Healthy Lifestyle

We've all met them, that irritating woman who turns up at a school reunion 20 years later looking almost the same age as the day she left school. Or the middle-aged man who can beat people half his age on the tennis court.

What a lucky group of people! Don't you think? Well, by now we have learnt that several factors play an important role in all that: genes, lifestyle, diet, personality... but it seems that the place where you live in is also important! There are several well known places around the world famous for their longevity rates. If you want to learn a bit more about them, watch the following videos:



Longevity in Andorra:



Longevity in Okinawa:



Now that you have listened to some information about the healthiest places in the world, let's see how unhealthy are some other countries, which one are you thinking about? Yes... me too.



Finally, learn more with the following links which include news articles, listening comprehension, quizzess... Enjoy!

Stories about aging and the elderly (news article, video, quiz)
Language after stroke - BBC Learning English (listening)
The Health Quiz - New York Times
Staying Young Aging Quiz

Heathcare in the USA

I'm almost sure you have heard some news about the public debate on the American healthcare system, am I right? Well, since Obama is in the White House he has been trying to reform the current healthcare system in his country. In case you just listened to this information in Spanish, here you can watch Obama explaining the main points of his plan for a universally free healthcare, this time in English!

This week, after all those discussions, the House has passed the Health Care Reform Bill, if you want to know a bit more you can read some news articles from the links below and even, go to the Media section (on the right hand side of this blog) and watch how the CNN or the BBC , among others, covered this issue:

House passes Health Care Reform Bill - cnn.com

Sweeping Health Care Plan Passes House - nytime

Senate Finance Committee Votes to Pass Healthcare Reform Bill - guandian.co.uk