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Originally Posted by Happydaz
Opinions expressed here are by the general population in The Villages. There are no controlled scientific studies being discussed here. I would rather talk to my physician and get his view on the best options for me. If many of the current, recommended life style choices and medications don't work why are Americans living longer? Back in the "healthy olden days" people died in their 40's 50's and 60's. The average person retired from IBM was expected to collect his pension for three years or so. Social Security recipients were expected to die in their late sixties or early seventies. Why are there so many men and women living into their eighties and nineties today? Pet theories by health enthusiasts have been around for years. I would rather put my faith in the professional medical field. Medicine is science, not philosophy.
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Sorry, but I have to disagree. I have a relative on my family tree who was born in 1850 and died in 1956. And my grandfather, who was born around 1875, lived to 97. My grandmother lived to 89 and had a sister who lived to 100. Part of the reason for a higher life expectancy is that infant mortality has been reduced. And another part of the reason might be because people are being propped up with medical interventions, which doesn't always make for a healthy life expectancy.
There have been many large controlled scientific studies but it's not easy to discuss them all here, especially due to the fact that no one seems interested enough to actually read them. If people would read them, then they could be discussed. The China Study, The Okinawa Program, The Seventh Day Adventist study, The Mediterranean Diet study, The ongoing AARP Health Study and The Nurses Health Study.