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Doctor Roy Walford pioneered calorie restriction diets for life extension and maintained a strict exercise regimen... and then he got ALS and died at 79.
by unnah 4y ago
Doctor Roy Walford pioneered calorie restriction diets for life extension and maintained a strict exercise regimen... and then he got ALS and died at 79.
- adam_arthur 4y agoMaximizing for quality adjusted years is a better goal, though probably amounts to the same thing in the end.
- swagasaurus-rex 4y agoWhile I personally agree with your sentiment on not sweating too hard about things out of our control... I've always wondered, isn't this the same rationale tobacco smokers give about indulging their habit? Maybe a proper balance involves not going too far into obsessions or give too far into addictions
- spicyusername 4y agoEverything in moderation, including moderation.
- melling 4y agoHey, you are your generation’s: “People that don’t smoke get cancer too” That’s what people used to tell me 40 years ago. Yes, bad things can still happen to you even if you take care of yourself. On average though, people will be much healthier. Now, if we could only convince the “we’re all going to die anyway” crowd that we can actually cure ALS, cancers, heart disease, etc.
- telotortium 4y ago> Now, if we could only convince the “we’re all going to die anyway” crowd that we can actually cure ALS, cancers, heart disease, etc. Most people will be convinced if you actually cure these illnesses, and not very much before that point.