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Honestly, with all this stuff about whether drinking or whatever is or isn't good for you, part of me wonders why I should even care any more. I mean, it's pre
by CM30 10y ago
Honestly, with all this stuff about whether drinking or whatever is or isn't good for you, part of me wonders why I should even care any more.
I mean, it's pretty clear that genetics have a huge impact in how long you live regardless of what your lifestyle is like, and it's also clear that the advice seems to change every few years anyway.
May as well just live how you like and deal with things as they come. And if that's a short life... well at least it was an enjoyable one till that point.
- slobotron 10y agoIf you are predisposed to some genetic condition (say cancer), healthy living (excersize, eating right) can help delay the onset and improve outcomes. (s.o. is nurse and sees that stuff all the time, fwiw)
- isaac_is_goat 10y agoIsn't this a given though...? Exercise and eating right will improve outcomes no matter what genetics you have.
- vinay427 10y agoYes, which is why you might consider caring, as the original comment asked.
- afarrell 10y agoThe open question is, what constitutes "eating right" and how can one do so cheaply?
- CuriouslyC 10y agoThe blue zone diets, and to a lesser degree the diets of natural bodybuilders provide a fairly good answer to this question. Lots of vegetables, lots of legumes, fermented food products, and moderate consumption of animal products with an emphasis on fish. Eat enough so you don't feel weak, but limit consumption to stay fairly lean at the same time.
- ams6110 10y agoWhat if you don't like exercise and like to eat? A lifetime of forcing oneself to do something unappealing and then topping it off with denial of things one likes doesn't sound like a overall good trade, even if you live longer.
- dagw 10y agoWhat if you don't like exercise and like to eat? That's me in a nutshell. There are lots of ways to get exercise without "exercising". Personally I tend to get off the bus a few stops early each morning and walk the last 30 minutes to work. Great way to some exercise in and a great way to start the morning. Another example, my closest food store is 1.5 km down the road. If I know I only need a few things I'll walk instead of taking the car. On the food front I eat most of what I used to eat but less, compensating with getting higher quality products. I also started to get much more adventurous with my eating trying all kinds of different ingredients and cooking techniques, not because they where healthy, but for the love of food. It turned out that some of those things that where pretty delicious also had the side benefit of apparently being healthy as well (who knew). So I slowly started to phase those things more into my diet. Over the course of a handful of years I managed to greatly improve my diet without feeling like I was giving up on anything or denying myself anything I wanted.
- mhurron 10y ago> it's pretty clear that genetics have a huge impact in how long you live regardless of what your lifestyle is like Because healthy eating and habits improve the quality of the life during the quantity your genetics give you.
- Shorel 10y agoYou should care. The issue is to be able to indulge in a bit of self experimentation. You eat and drink what you enjoy, and do regular checks. If you change what you eat and drink, the checks will tell you if it is good or not for you.
- icebraining 10y agoWhat kind of checks?
- Shorel 10y agoThe usual health checks, blood pressure, triglycerides, etc.
- nickjarboe 10y agoIndividual DNA analysis is on the way, so hopefully health science can start to study what might best work for you, individually. Maybe for now just weigh the health advise of your genetic ancestors more than some study on millions of people that show only small differences of outcome.
- 3minus1 10y agoSome things are proven to be very bad, like cigarettes or morbid obesity. There's really no question that those things kill people, and will drastically affect your life expectancy.