I wanted to know how to increase my life expectancy. Do I really have to avoid everything? | Annie Macmanus

The advice was to limit alcohol, avoid high-sugar foods and decrease saturated fats - but warnings like this are just going to encourage me

I took a DNA test a few weeks ago. It arrived in the post. I had to prick my finger, squeeze out several drops of blood and put them in a box to post to a lab in Scandinavia.

It's about risk management. For the first time, I'm looking to invest long-term in my body and, to do that, I need to explore what could happen in terms of illness. I want to do what I can now, to optimise my chances of living healthily for longer. I want my body and my mind to be aligned; I want to feel strong and supple and capable. I thought it may mean taking a few more supplements. Exercising more. Eating more greens.