@torunnsaid Too much sweets isn't good either, too much of anything in fact isn't good but cigarettes being so addictive and harmful are difficult to compare with other things.
I’m at the stage of trying to giving up anything that harms my health for the sake of preserving physical health as best I can into old age. I wish I’d started sooner but I didn’t imagine ever getting old when I was young. That came when I got to 50 and started seeing the health problems my older sisters were dealing with.
@drewnogalsaid I’m at the stage of trying to giving up anything that harms my health for the sake of preserving physical health as best I can into old age. I wish I’d started sooner but I didn’t imagine ever getting old when I was young. That came when I got to 50 and started seeing the health problems my older sisters were dealing with.
Sounds like you should be happy about some more government control over peoples diets. Eg had the govt passed legislation 30 years ago to control smoking and consumption of sugars and carbs, heavily processed meats, you might have benefitted.
@rajk999said Sounds like you should be happy about some more government control over peoples diets. Eg had the govt passed legislation 30 years ago to control smoking and consumption of sugars and carbs, heavily processed meats, you might have benefitted.
It's also about feeling content, if not happy, and not expecting too much. 🙂
@the-gravediggersaid Is it worth giving up the stuff you like so you can have an extra 2 years in the nursing home.
If those are the options then eat, drink and be merry. But I know quite a few over 75 people moving around like a 40s old, while some 50 yr olds are struggling with stage 4 cancer, in pain. living off meds and regretting all the stuff they did in their younger days. Doctors, hospitals and big drug companies love people who dont take care of their health.
@rajk999said Sounds like you should be happy about some more government control over peoples diets. Eg had the govt passed legislation 30 years ago to control smoking and consumption of sugars and carbs, heavily processed meats, you might have benefitted.
I’m lucky in that I’ve always enjoyed some sort of sports activity like horse riding, running, cycling, squash, badminton, and swimming. I now walk my dog miles each week, garden and do resistance training at home. I’m of the view that you use it or lose it and it has also kept my weight and blood pressure low.
I can go along with this. Lung cancer used to be the number one killer and I believe that it IS a function of government to protect us from ourselves. As always, you can choose to opt out, but that's on you.
@suziannesaid I can go along with this. Lung cancer used to be the number one killer and I believe that it IS a function of government to protect us from ourselves. As always, you can choose to opt out, but that's on you.
My dad died of lung cancer way before his time.
That’s a good point. I smoked from 14 for 7 years in spite of the law saying I shouldn’t. I was never questioned about it by anyone but at least there was a deterrent which stopped the rest of the girls in my class getting hooked on it. I’d go without my school lunch to buy cigarettes, making it twice as unhealthy.
Fortunately my sons aren’t smokers. I’d have hated to have seen them start and if they were young now I’d certainly back this bill,
@drewnogalsaid I’m lucky in that I’ve always enjoyed some sort of sports activity like horse riding, running, cycling, squash, badminton, and swimming. I now walk my dog miles each week, garden and do resistance training at home. I’m of the view that you use it or lose it and it has also kept my weight and blood pressure low.
Well that is the right attitude to handle the senior years. Some brain activity is also critical to ward off dementia, Parkinson's and other brain disorders. There is new research suggesting that the brain does not need to deteriorate with age like the body does. Its interesting.
@rajk999said Well that is the right attitude to handle the senior years. Some brain activity is also critical to ward off dementia, Parkinson's and other brain disorders. There is new research suggesting that the brain does not need to deteriorate with age like the body does. Its interesting.
I read that having social contact with at least 5 different people each week during old age is important for brain stimulation to protect against dementia. I’m not sure whether a discussion on an internet forum counts as being as helpful as a regular chat with a local shop keeper mind?
@drewnogalsaid I read that having social contact with at least 5 different people each week during old age is important for brain stimulation to protect against dementia. I’m not sure whether a discussion on an internet forum counts as being as helpful as a regular chat with a local shop keeper mind?
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