Lukashenko said that rejection of imported products and sports are the path to longevity 
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko called sports products on the path to longevity. He shared his thoughts in an interview with the National Defense magazine.
The Belarusian leader said that he had never been ill. He grew up in the countryside, and this way of life later affected his health in a positive way. As a child, Lukashenka was tempered and walked barefoot in the snow.
“I studied at school, ran to the river until frost, until it was covered with ice, I would run barefoot at first, when it was freezing, I was already wearing sneakers. I ran to this river, plunged there, ”Lukashenka said.
He added that he now plays hockey. In addition, the president is engaged in physical activity for two hours daily, including chopping wood.
Lukashenko noted that it is necessary to eat domestic products and eat only Belarusian potatoes.
Previously, director of the National Research Center of preventive medicine of the Ministry of Health, Honored Doctor of Russia, Professor Oksana Drapkina named five factors of longevity. So, according to Drapkina, in order to maintain health, you need not to smoke, not to salt food, not to abuse alcohol, walk more and eat vegetables and fruits.