We often think about our health and wellness in terms of our chronological age - that is, the time elapsed since our mothers gave us life. But oftentimes, a more realistic indicator of our health status is our biological age, which is a measurement of how our body is functioning relative to our calendar age.

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Our lifestyle habits often have the greatest effect on our biological age measurement, and include things like how often we exercise, what we eat, and even family history of disease. In short, biological age is about what we look like on the inside of our bodies, rather than the often deceptive exterior qualities.

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While it’s hard to get an entirely accurate measurement of biological age from a simple questionnaire, our team at Stallant Health has put together a handy health age calculator that can help you get a feeling for your current health age. It's 12 questions in length, and should only take a few minutes to complete. As you’re answering the questions, think about what lifestyle habits you can change to improve your health status and potentially subtract years from the age measurement that really matters.