Healthiest habits
Your health score
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of 100
Answer the 97 habits below to see your Health Score, and which habit is your biggest drag and your biggest lift.
How this score is built
Nothing here is a new study number. Every habit’s points are the same published figures the other What Matters pages print, converted onto one ruler and added up. A habit on several pages (exercise: lifespan years, dementia risk, brain age, sleep quality) becomes one pill whose levels carry the sum, and every answer is saved under its usual quiz key.
The midpoint is 50: a typical adult, every answer at its reference (the life model’s population-average answer, or the study’s reference group). Each answered habit moves it by its points. Unanswered habits and answers with no number add nothing.
Three co-equal pillars. Every figure counts on exactly one of Longevity, Mental age or Body age, and each pillar’s parts are scaled by its weight so the three carry a peer share of the total swing. The hero shows your points on each.
| Pillar | Share | What counts on it |
|---|---|---|
| Longevity×1 | 35.1%205.2 pts · 53 habits | Years of life expectancy for every habit that is not a physical or mood habit, plus every dementia risk and every mortality risk, for any habit but a mood one.lifespan · dementia · sleep and lifespan |
| Mental age×1 | 34.4%200.8 pts · 35 habits | Every brain-age year, and every published figure behind a mood or mental-health habit, whichever page it comes from. No mood-only number is invented.cognitive age · the mood habits’ lifespan, dementia and sleep figures |
| Body age×1.5 | 30.5%178.1 pts · 34 habits | The physical habits’ years of life expectancy (exercise, strength, sitting, diet, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, fibre, sleep hours and apnea) and every sleep quality figure. No body-age number is invented.lifespan (physical habits) · sleep quality |
| Page | Points | Why this ruler |
|---|---|---|
| Lifespan | 2 per year of life expectancy | The life model’s own option deltas; current smoking (−8.7 y) is worth about 17 points. Longevity for most habits, Body age (×1.5) for the physical ones, Mental age for the mood ones. |
| Dementia | 10 per +100% relative risk | Lifetime risk is about one in five, so +100% is roughly 20 absolute points of risk; depression (+120%) weighs 12. Longevity, or Mental age for a mood habit. |
| Sleep and lifespan | 3 per +100% mortality risk | Longevity. Lifespan years already carry most of sleep’s effect on mortality, so a third of dementia’s ruler. |
| Cognitive age | 1 per brain-age year | Mental age. Doubled from the first cut so cognitive fitness is a clear half of the pillar next to mood; frequent video games (−13.7 y) is worth about 14 points. |
| Sleep quality | 0.2 per Total Sleep Score point | Body age (×1.5). Each meter’s sub-score change, blended 0.40 / 0.35 / 0.25 as that score does; treating apnea is worth about 3.6. |
Mood and mental health inside Mental age: 12.9% of the swing
No mood ruler is invented. The 6 habits whose question is about mood or mental health count exactly as much as the published figures behind them, 75.2 points of swing between them, 12.9% of every habit’s swing added together, all of it on the Mental age pillar next to the brain-age years (1 per brain-year).
- #2Mental health treatment+26.6 pts · 4.6% of the swing
- #10Low mood+17.2 pts · 3% of the swing
- #18Sense of purpose+10.1 pts · 1.7% of the swing
- #19Stress+9.4 pts · 1.6% of the swing
- #22A daily relaxation practice+8.8 pts · 1.5% of the swing
- #51Worry and rumination+3.1 pts · 0.5% of the swing
Where the numbers come from: the life model’s mood, treatment, purpose and stress years; the Lancet Commission’s depression risk [2] and sense of purpose [45] on the dementia page; chronic stress [46]; rumination brain-age years [70]; the relaxation-practice sleep figures.
