Most of us may have wanted 2020 to end ages ago, but now that there are vaccines on the horizon and a light at the end of a COVID-19-infected tunnel, what can we do to increase our own longevity and improve our chances of living healthier in 2021 and beyond? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a six-year study and found that consuming a healthier diet, not smoking, and moderately exercising for at least 21 minutes a day exerted an enormous impact on health and overall mortality. Adopting just those three simple behaviors reduced people’s chances of dying by 82 percent during the course of the study.