Life is longer not necessarily healthier!

[JLM]

10 servings? Are you part horse?

I generally build a salad comprised of lettuce, tomato, cuke, green peppers, celery, green onions and mushrooms and have a big bowl of that and don't worry too much about the 10 servings. I think one piece of fruit a day is enough, it's got lots of sugar too.

High blood pressure is one of the chronic illnesses they're discussing.

So do yourself a favour and don't stress about statistical health. You'll give yourself high blood pressure.

High blood pressure is not an illness, only a symptom, I've had high blood pressure for years while being perfectly healthy. It can be easily controlled, GENERALLY.

 

[Sal]

Eat lots of carrots and get a job as a seeing eye bitch.

I like carrots I'm not so good on a leash though.

I generally build a salad comprised of lettuce, tomato, cuke, green peppers, celery, green onions and mushrooms and have a big bowl of that and don't worry too much about the 10 servings. I think one piece of fruit a day is enough, it's got lots of sugar too.

A good practice. The problem is that as you age your body is not as adept at absorbing the nutrients. I also have to be careful with my blood sugar as it drops. I have done various health kicks along the way, juicing etc. We need to adjust our diets to our personal bodily requirements as we move along.

High blood pressure is not an illness, only a symptom, I've had high blood pressure for years while being perfectly healthy. It can be easily controlled, GENERALLY.

yes, diet and exercise can make a significant difference with blood pressure.

 

[WLDB]

From what Ive read seniors do have the highest suicide rate here. Clearly some people are not choosing quantity over quality. I imagine I'd go that route if my quality of life was gone and not coming back.

 

[Sal]

From what Ive read seniors do have the highest suicide rate here. Clearly some people are not choosing quantity over quality. I imagine I'd go that route if my quality of life was gone and not coming back.

just make sure you are not surrounded by good intentioned nutbags who will keep people (in their best interests) going forever because Life is Saaaaaaaacrid.

 

[WLDB]

just make sure you are not surrounded by good intentioned nutbags who will keep people (in their best interests) going forever because Life is Saaaaaaaacrid.

Oh thats taken care of. As far as I know everyone in my family agrees with me on this issue. Though there's no way to know what any potential children I might have will think. Time will tell. My grandmother is wasting away in a nursing home from Dimentia. Its definitely not a pleasant sight. Thats not life, its just existence. Sitting around waiting to die.