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Balanced diet of fresh and unprocessed foods, extremely active lifestyle, no drugs/drinking. Of course they live a long time.
by pclmulqdq 1y ago
Balanced diet of fresh and unprocessed foods, extremely active lifestyle, no drugs/drinking. Of course they live a long time.
- Projectiboga 1y agoMore sunlight too.
- Rendello 1y agoI wonder if the opposite is a factor: like most traditional clothing, Amish clothing blocks most sunlight.
- tjwebbnorfolk 1y agoYou'd have to be outside to get that "benefit". Sedentary people have sunlight blocked by their roof. Sunlight kills bacteria and viruses, stimulates vitamin D production, and has a number of emotional/cognitive benefits. Being inside 24/7 is not good for you. For most of our history we spent every daylight hour outside hunting or farming, we're adapted to this situation.
- Balgair 1y agoThe Amish do eat a lot of unpasteurized stuff, at least the ones near me did. But they also have the benefits of modern medicine when things get really dicey, as far as I know. I'd ask for an Amish voice here to chime in, but, you know... It's like the raw milk people but for everything. If you ever tried milking a cow, with the udders machine that close to its' rear, then you'd never drink the stuff raw when you have another option. Cross contamination? Wy I hardly know her! Years ago when I used to live near them, I'd go to the markets and get their deserts. Best cheesecake I've ever had. Totally unpasteurized stuff, tastes amazing. I'd never let my kids go near it now though. E. Coli is very nasty on the littles.