The ruler is linear. Above the midpoint, 100 means every habit at its best answer (+227.9 net); below it, 0 means every habit at its worst (−352.1 net). Your net is placed in proportion (score = 50 + 50 × net ÷ 227.9 above the line, 50 + 50 × net ÷ 352.1 below), so every point of net is worth the same wherever you sit. Attention span is not in the score: its page stays, but a same-day alertness index is not a health outcome of its own and its figures were mostly conversions of sleep and caffeine habits already counted.
Bands: 🏆 elite (85+) · 💪 strong (65+) · 🙂 typical (45+) · 😐 slipping (35+) · 😬 at risk (20+) · 🫠 running on empty
Ranking and weights: pills are ordered by each habit’s swing, its best published answer minus its worst, in points; its weight is that swing as a share of every habit’s swing added together. A star (*) marks a level with a projected or converted part on its own page; a habit whose every level is such a projection is left out of the ranking. Age, sex, genes, family history, conditions, medicines and circumstances are left out on purpose: this ranks what you can change.
Every habit’s swing and weight (97)
- #1Body weight+26.9 pts · 4.6% of the swing
- #2Mental health treatment+26.6 pts · 4.6% of the swing
- #3Blood sugar+23.6 pts · 4.1% of the swing
- #4Smoking+23.2 pts · 4% of the swing
- #5Diet quality+22.9 pts · 3.9% of the swing
- #6Exercise+21.9 pts · 3.8% of the swing
- #7Recreational drugs+19.8 pts · 3.4% of the swing
- #8Hours of sleep+19.5 pts · 3.4% of the swing
- #9Social connection+18.9 pts · 3.3% of the swing
- #10Low mood+17.2 pts · 3% of the swing
- #11Sleep apnea+16.7 pts · 2.9% of the swing
- #12Alcohol+16.1 pts · 2.8% of the swing
- #13Hearing loss+15.4 pts · 2.7% of the swing
- #14Video games+13.7 pts · 2.4% of the swing
- #15Pet ownership+13 pts · 2.2% of the swing
- #16Blood pressure+12.7 pts · 2.2% of the swing
- #17Sauna+11.8 pts · 2% of the swing
- #18Sense of purpose+10.1 pts · 1.7% of the swing
- #19Stress+9.4 pts · 1.6% of the swing
- #20LDL cholesterol+9 pts · 1.6% of the swing
- #21Vision loss+9 pts · 1.6% of the swing
- #22A daily relaxation practice+8.8 pts · 1.5% of the swing
- #23Inflammatory conditions treated+8 pts · 1.4% of the swing
- #24Word and number puzzles+8 pts · 1.4% of the swing
- #25Community involvement+7.4 pts · 1.3% of the swing
- #26Dancing+7.1 pts · 1.2% of the swing
- #27Drawing and painting+6.2 pts · 1.1% of the swing
- #28Strength training+5.8 pts · 1% of the swing
- #29About how many steps do you take on a typical day?+5.4 pts · 0.9% of the swing
- #30Sitting time+5.4 pts · 0.9% of the swing
- #31Fruit and vegetables+5.4 pts · 0.9% of the swing
- #32Fibre intake+5.4 pts · 0.9% of the swing
- #33A regular sleep schedule+5.3 pts · 0.9% of the swing
- #34Sugary drinks+5.2 pts · 0.9% of the swing
- #35Walking speed for your age+5.1 pts · 0.9% of the swing
- #36Reading and mental hobbies+5 pts · 0.9% of the swing
- #37Resting heart rate+4.8 pts · 0.8% of the swing
- #38Eating pattern+4.8 pts · 0.8% of the swing
- #39Playing an instrument+4.5 pts · 0.8% of the swing
- #40Long daytime naps+4.4 pts · 0.8% of the swing
- #41Close friends+4.2 pts · 0.7% of the swing
- #42Opioid use+4 pts · 0.7% of the swing
- #43Processed meat+3.9 pts · 0.7% of the swing
- #44Coffee, tea and energy drinks+3.9 pts · 0.7% of the swing
- #45Waist size+3.9 pts · 0.7% of the swing
- #46Sport you play+3.6 pts · 0.6% of the swing
- #47A weighted blanket+3.6 pts · 0.6% of the swing
- #48Cardio fitness+3.6 pts · 0.6% of the swing
- #49Stairs+3.5 pts · 0.6% of the swing
- #50Binge drinking+3.2 pts · 0.6% of the swing
- #51Worry and rumination+3.1 pts · 0.5% of the swing
- #52Air where you live+3 pts · 0.5% of the swing
- #53Vaping+2.8 pts · 0.5% of the swing
- #54CBT-I for insomnia+2.8 pts · 0.5% of the swing
- #55Red meat+2.7 pts · 0.5% of the swing
- #56Gut symptoms checked+2.6 pts · 0.4% of the swing
