Live Well: We’ve been hearing for decades now about the health benefits of exercise, good diet, conservative amounts of booze and no cigarettes. But in 2018, we learned that all of these things combined can add over a decade to your life. Last April, scientists from Harvard published a 34-year study of 79,000 American adults in the journal Circulation that found that never smoking, a body mass index of 18.5 to 24.9, over 30 min per day of moderate to vigorous exercise, moderate alcohol intake and high-quality diet could extend lifespans by 12 years for men and by 14 years for women.