You already know the importance of eating your veggies, skipping the booze, cigarettes, and fake foods, daily exercise, and plenty of Zzzzz’s. But what you may not know about your health could hurt your health or even shorten your life. As I discussed in my TEDx talk “The Shocking Truth About Your Health,” the scientific data proves that, if you want to be optimally healthy, it’s not enough to be a health nut. Here are eight health tips your doctor may have never shared with you.

Dr. Lissa Rankin writes the "Sacred Medicine" blog on Beliefnet.