- #57Fibre+2.4 pts · 0.4% of the swing
- #58Cancer screening+2.4 pts · 0.4% of the swing
- #59Working hours+2.4 pts · 0.4% of the swing
- #60Mentally active leisure+2.3 pts · 0.4% of the swing
- #61Second-hand smoke+2.2 pts · 0.4% of the swing
- #62Legumes+2.1 pts · 0.4% of the swing
- #63Poor sleep quality+2 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #64Shingles vaccine+2 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #65Daily multivitamin+2 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #66Omega-3 (oily fish or fish oil)+2 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #67The five healthy sleep traits+1.9 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #68Weekend catch-up sleep+1.9 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #69A partner+1.8 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #70When you exercise+1.8 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #71Daily steps+1.8 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #72Dental visits+1.6 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #73Bedtime after midnight+1.6 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #74Phone or screens before bed+1.6 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #75Fibre sources+1.5 pts · 0.3% of the swing
- #76Seatbelt+1.4 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #77Phone while driving+1.4 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #78Sun protection+1.4 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #79Sunscreen and shade+1.4 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #80Tanning beds+1.4 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #81Sleeping pills+1.3 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #82Music at bedtime+1.3 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #83Sunburns+1.2 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #84Vaccines+1.2 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #85Coffee, morning versus all day+1.1 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #86Colon screening+1 pts · 0.2% of the swing
- #87Check-ups+0.8 pts · 0.1% of the swing
- #88Skin checks+0.8 pts · 0.1% of the swing
- #89Bedroom temperature+0.8 pts · 0.1% of the swing
- #90Daylight during the day+0.7 pts · 0.1% of the swing
- #91Light in the bedroom at night+0.6 pts · 0.1% of the swing
- #92Helmet+0.4 pts · 0.1% of the swing
- #93A pet on the bed+0.3 pts · 0.1% of the swing
- #94Night-time noise+0.2 pts · 0% of the swing
- #95Melatonin+0.2 pts · 0% of the swing
- #96How often do you use a hot tub or take a hot bath?0 pts · 0% of the swing
- #97Which pets live with you? Tick every one that applies.0 pts · 0% of the swing
Age, sex, ethnicity, genes and family history sit outside this score on purpose: it ranks habits, the things you can change. Conditions, medicines and circumstances with a pill on another page (head injury, APOE4, migraine, chronic pain, hormone therapy, beta-blockers, shift work, education) are left out here for the same reason.
The years we cite — every option delta and its calibration.
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Health Score points versus each habit’s reference (a typical adult’s answer), above the line better, below it worse: 2 points per year of life expectancy, 10 per +100% dementia risk, 3 per +100% mortality risk, 1 per brain-age year, 0.2 per Total Sleep Score point, Body age parts ×1.5 so the three pillars are peers (* marks a projected or converted part).
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- [79]M. Pomirchy et al. Herpes Zoster Vaccination and Dementia Occurrence. JAMA, 333(23):2083-2092, 2025. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.5013 Evidence: Low
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Every factor, one by one
One quick question each. The charts above follow your answers.
