Eat less, stay smart and young

14 Responses to Eat less, stay smart and young

1. Elijah says:

   May 25, 2013 at 14:00

   I think I’ll stick to eating 4000cal and powerlifting.
2. mistress mara says:

   May 25, 2013 at 18:22

   More like “eat less, live longer” which, in my considered opinion, is probably largely correct but who the hell wants to be “old” longer? Wake me when someone discovers how to be “young” longer. In my considerable experience, abstemious, frugal people get to spend an eternity slowly declining with terminal, helpless tedium in rest homes while their families fret and wait for them to die. Society today is extremely death averse/phobic but we are yet too squeamish to examine the reality of the misery that extending old age/infirmity brings to many of its participents. No, I’m not selfish … my family and I love Oma (grandma) and we care for her constantly, but I would not like to be in her slippers. erm, sorry to be a kill-joy.
   • Darin says:

     May 25, 2013 at 23:35

     Good point Mara,there was a science show on a couple years back where the lead investigator said of genetics that we could simply turn off one gene and extend human life to 300 years.The caveat however was life would be 100 years as a juvenile,100 as an adult and 100 as a geriatric.

     There was also on old man who had lived in good health until the age of 108.When interviewed he was asked what it was like to have lived so long.He said the usual things such as the amazement of experiencing so many wonderful moments in history,but shed a tear when relating how he had watched two wives and three of his children,all of which he loved dearly die before him from various illnesses.

     The Bible says it is appointed unto man to live once and to die once and for that life to be limited to four score and ten.I think that’s a good thing,we mourn at the passing of the good,but rejoice at the passing of the evil.I’m not sure I would want to live in a world where the possibility of a tyrant like Hitler or Stalin could manage 300 years.It’s best I think that rich or poor,good or evil we all get tapped by the icy finger eventually.
   • Paul Marsden says:

     May 26, 2013 at 19:05

     Having more than a passing interest in the science of anti-aging (or, the wellness model of medicine vs. the sickness model), most of what science nowadays is claiming, I believe to be true.

     Until such time as the wellness model of medicine is perused mainstream, the events portrayed in the movie, “The Green Mile”, come to mind
     • Paul Marsden says:

       May 26, 2013 at 19:08

       Until such time as the wellness model of medicine is perused mainstream, the events portrayed in the movie, “The Green Mile”, come to mind

       whoops…”curse” not “events”
3. Redbaiter says:

   May 26, 2013 at 08:28

   13 year old girl (Collingwood supporter) “escorted” from ground for calling AFL player an “ape”. I think this is farcical. What do others think?

   http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/8717139/Sydney-Swans-Adam-Goodes-racially-abused

   (Watch the video)
4. mistress mara says:

   May 26, 2013 at 10:10

   I”m old enough to remember when kids chanted “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can never hurt me.” Ah for the good old days when a great big hulking rugby player wouldn’t be DEVASTATED by a word from an over-excited school girl at a match. World’s gone bloody mad!
   • Redbaiter says:

     May 26, 2013 at 11:50

     Yeah, and what about the “official” reaction??

     All abject cowards.
     • Darin says:

       May 26, 2013 at 12:05

       Oh for Pete’s sake what a bunch of wimps.
5. mawm says:

   May 26, 2013 at 10:26

   An elderly couple had been married for 60 years. Though they were far from rich, they managed to get by because they watched their pennies. Although not young, they were both in very good health, largely due to the wife’s insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade.

   One day, sadly they both died in an accident, and were sent off to heaven, where St. Peter escorted them through the Pearly Gates, and into a waiting limousine. Driving through beautiful countryside they drove up at a magnificent mansion and were shown inside. It was furnished in gold and fine silks, with a beautifully appointed kitchen with wonderful food, a sumptuous lounge, a humidor full of the finest cigars, and a fully stocked bar with every drink imaginable… there was even a waterfall in the master bathroom. A maid could be seen hanging their favorite clothes in the closet.

   They gasped in astonishment when St. Peter said, “Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home now.”

   The old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost. “Why, nothing,” Peter replied, “remember, this is your reward in Heaven.”

   The old man looked out of the window and saw a spectacular championship g*** course. “What are the green fees?” he asked suspiciously.

   “This is heaven,” St Peter replied, “You can play for free whenever you wish.”

   Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine and drinks laid out before them. Anticipating the old man’s next question, St Peter said, “Don’t ask, this is heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy.”

   The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife. “Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods, and the decaffeinated tea?” he asked.

   “This is heaven. You can eat and drink as much as you like, and you will never get fat or sick.”

   “I don’t need to go to the gym?” the old man pressed.

   “Not unless you want to,” St Peter replied.

   “No testing my sugar or blood pressure or…”

   “Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself.”

   The old man glared at his wife, “You and your bloody bran muffins. We could have been here 10 years ago!”
6. rivoniaboy says:

   May 26, 2013 at 10:53

   
7. KG says:

   May 26, 2013 at 19:31

   
8. john says:

   May 26, 2013 at 19:41

   Brilliant
9. Darin says:

   May 26, 2013 at 23:43