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Just looking at this pic makes my worn out arthritis ravaged joints ache.
Good food, good cigars, good whiskey! But, stay away from sugar/carbs! It is the Devil!
Living well is better than living long.
Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke victims — I’ve seen too much of this to go along with your generality.True, but getting old generally beats the alternative.
Don't drink the Kool-Aid .Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke victims — I’ve seen too much of this to go along with your generality.
I’m a 70 year old man - the Kool-Aid was drunk a looong time ago.Don't drink the Kool-Aid .
Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke victims — I’ve seen too much of this to go along with your generality.
Definitely avoid FlavorAide from grifting cheapskate demagogues.Don't drink the Kool-Aid .
Not really what I’m saying. I just don’t believe “living long” for the sake of attaining a certain age is always what it’s cracked up to be. Live your life like you want. I’m cool with that.So we should all die young?
Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, stroke victims — I’ve seen too much of this to go along with your generality.
In Gary Taubes book, The Case Against Sugar, he presents evidence that excessive consumption of nutritive sweeteners, especially fructose based ones are responsible for the 'diseases of civilization', i.e. heart disease, cancer, stroke, gout, diabetes, dementia, etc.
I would note that many researchers have called Alzheimer's Type 3 Diabetes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769828/.
Personally, I think it's less about living longer than being able to do the things you want to do (i.e. having a good quality of life). Based on my genetics I expect to live into my 90's and suspect that the world will seem like an alien place by then.
That's not politically correct.Not even 60 yet and when I think how the world was when I was a kid, I often think it's an alien place now