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The YOU: Staying Young Aging Quiz
From YOU: Staying Young

1. How healthy are you compared to other people your age?







2. Do you…

 
 Yes 
 No 

 look forward to going to work each day?

 tell jokes (that listeners actually laugh at)

 write more than one thank you note in an average week?

 meditate at least once each day?

 typically stay calm when someone cuts you off in traffic, even if they deserve a full-fledged digital assault?

 belong to and attend two or more social or religious groups once a month or more?


3. How often do you talk to at least one friend?





4. Can you walk up two flights of stairs without pausing?




5. At 5:00 on the night before you leave for vacation, you look at your pre-departure list. You still have to pack your bags, pack the kids' stuff, drop the dog at the kennel, print out your online confirmations, get Junior to soccer practice, pick up prescriptions at the pharmacy, and gas up the car. On your way to soccer practice with the dog panting in the car, your "Check Engine" light flashes, taunting you. What's your initial reaction?







6. How many days a week do you take a 30-minute walk?







7. Do you get sick when you travel more often than others you know?




8. Make a list of direct blood relatives—parents, children and siblings. Circle the ones who had cancer before age 65. Put an EXTRA circle around ones who had cancer before age 50. Since many cancer-screening recommendations are based on knowing your family history, make sure your doctor knows of those family members who had cancer under 65 and under 50. Your doctor can make sure you have the appropriate tests. How many circles did you make?






9. Do you smoke?









10. Do you routinely take…

 
 Yes 
 No 

 two baby aspirins a day?

 600 milligrams of DHA or 2 grams of fish oil, or eat 13 ounces of fish a week or a dozen walnuts in a week?

 at least 800 international units of vitamin D-3 a day?

 a multivitamin with less than 3,500 international units of vitamin A?

 600 milligrams or more of calcium twice a day?


11. How often do you go to the bathroom? If it's more than 12 times a day or more than 3 times in a 3-hour period, you should get your urine tested for sugar





12. How often do you floss? How often do you see a dental professional?






13. What shape is your poop?







14. How often do you poop?







15. How likely are you to fall asleep in the middle of doing something else like reading, watching TV, sitting in a movie theater or in a meeting? How likely are you to fall asleep while talking to someone, sitting quietly after lunch or stopped in traffic?





16. How many days a week do you get good night's sleep of at least 6 1/2 hours?










17. Do you sleep…

 
 Yes 
 No 

 less than 4 hours any night of the week?

 less than 3 1/2 hours a week, on average?

 more than 10 1/2 hours a week, on average?


18. Women: Think of how often you had to shave your legs when you were 25. Men: Think of your face at age 25. How often do you have to shave them now?





19. Men: Do you get out of bed to use the bathroom during the night? Women: Do you wake up due to hot flushes or flashes?




20. Do you notice a negative change in your interest in sex?

 
 Yes 
 No 

 Do you notice a negative change in your interest in sex?

 Does sex feel about as pleasurable as walking on thumbtacks?

 Do you reach orgasm less than once a week?

 Women: Do you have an orgasm less than twice a week? Men: Do you have an orgasm less than four times a week?

 Women: Do you have trouble becoming aroused or sufficiently lubricated? Men: Do you have trouble having an erection?


21. What is the average number of servings of fruits and vegetables you eat per day?












22. How many dishes prepared with curry or yellow mustard have you eaten in the last week?






23. How many servings of tomato sauce or cooked tomato products have you eaten in the last three days?






24. How many servings of nuts (a serving is about an ounce or a small fistful) have you eaten in the last three days?






25. How many meals have you eaten in the last three days in which you did not fill yourself to fullness?






26. How many times in the last week did you…

 
 Zero 
 1 
 2 
 3 or more 

 do yoga, tai chi, weight lifting or resistance training?

 do cardiovascular exercise for at least 20 minutes?


27. In the last three times you went grocery shopping, how many times did you read the labels of packaged goods to find out what their first five ingredients were?






28. In the last year, did you...

 
 Yes 
 No