If we did it so wrong then why do we look so good ?

Question

They say our diet was wrong and our way of Life was wrong Now I ask how did we get to be this age in better shape than the young people?

Answer 1

thank you for saying that. I realize that young people today would not believe my life style or eating style is healthy.
But who knows if they will live as long as some of the old people today? I read the paper of these old people who were raised on bacon and eggs and chicken fried steak and always biscuits and gravy. They are well into their ninetys.

Answer 2

I don't know how "senior" you are, but I do know that my father ate meat and potato every night for dinner, had bacon and eggs each early morning before his long drive to work, had doughnuts for coffee break and sometimes crackers and cream cheese with strong coffee for midnight snack. He did remain slim, but he died at 62 years old of - what else - a heart attack. He worked in the same company for 38 years and probably missed no more than five days of work. When he came home (after getting up by 5) he'd work around the house.

He was an active, attractive, slender but strong, man who swam and appeared very fit. Everybody was shocked to learn he died.

Not to take away from what so many seniors are (whether that's healthy or attractive or financially stable), but I'm not the only one who had a father who didn't get to see his grandchildren because he died too soon.

My parents (who would be seniors if they were alive today) were wonderful parents - so much so, that I grew up to pretty much aim to have a similar parenting style as they had.

In the not-too-distant future, when I'm a senior, I'll judge how I've done things by whether my kids want to be the same kind of parent I've been and whether I remain healthy enough to live to see a great-grandchild or two.

I don't mean to take away from your clearly positive view of your generation, but I've learned the hard way that looking so good doesn't always mean having done things right.

Answer 3

Hey guys and gals, we look this good today because of all the preservatives we've eaten in the last 30 years. (Get it, PRESERVATIVES!!!)

I'm from the heart of the mid-west and was raised on the basics. When I say basics I mean meat, potatoes, fruits and all the good stuff. Lots bought from Farmer's Markets. For what was available, I did have a balanced diet, however, I got weight problems from a bad thyroid. It's taken me nearly a lifetime to lose that weight, but I found what it takes to do it, finally. Have you noticed that as we age, we tend to eat less, and have a better diet containing more raw vegetables, fruit and less meat. Our bodies tell us what to eat, at least mine does.

I have more energy than most people my age and I exercise daily.

I, personally, think those people who think we did it wrong, should take a second and real look. Perhaps they should find out what they're really talking and writing about.

Answer 4

Hon (not a male pig, but one of my names I use for those I have grown fond of), many of us didn't! In fact, so many of us didn't make it...heart attacks at 30, 40, 50 .... cancer has no age limits, and you have to admit, it was our generation that was made aware of diet being detrimental or good for the body. And, no matter how you look at it, it is not our diet that has contributed to our looking damned good compared to the previous generations at our age...it is science, research, medical advances beyond imagination! Oh, and let's not forget that plastic surgery has not turned everyone into a Michael Jackson! As younsters, we were out playing hard, sweating, running, and evading punishment fully due us for our questionable activities. Todays kids sit in front of a pile of French Fries (don't forget, Katsup was declared a vegatable by the Regan administration) and then go home (via parent's car...god forbid they might have to walk a block) and sit playing games on the computer (I say this as I sit in front of a computer typing answers here...hmmmmm). Today's youth is exhibiting an epidemic of Type II diabetes, are probably 30-50 pounds overweight, but still bare the midrift when dressing...(lovely to look, delightful to hold!)...and are, in general, too busy worrying about Britny Spears and Paris Hilton to take a good look in the mirror and see reality. The guys are in the same shape...it is down hill from here on out. The longevity predictions for the speicies are declining, NOT increasing, as a result of the NEW lifestyle...perhaps not a step in the right direction. We are the last generation, (and probably, at the same time, the first generation) to do it better than at anytime in history. Those of us who have made it DO look better, act better, are in better health, and enjoy life far more than any other generation past or future. Statistics rarely lie. Only Government statistics are distorted to fit agenda, but health statistics are hard to hide. AND, guess what, many of us will make it well into our 90's in relatively good health at the rate we are going...that is a scary, yet rewarding thought. Peace. (spell check is not working again, so forgive any typos (I prefer you think them typos rather than realize I cannot spell my way out of a paper bag)

Answer 5

Immune System vulnerability is challenging young adults at an alarming rate. Young adults are taking on "risky behavior", including exposure to adenoviruses mixing with many foreign cultures on aircraft and eating hybrid foods and breathing hybrid pollen as well as using more and more energy sources that come from deep below the earth's surface. As these young ones keep coming into contact with the newer irritating stimuli, their systems are not prepared to enter, as their cells are still multiplying, more damage is done to them than to those who lived so far and did not take those risks. We had the chance to grow past those risks, because our growth, the majority of it was done before our exposure! So we have young people being exposed to toxins that their developing bodies should not be exposed to and they get sick from that. We are not that special, just developed before we had our meetings with the newer obstacles, so they don't affect us as much. And so it will be with the next generation and the next and so on.

Answer 6

Back then, people ate what they wanted to eat, but were able to get away with it because they weren't idle. Plus they didn't have all these preservatives and unnecessary chemicals in the foods. If you went for a hamburger, it was made-to-order. And food was prepared simple without all these gravies and cream sauces they use today.

I still think my mom's generation lives longer than ours. Just read the obits.

Eat at home, its healthier.

Answer 7

My grandmother lived to be 100, my mother lived to be 97.
My mom exercised, and took naps everyday. They both took care of themselves and dressed well. My sister looks good, too. We all look young for our ages. Nothing wrong with that. I'd like to see this younger generation do that well.

Answer 8

Preservatives and all these extra dyes and other chemicals are killing people now, plus the pesticides used in mass growing of vegatables now. People were much better off back then, food was grown and preserved without all that stuff.

Answer 9

Yes your right. My Dr. told me my vital signs were that of a athlete or like a 18 year old yet, my next door neighbors daughter 32, has diabetes and high blood pressure. I don't eat at the "fast food restaurants".

Answer 10

I hear that! And how did your children even survive to be parents of their own, considering the abysmal lack of seat belts and socket plugs. LOL!!

Better, I think, to praise the distance we've come (in terms of knowledge, health, etc.) rather than blast where we've been. Know what I mean?

Here's to long life!