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Originally Posted by notorious
When you get older your body will tell you to chill out a little bit, though.
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Originally Posted by Why Not?
Pretty much this. Life is too short to not enjoy tasty food. Not really interested in living an extra 5 years if I have to go most of the prime of my life eating tree bits and bland chicken to get it. If you’re a super whale or something, put down the Ho-Hos and go for a walk. Otherwise, enjoy good food in appropriate moderation and you should be fine.
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Sort of, but if you're getting labs once per year, then yes.... you'd hopefully also catch the silent killers.
I've seen enough people barely make it to retirement age before having preventable health issues... sometimes completely ignoring that chill out alarm, other times not getting one.
It's not so much about getting to 95 instead of 90, but making sure I can enjoy some years of retirement once I finally get there. And yeah, it doesn't take anything extreme (I enjoy the hell out of red meat, bourbon, beer, etc.), just being cognizant of the bad shit you can do to your body over the course of decades and going to the doctor every once in a while.