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Do you want to add years to your life and feel better too? Here are a few tips. First, to decrease your chances of a heart attack, eat a handful of nuts each day. Also, to ease the effects of rheumatoid arthritis, be sure to include some citrus, such as orange juice, in your diet. Finally, exercise on a regular basis. Include weight-bearing activities such as walking and jogging. Also, try yoga for flexibility and stress relief.



In 1-2 sentences, identify the author’s purpose and list two reasons to support your answer:

The author's purpose is to provide tips on how to improve one's health and add years to their life. Two reasons to support this are the suggestions to eat nuts for decreasing the chances of a heart attack and including citrus in the diet for easing the effects of rheumatoid arthritis.