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Photo: Are you an X or a Y?
I am rarely sick, but I have to work hard to stay well. I carefully watch what I eat (little or no meat), exercise regularly, and vigorously use most of the skills I have learned to stay ahead of the curve. Without such regular care
and attention, I think the good health I enjoy would not last long, and I would fall by the wayside.
My wife, Nancy, on the other hand, is never sick, no matter what. I manage her health care too, but I suspect that even if I did not, she would still enjoy great health.
What's the difference?
The gene pool.
My father was hypertensive and died of cancer in his early seventies. My Mom had a number of skin cancers during her lifetime, and died of lung cancer in her early eighties. She had two sisters, both of whom died of breast cancer. Each
of my aunts had a child who died from cancer at an early age.
My wife's Mom died in her mid-sixties from cancer. She had one sister who lived into her nineties, and died essentially from old age. Nancy's Dad (whom she clearly resembles physically) recently passed away at age 95. Cause of death? Simple Old
Age. Up to 4 or 5 months before he died, he lived in his own apartment, drove his car every day, played golf, and was the hit of every party he attended. He had a slew of aunts and uncles who were way into the eighties or nineties before they died, and
most of them died from old age as he had, not from some horrid disease.
If you come from a long-lived, essentially healthy family, you're probably going to be O.K., at least for now. |
But don't get smug. The environment in which we live today, with air and water pollution, chemicalization of nearly everything
we put into our bodies, levels of stress that are unbelievable- all of those add up to challenge the health of even the best gene pool around. At this site, you will learn many things that will help you stay healthy, despite the ravages of our lifestyle
that are tearing you down day by day.
Enjoy your good health. It is a priceless gift, but don't take it for granted. |