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Business Lifestyle - Health 5 ways to live longer By NELIUS KANYINGI [email protected] People who do not smoke, are not obese and consume alcohol moderately can expect to live 7years longer than the general population as well as spend these extra years in good health according to a new study by the Health Affairs. Adopting the following 5 habits will have your body looking and feeling young. 34 | THINK BUSINESS • NOVEMBER 2017 Overeating Eating is similar to other pleasurable behaviors like sex and drug use which triggers the release of dopamine. This is a neurotransmitter in the brain that makes you feel good. Dopamine acts as a positive reinforcement reward for eating, so every time you eat, dopamine reinforces the behavior and eventually it becomes habitual.