This reminds me of the danger of granting wishes. If you wish for longevity, you had better wish for a youthful health body as well.
I am sure that making tweaks to your lifestyle will help you live to a healthy old age. But the most critical factor is luck, if you live to be 100 then you are lucky. You are lucky to be born in a country with enough food. To grow up in a safe environment, to be educated, that well paid work is available, to have healthcare, to not have too many children in a country where maternal healthcare is poor, and maternal deaths high. To live in a country with fewer diseases such as HIV or malaria. To not suffer from work related or environmental pollution, to not have an accident, be in an earthquake, etc. etc.
I say this humbly because I am aware that I am one of the privileged ones. I live in a safe country with 'free' healthcare, and I have the extra privilege of having the health & money to afford better food, and time to exercise my body and mind.
This reminds me of the danger of granting wishes. If you wish for longevity, you had better wish for a youthful health body as well.
I am sure that making tweaks to your lifestyle will help you live to a healthy old age. But the most critical factor is luck, if you live to be 100 then you are lucky. You are lucky to be born in a country with enough food. To grow up in a safe environment, to be educated, that well paid work is available, to have healthcare, to not have too many children in a country where maternal healthcare is poor, and maternal deaths high. To live in a country with fewer diseases such as HIV or malaria. To not suffer from work related or environmental pollution, to not have an accident, be in an earthquake, etc. etc.
I say this humbly because I am aware that I am one of the privileged ones. I live in a safe country with 'free' healthcare, and I have the extra privilege of having the health & money to afford better food, and time to exercise my body and mind.
Looking forward to it! Thanks, Kevin.
All that is true!
Thanks Cherie!