke, infections and even malnutrition, all of which can be fatal. HealthImpact offers comprehensive executive wellness at our modern health and wellness facilities that will give your executive all the support they need to protect their health.

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