1. Focus your efforts on things that matter; inform yourself about possible risks.
The American Council on Science and Health (http://www.acsh.org) is dedicated to helping you set rational priorities for a healthy and long life. While it is tempting to focus our anxiety on mysterious threats that lie largely beyond our own control, such as a possible terrorist attack (see ACSH's terrorism preparedness report at http://www.acsh.org/publications/pubID.228/pub_detail.asp), the truth is that when it comes to achieving long life and good health, we largely determine our own fate, through routine, everyday decisions.
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