14-07-2020, 07:53 AM
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Middle age people less healthy than boomers
Are boomers more or less healthy?Is it just luck ?
I supose the ones that survive are .
I am sure I was much fitter than my grandchildren are now .
My teenage grandson can barely get out of bed before noon .
I did a paper round before going to school .
On the other hand people look better they all seem to have good teeth .
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-suggests.html
14-07-2020, 09:30 AM
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Re: Middle age people less healthy than boomers
I have cardiomyopathy. The practical part of that is that I have 30% - 40% at best heart function. I look after myself on all levels so apart from that i think I'm in reasonable shape. I am VERY lucky to have one of the best cardiologists in a city where they grow on trees and also has a great health system. I play my part in keeping OK. So this baby boomer considers himself better off than some people half my age.
But in a general sense I could not even begin to answer the question. depends on the individual, what's in your control and what isn't
14-07-2020, 11:02 AM
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Re: Middle age people less healthy than boomers
I blame processed food, takeaways and a sedentary lifestyle. In particular driven by the internet and binge watching. The internet is very useful but it is pretty much an addiction for the young and middle aged (less so for the elderly). It disturbs sleep, leads to a constant state of distraction, reduces concentration.There's also increased stress in the lives of the young and middle aged. There is an older study somewhere that confirms eating a doughnut when stressed is more likely to lead plaques from saturated fat to stick to the arteries. More recent studies have identified the link between stress hormones and plaque formation.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014...-your-arteries
People have really started to see the effects during lockdown when the process was accelerated. Inactivity has a very ageing effect. Boomers were more active, but my impression is that they were less stressed or stressed in a more positive way - to achieve an outcome. To build, to create, to produce, in a hands on way. The stress of our remote controlled society is a different type of stress that ignores the basic human needs to hunt and gather.
"The machine stops" is an interesting book on this theme.
14-07-2020, 04:06 PM
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Re: Middle age people less healthy than boomers
Originally Posted by Muddy
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Are boomers more or less healthy?Is it just luck ?
I supose the ones that survive are .
I am sure I was much fitter than my grandchildren are now .
My teenage grandson can barely get out of bed before noon .
I did a paper round before going to school .
On the other hand people look better they all seem to have good teeth .
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-suggests.html
14-07-2020, 05:17 PM
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Re: Middle age people less healthy than boomers
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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I blame processed food, takeaways and a sedentary lifestyle. In particular driven by the internet and binge watching. The internet is very useful but it is pretty much an addiction for the young and middle aged (less so for the elderly). It disturbs sleep, leads to a constant state of distraction, reduces concentration. There's also increased stress in the lives of the young and middle aged. There is an older study somewhere that confirms eating a doughnut when stressed is more likely to lead plaques from saturated fat to stick to the arteries. More recent studies have identified the link between stress hormones and plaque formation.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014...-your-arteries
People have really started to see the effects during lockdown when the process was accelerated. Inactivity has a very ageing effect. Boomers were more active, but my impression is that they were less stressed or stressed in a more positive way - to achieve an outcome. To build, to create, to produce, in a hands on way. The stress of our remote controlled society is a different type of stress that ignores the basic human needs to hunt and gather.
"The machine stops" is an interesting book on this theme.
I will have to look at that book.
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