(08-22-2021, 05:23 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: I read a study once on centenarians and while there was no one set rule as to why they all lived so long, they did find three commonalities between all of them:

1) All had always been within their ideal weight guidelines.
2) All took little to no medication.
3) All handle stress very well. They did not dwell on their problems. On that note it’s worthy mentioning that most had no or only one or two children. In other words, kids will help drive you to your grave.

That’s interesting on a few levels.  

1.  Being your ideal weight can  be achieved from not over indulging and being somewhat active. I know it’s not that easy for many people.  But this is where diet and exercise come into play.  Those that have a proper diet and exercise as well included with the good genes people that don’t over do it on the food.  So that makes sense. 

2. I’d have to think, if you’re not on meds you should be an otherwise healthy person.  Even if you’re controlling high BP or diabetes with medication, there still an issue.  So no meds makes a lot of sense here too

3.  Stress.  Yes, it makes sense to live a stress free life.  It makes one just feel better.  That seems to be a biggie with a lot of people.  Also, it’s just crazy how much our brain has control on our bodies other than tell it to move, breath/oxygenate, digest etc.  it’s crazy to think worry, stress, anxiety and such can take so many years off.

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