You may remember Alex Higgins, known as Hurricane Higgins, a snooker legend from the1970′s and 80′s. Apart from his fast snooker-playing he was known for his drinking and smoking, also women and gambling.
Being fond of women and gambling doesn’t necessarily pose a direct health threat but most health professionals would agree that heavy smoking and drinking certainly do.
Poor old Hurricane Higgins now looks close to death, and almost unrecognizable from the man that came to be a household name in his heyday. He is only 61, but in a recent photo in the news, he looks more like 101. He has lost a great deal of weight and his health is clearly fragile. He reportedly has now lost all his teeth after radiotherapy treatment for throat cancer. Clearly he is an example of how not to live healthily and what the consequences can be if you ignore healthy living wisdom.
