Steps I can develop now to ensure a strong informal support system in old age include continuing to strive toward optimal health, building a social support system via friends and community, and adoption and use of technological advances. The chapter four textbook explains that chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes II, hypertension, and osteoporosis are often major contributing factors to the deliberate effects of old age and the need for formal care. The single lifestyle can contribute to these afflictions. Paula Spencer Scott, editor-in-chief of Caring.com, states in her article "7 Top Health Risks for Men Over 40," "Single men also generally have poorer health habits: They drink more, eat less well, receive less medical care, and engage in riskier behaviors (think drugs and sexual promiscuity). (Scott, 2007-2015). It therefore makes sense that by changing one's lifestyle, it can help prevent these chronic diseases and prolong the need for formal care. Regular health checkups provide