#1Body weight[1, 2, 3]lifespan · dementia · cognitive age−24.2 pts
26.9 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 3 pages (lifespan, dementia, cognitive age).
How would you describe your weight?
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#2Mental health treatment[4, 5, 6, 7]lifespan · cognitive age−26.6 pts
26.6 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 2 pages (lifespan, cognitive age).
Have you been diagnosed with a mental health condition?
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#3Blood sugar[8, 2, 9]lifespan · dementia · cognitive age−21.8 pts
23.6 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 3 pages (lifespan, dementia, cognitive age).
What’s your blood sugar like?
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#5Diet quality[13, 14, 15]lifespan · dementia · cognitive age−7.8 pts
22.9 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 3 pages (lifespan, dementia, cognitive age).
How would you describe your diet?
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#6Exercise[16, 2, 17, 18, 19]lifespan · dementia · sleep quality · cognitive age−10.1 pts
21.9 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 4 pages (lifespan, dementia, sleep quality, cognitive age).
How many days a week do you get 30+ minutes of exercise?
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#7Recreational drugs[20]lifespan−19 pts
19.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Do you use recreational drugs?
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#8Hours of sleep[21, 22, 23]lifespan · dementia · sleep and lifespan · cognitive age−15.9 pts
19.5 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 4 pages (lifespan, dementia, sleep and lifespan, cognitive age).
How much sleep do you usually get?
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#11Sleep apnea[21, 27, 28, 29, 30]lifespan · dementia · sleep and lifespan · sleep quality−11.9 pts
16.7 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 4 pages (lifespan, dementia, sleep and lifespan, sleep quality).
Do you snore loudly or wake up gasping?
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#12Alcohol[31, 2, 32]lifespan · dementia · cognitive age−15.3 pts
16.1 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 3 pages (lifespan, dementia, cognitive age).
How much alcohol do you drink?
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#13Hearing loss[2, 33, 34, 35]lifespan · dementia · cognitive age−15 pts
15.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 3 pages (lifespan, dementia, cognitive age).
How is your hearing in conversation?
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#16Blood pressure[42, 2, 43, 44]lifespan · dementia · cognitive age−10 pts
12.7 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 3 pages (lifespan, dementia, cognitive age).
What’s your blood pressure like?
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#17Sauna[16]lifespan+11.8 pts
11.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How often do you take a sauna?
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#21Vision loss[2]lifespan · dementia−8.6 pts
9 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 2 pages (lifespan, dementia).
How well do you see day to day?
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#22A daily relaxation practice[49, 50, 51]sleep and lifespan · sleep quality · cognitive age+8.8 pts
8.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 3 pages (sleep and lifespan, sleep quality, cognitive age).
Do you have a regular relaxation or mindfulness practice?
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#23Inflammatory conditions treated[52]lifespan−8 pts
8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Do you have a chronic inflammatory or autoimmune condition (rheumatoid arthritis, IBD, psoriasis, lupus)?
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#24Word and number puzzles[53, 54]cognitive age+8 pts
8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
How often do you do word or number puzzles (crosswords, sudoku)?
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#26Dancing[56]cognitive age+7.1 pts
7.1 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
Do you dance?
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#27Drawing and painting[56]cognitive age+6.2 pts
6.2 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
Do you draw, paint or make visual art?
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#28Strength training[57, 16]lifespan · cognitive age−2.1 pts
5.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 2 pages (lifespan, cognitive age).
How often do you do strength training?
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#29About how many steps do you take on a typical day?[16]lifespan−2.6 pts
5.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
About how many steps do you take on a typical day?
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#30Sitting time[16]lifespan−4.2 pts
5.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How many hours a day are you sitting?
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#31Fruit and vegetables[13]lifespan−2.7 pts
5.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How many servings of vegetables and fruit do you eat a day?
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#32Fibre intake[58]lifespan−2.7 pts
5.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How much fiber do you eat daily (beans, whole grains, vegetables, fruit)?
