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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 01:16 PM Original message |
World's oldest man (113) says diet is the key to his longevity |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. he's right |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Yep - your body's urge is to gorge yourself - goes back to caveman days |
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timeforpeace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. World's Deadliest Title: World's Oldest Person. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Congratulations! n-t |
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1955doubledie (224 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. Call it a hunch, but I think genetics might play a small role, too |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. My grandpa has eaten fried steak dipped in melted butter 18 times a day for the last 114 years. |
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lysosome (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
17. well, he's dead now. |
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appamado amata padam (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
5. Glad to get his advice; |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Breuning should watch out... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. Curius about the unrec... why? |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I was wondering too. I think some people just like to be |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Do you also question Recs for threads for threads you believe to be objectionable? |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I completely respect the rec/unrec system that is in place |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I made hundred of Recs and also some unRecs and I've explained my reason for any of them |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
11. It's easy to find someone who wins 10 fair coin flips in a row... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. The difference ... 8,000 years of medical science shows that diet and health are directly correlated |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I bet you there are 100 people with the same diet as that guy, none of which... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. No... but will they live longer than they would have otherwise? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Maybe, but the the old dude didn't say... |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. Calorie restriction diets are well known to be beneficial to longevity |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. How many do you suppose there are of 12 sandwich eating 500 pounders? |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
18. Given all the conflicting "secrets" I imagine the real trick is simply not dying. (nt) |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
19. My 101 year old great-great uncle used to swear by a daily beer, cigar and banana. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
21. I hope it's bacon and cheese 6 times a day |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. I am 5-8ish and if I weighed anywhere near 125 people would think I was dying. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. My 111 year old, 250 lb great uncle... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:14 PM Response to Reply #23 |
31. LOL |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:35 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. Here they are as younguns:) |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 08:53 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. That's great. |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Secret of longevity |
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Liquorice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. I wish it was true, but I think it has more to do with genes than anything |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. I thought there was some scientific basis to this--that lean, hungry mice |
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lysosome (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-25-09 04:20 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. It's quite true. Look up calorie reduction. |
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SilverShield (13 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. Always seems the Oldest man dies... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
28. I recently asked a 103 yr old woman how she did it. Her advice "be yourself". |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
30. Many years ago Johnny Carson asked a very old lady what was |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
33. That, and being small. |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-24-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Is that true? |
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