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Originally Posted by rubicon
All of these Ponce de Leon theories are certainly helpful.. In fact my aunt's husband followed a strict regime from an early age. But at the age 70 he was stricken wih Azhemier's . He went into a medical facility at the age of 75 and lived their until is death at age 95.
My plan is to continue to live at the Greeks advised "moderation in all things, exercise daily and let my DNA be the final determinant.
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Moderation, as I see it, should apply to natural whole foods. So that means not eating broccoli every day. One might have broccoli for one or two days and then switch to cauliflower. That's not a real life example because I eat many different vegetables every day. But they are not always the same vegetables. I switch around depending on what's in season or what's on sale.
The same goes for fruit. Right now I'm eating a lot of blueberries, peaches and blackberries (among others) while they are in season.
Some people make the mistake of thinking that moderation should also apply to processed foods. My mother was one of them. If she had a donut one day, cookies the next and a piece of pie the next day, she said she thought it was okay because it represented "moderation". She made that judgement even though each day her dessert consisted of refined white flour, refined sugar and saturated fat.
When the Greeks advised moderation in all things, how long ago did they give that advice? I believe that refers to the ancient greeks. No doubt it was very good advice back then. Back then they didn't have all of the processed fast foods that we have today. So, it's safe to say, they never advised anyone to eat fast food in moderation.
Letting DNA or genes be the final determinant: Most people have genes for one disease or another and maybe several. But most genes need to be triggered by something in the environment and diet is considered to be a part of the environment. So let's say you have a gene for diabetes (if there is such a gene). Eating fast food (processed food) and becoming overweight is exactly what would trigger diabetes. Everyone is different so it might take a lot of fast food or a moderate amount with little or no exercise.
No one ever said that eating a strict healthy diet is a sure thing that will yield perfect health. What it's all about is reducing risk.