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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
I have three aunts in their 90's still living independently and adjacently and they squabble over who is the best condition to mow their yards. All of them were raised eating Tennessee fresh farm vegetables and meats full of fat...sausage, salted ham and delicious ham gravy made with coffee, fried chicken, cow's milk.
That's not research by any means...they all pray, maybe that's their secret to longevity. that and hard work and stubborn independence? Hope i got their genes!
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It is definitely genetics that they are able to exist independently into their 90s while still performing chores......such as lawn mowing........
God Bless the three of them..........whatever they did, it worked for them.
No doubt they never even worried about their "diet".....just ate what was available and what they enjoyed.
There are plenty of nationalities that live well into their nineties and ate all of the "no no's" of today's healthy dietary guidelines........
Besides their good genes for longevity, I'm certain your aunts' faith and prayer did not hurt.......but helped them, to relieve stress, etc.
Just worrying about one's diet every waking moment would lead to stress, in my book anyway.
As another poster said, "all things in moderation".....not excluding any food group......seems wise to me.
So many today are on an overload of prescription and non prescription drugs......makes one wonder about all of the side effects connected with Big Pharma.
Again, God Bless your three aunts............no doubt, you do have their genes.