A balanced lifestyle

A balanced lifestyle is one of the most important things you can do in being healthy. Work? Yes, but do not overdo it. If you work too much, you become stressed, which is extremely bad for you health. Play? Yes, but if you play too much, you will not have the financial stability to support yourself or your family, so do not overdo it. These two things working together in harmony make for a financially stable and stress free lifestyle.

Also, a glass of wine can be good for the same reason: it relieves stress. However, too much alcohol and you end up poisoning yourself. Thus, once again, moderation. Also, as a warning, alcohol taken before the brain fully matures will stunt brain growth.

This was one of the core teaching of the Buddha - everything in moderation.

So, I would give the following advice (passed down through my family):

Finish your work first, then go and enjoy the day without guilt.

This alone will do much in the way of longevity by merely eliminating much of your stress.

-Brian West (Apeiros Sophos)