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#33A regular sleep schedule[21, 59]lifespan · sleep and lifespan−1.8 pts
5.3 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 2 pages (lifespan, sleep and lifespan).
How regular is your sleep schedule?
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#35Walking speed for your age[61]cognitive age+5.1 pts
5.1 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
How does your walking pace compare to others your age?
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#36Reading and mental hobbies[62, 63]cognitive age+5 pts
5 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
How much of your week goes on reading, writing, games or other mental hobbies?
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#38Eating pattern[13]lifespan−3.6 pts
4.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Which eating pattern best describes you?
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#40Long daytime naps[66, 67]sleep and lifespan · cognitive age−1.8 pts
4.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 2 pages (sleep and lifespan, cognitive age).
Do you nap during the day?
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#42Opioid use[20]lifespan−3.6 pts
4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Do you take prescription opioids or sedatives?
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#43Processed meat[13]lifespan−2.7 pts
3.9 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How often do you eat processed meat (bacon, deli, sausage)?
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#44Coffee, tea and energy drinks[13]lifespan−2.1 pts
3.9 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
What does your daily caffeine mostly look like?
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#45Waist size[1]lifespan−2.7 pts
3.9 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How’s your waistline?
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#46Sport you play[16]lifespan+3.6 pts
3.6 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
What kind of sport or activity do you do most?
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#47A weighted blanket[68]sleep quality+3.6 pts
3.6 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep quality page.
Do you have insomnia, and if so, do you sleep under a weighted blanket?
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#48Cardio fitness[18]cognitive age−1.8 pts
3.6 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
How is your cardio fitness for your age (a fast walk uphill, a run, a hard ride)?
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#49Stairs[69]cognitive age+3.5 pts
3.5 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
How many flights of stairs do you climb on a typical day?
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#50Binge drinking[31]lifespan−2.6 pts
3.2 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How often do you have 4+ alcoholic drinks in one sitting?
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#51Worry and rumination[70]cognitive age−3.1 pts
3.1 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
How much do you worry, or chew over things that have already happened?
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#52Air where you live[71]lifespan−2.2 pts
3 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
What’s the air like where you live?
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#53Vaping[10]lifespan−2.4 pts
2.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Do you vape or use e-cigarettes?
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#54CBT-I for insomnia[72, 73]sleep quality+2.8 pts
2.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep quality page.
Chronic insomnia (bad nights 3+ times a week for 3+ months): where are you with it?
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#55Red meat[52]lifespan−1.8 pts
2.7 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How often do you eat red meat?
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#56Gut symptoms checked[52]lifespan−2.2 pts
2.6 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Any persistent gut symptoms (blood, pain, big bowel-habit changes)?
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#57Fibre[52]lifespan−1.2 pts
2.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How much fiber do you eat (whole grains, beans, fruit, vegetables)?
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#58Cancer screening[52]lifespan−1 pts
2.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Are you up to date on the health screenings recommended for your age (like cancer screening)?
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#59Working hours[48]lifespan−1.8 pts
2.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How many hours a week do you work?
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#60Mentally active leisure[74]dementia+2.3 pts
2.3 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the dementia page.
How often do you do things for fun that make you think hard (reading, puzzles, games, learning something, an instrument)?
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#61Second-hand smoke[10]lifespan−1.8 pts
2.2 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How often are you around other people’s smoke?
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#62Legumes[58]lifespan−0.9 pts
2.1 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How often do you eat legumes (beans, lentils, chickpeas)?
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#65Daily multivitamin[81]cognitive age+2 pts
2 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
Do you take a daily multivitamin?
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#66Omega-3 (oily fish or fish oil)[82]cognitive age−2 pts
2 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
How often do you eat oily fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel) or take fish oil?
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#67The five healthy sleep traits[83, 84]sleep and lifespan · cognitive age−1 pts
1.9 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 2 pages (sleep and lifespan, cognitive age).
