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1. Reduce your consumption of carbs (not just sugar) as much as possible (below 50g a day).
2. Increase your consumption of fibre.
3. Eat real unprocessed food as much as possible (eat the apple instead of drinking apple juice).
If you do that you will dramatically improve your health compared with most people.
Lift weights. Just don't overdo it and injure yourself. Don't sit or stand for long periods; get up, get a drink, give your eyes a rest too. As you age, strong legs will keep you walking longer. Run and jump; loading your bones with more than 1x your body weight is crucial for maintaining bone density and avoiding those broken hips later in life. Leg strength has even been correlated with brain health. Source: a Zoom…
You will die eventually so facing that honestly is good but how does it affect your assessments? Are you going to give up and hedonist? or are you going to try-hard and conservatist? My 2c is to find some balance between the two and find stability in the habits that you enjoy.
Key idea though is to find relaxation, the less you regret or worry, the quicker you can calm down. The more rest you can grab during intermissions the more comfortable you will be. Don't idle on your phone, find peace in boredom.
Do cardio and never lift weights. Lift weights but never do cardio. Go vegan. Go keto. Privatize your personal relationships. Find meaningful work. Honestly, just do whatever you want. If it works you’ll feel satisfied that you were right. If you’re wrong, you probably won’t care that much either.
Do cardio and never lift weights. Lift weights but never do cardio. Go vegan. Go keto. Privatize your personal relationships. Find meaningful work. Honestly, just do whatever you want. If it works you’ll feel satisfied that you were right. If you’re wrong, you probably won’t care that much either.
What do you mean by "privatize your personal relationships"?
I am 51 and lost 80lbs over the last two years walking 3 miles everyday. I have a lot of porridge/fruit for breakfast, vegetable curry etc at lunch and dinner can be pretty much anything, including some ice-cream. I drink a lot of coke zero. I think the takeaway is routine. Walk and don't eat a lot of sugar, bread. I generally eat bread once a week in what I call my Scooby Doo sandwich.
That all sounds great, but why would you drink a lot of coke zero, surely that has a lot of crap in it? If you're that dedicated with everything else why not just drink water or tea?
I am 51 and lost 80lbs over the last two years walking 3 miles everyday. I have a lot of porridge/fruit for breakfast, vegetable curry etc at lunch and dinner can be pretty much anything, including some ice-cream. I drink a lot of coke zero. I think the takeaway is routine. Walk and don't eat a lot of sugar, bread. I generally eat bread once a week in what I call my Scooby Doo sandwich.
That all sounds great, but why would you drink a lot of coke zero, surely that has a lot of crap in it? If you're that dedicated with everything else why not just drink water or tea?
While I can mostly get on board with the idea that it’s better to consume less processed foods and beverages, if I remember correctly there’s never been a human study that showed a causal relationship between consuming zero calorie sweeteners and negative health outcomes.
I’m on my own journey to optimize my diet, and eat less processed foods, but Diet Coke is something I’ll probably never cut out.
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https://time.com/5159848/do-religious-people-live-longer added sources for other points in the comments as well
Pre-COVID data suggesting "gathering regularly in person makes you live longer" would seemingly be not as relevant now. Additionally, I see no control for "religiousness" of the gathering, only "The simple act of congregating with a like-minded community might deserve much of the credit." So, per your own source, "be religious" is not what would extend your life and is therefore not accurate advice.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pre-COVID data suggesting "gathering regularly in person makes you live longer" would seemingly be not as relevant now. Additionally, I see no control for "religiousness" of the gathering, only "The simple act of congregating with a like-minded community might deserve much of the credit." So, per your own source, "be religious" is not what would extend your life and is therefore not accurate advice.
you seem to be reaching
If you live in the USA, pick a good health insurance plan. Don't trade Medicare for a managed care plan if you can avoid it. Find a good MD to be your primary care provider. If you lose confidence in your MD, find another one. Until that happens, don't try to be smarter than your doctors (you will probably have several before too long), and do what your doctors say. Let all your doctors know that you trust them, foll…
Most of my older friends have Medicare "advantage" plans which I assume are what you're speaking of by "managed care plan". They seem to prefer those plans to plain Medicare.
Why do you suggest Medicare instead of a managed care plan?