Since I'm no longer young, this story is of no concern to my health. I shall think no further about it.
I did see a cartoon the other day of a man eating something and his wife admonishing him to think of his health. "I can eat whatever I want. That's the benefit of getting older," he said. "If this stuff was going to kill me it would have done it already."
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The cartoon man isn't far wrong.
I'm betting my immortality on the empirical odds: a significant fraction of the human species that has ever lived is still alive.
The old saw about that which doesn't kill one makes one stronger: this box of Ding Dongs didn't kill me, so I'm stronger, which proves that Ding Dongs are health food.
Eric Hines
I sometimes say "We've already passed the life where I died young. Or middle-aged."
Recall the Mickey Mantle quote: "If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself."
Not a Yankees fan, but a lot of them had a way with words. Yogi, especially.
I try to follow the research on alcohol, and right now (it changes often) it seems that people shouldn't drink until at least 25, and older people should drink a little alcohol for the heart benefits.
@ Tom - the research is similar on marijuana. Don't start until you are about 28 for men, 30 for women, and there is no increase in psychological symptoms. I can't think of anyone I know who smokes but waited until that time, but I guess they found enough to have a study. Pain patients, most likely.
Interesting, AVI. Something I've read -- maybe 2 years ago? -- about marijuana is that it's associated with a slight increase in the chances of developing schizophrenia. Is that true? And does that go away with age as well?
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