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Eating less (like eating 80% of your required daily intake) is the only really proven way to extend your life, it drops your metabolism, which slows down the ageing process (think turtle vs Humming bird).
Eating less (like eating 80% of your required daily intake) is the only really proven way to extend your life, it drops your metabolism, which slows down the ageing process (think turtle vs Humming bird).
Proven by whom and where; what medical journals? We are human beings. Having a low metabolism doesn't necessarily slow the aging process, but can be associated with disease, as in hypothyroidism.
"So you want to live to a healthy old age. But how?
You could start doing push-ups. A study published in February found that men who can hammer out 40 push-ups in one session had a lower risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease compared with guys who could do only 10 or fewer.
Perhaps you want to work on your grip strength. That’s another measure that tracks longevity in middle-aged folks.
How about sexual push-ups, AKA 'the old in and out'?
You can do what you want. As for me this is what I do:
Eat well, no sugar or anything that has sugar. Lots of vegetables and fruits, cut down on any processed foods.
Drink water, maybe put a lemon slice to flavor it up. No soda or other sugary drinks.
No tobacco or products made from tobacco. Don't smoke anything.
No drinking alcohol of any kind.
No energy drinks. No coffee, no starbucks
No drugs.
7 to 8 hours of sleep a night.
Work into your 80's or longer. If you can't work or choose not to work, keep a schedule just like when you were working. Get up in the morning, have breakfast, stay busy during the day. have lunch when you normally would have lunch. Have a plan for how you will spend your time.
I see it as a waste of a great life when someone retires and sits around watching TV all day. I have a neighbor like that. She is 70 now and watches TV constantly. Eats constantly. She recently spent the last couple months in the hospital because of her health. Poor lifestyle choices brought her to the hospital.
I'm young but I feel like continually working will help you live long. Alot of centenarians still work at something. They don't sit around and just eat bon bons. Maybe that's the real key.
I think the people who crank out 40 push-ups at a time are doing more than that to stay healthy. They obviously care about their bodies, and likely tend to do other things that keep them healthy as well, such as eat right, watch their weight, etc. So I wouldn't say that simply doing 40 push-ups at a time will make you live longer. There is more to their longevity than the push-ups....they work at being healthy, and doing push-ups is just one thing they do to accomplish that.
I had a funny compliment the other day .... like my mother, people have told me I do not look like I am 65 years old.... more like 10 years younger. But the dental hygienist said - “you don’t have the mouth, teeth and gums of an older person”. I didn’t know how to respond to that - but I’ll take it!
LOL!
That reminded me about an experience when I was about 60. The technician during my osteoporosis exam told me "You have the bones of a 45 year old!"
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