How many of these five do you have: 7 to 8 hours, fall asleep easily, stay asleep, wake rested most days, no sleep medication?
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#68Weekend catch-up sleep[85]sleep and lifespan−1.9 pts
1.9 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep and lifespan page.
Weekdays versus weekends, how do your nights compare?
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#70When you exercise[86]sleep and lifespan+1.8 pts
1.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep and lifespan page.
When do you do most of your brisk exercise (walking fast, cycling, sport)?
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#71Daily steps[87]cognitive age+1.8 pts
1.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the cognitive age page.
How many steps do you take on a typical day?
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#72Dental visits[52]lifespan−0.8 pts
1.6 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How often do you see a dentist?
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#74Phone or screens before bed[90, 91]sleep quality−1.6 pts
1.6 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep quality page.
What does the last half hour before bed look like, light-wise?
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#75Fibre sources[58]lifespan−0.6 pts
1.5 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Where does most of your fiber come from?
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#76Seatbelt[92]lifespan−1 pts
1.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Do you wear a seatbelt?
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#77Phone while driving[92]lifespan−1 pts
1.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Do you use your phone while driving?
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#78Sun protection[71]lifespan−0.8 pts
1.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How do you handle sun exposure?
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#79Sunscreen and shade[93]lifespan−0.8 pts
1.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How do you typically handle sun exposure?
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#80Tanning beds[93]lifespan−1 pts
1.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Have you ever used indoor tanning beds?
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#81Sleeping pills[94]sleep and lifespan−1.3 pts
1.3 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep and lifespan page.
Do you take prescription sleeping pills (benzodiazepines, Z-drugs)?
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#82Music at bedtime[95]sleep quality+1.3 pts
1.3 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep quality page.
Do you listen to calm music as part of going to sleep?
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#83Sunburns[93]lifespan−0.8 pts
1.2 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How many blistering sunburns have you had in your life?
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#84Vaccines[52]lifespan−0.6 pts
1.2 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Are you up to date on flu and COVID vaccines?
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#85Coffee, morning versus all day[96, 97]sleep and lifespan · sleep quality−0.6 pts
1.1 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 2 pages (sleep and lifespan, sleep quality).
When does your last caffeine of the day usually land?
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#86Colon screening[52]lifespan−0.6 pts
1 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Are you up to date on colorectal screening (recommended from 45)?
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#87Check-ups[52]lifespan−0.4 pts
0.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How often do you get a medical checkup?
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#88Skin checks[93]lifespan−0.4 pts
0.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Do you check your skin for changing moles?
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#89Bedroom temperature[98]sleep quality−0.8 pts
0.8 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep quality page.
How warm is your bedroom at night?
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#90Daylight during the day[99, 100]sleep and lifespan · sleep quality+0.7 pts
0.7 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on 2 pages (sleep and lifespan, sleep quality).
How much real daylight do you get on a typical day?
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#91Light in the bedroom at night[99]sleep and lifespan−0.6 pts
0.6 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep and lifespan page.
How much light are you in during the hours you should be asleep?
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#92Helmet[92]lifespan−0.2 pts
0.4 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Do you wear a helmet when you bike, ski, or ride a motorbike or horse?
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#93A pet on the bed[101]sleep quality−0.3 pts
0.3 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep quality page.
Which pets sleep on your bed? Tick every one that applies.
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#94Night-time noise[102]sleep quality−0.2 pts
0.2 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep quality page.
How noisy is your bedroom at night?
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#95Melatonin[103]sleep quality+0.2 pts
0.2 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the sleep quality page.
Do you take melatonin at bedtime?
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#96How often do you use a hot tub or take a hot bath?[16]lifespan
0 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
How often do you use a hot tub or take a hot bath?
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#97Which pets live with you? Tick every one that applies.[16]lifespan
0 pts between its best and worst published answer, counted on the lifespan page.
Which pets live with you? Tick every one that applies.
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