How old is Old Age?
This 111-year-old STILL hits the gym every day: LA centenarian insists he feels 'great' thanks to his daily workouts, positivity and extravagant breakfasts
Henry Tseng, 111, of Los Angeles still works out at the Collins & Katz Family YMCA every day, spending 30 minutes pedaling on a recumbent bike (left(. Born in Yokohama, Japan, but living in Los Angeles since 1975, Tseng has been exercising for most of his life. In his 80s he could perform yoga headstands and shoulder stands (inset) and in his 90s he participated in 6.30am aerobics classes. He says his secrets are textbook: live by the adage of eating 'breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper'; keep a daily exercise routine; and stay positive.
I think the old gentleman is fantastic. The secret to longevity is to exercise daily and stay positive , as he says.
Most likely ate a lot of vegies and fruits full of antioxidants too.
I think he has been lucky. Lots of people look after their health eating well and exercising and then they suddenly get struck down with something which if it doesn’t kill them, puts them into a nursing home. One’s health can change in a flash. Live for each day is my motto.
And a lot more people are sick because they have done nothing to protect their health for years (poor diets and lack of any exercise) then wonder why bits stop working!
And lots of health conscious and exercising older people think they are bulletproof.
Falls off ladders, with disastrous life-changing results, are common.
Robi, I agree with you. It's the luck of the draw in my opinion to some extent too. Genetics can play a part as well. Then tbere are those who back in the day who were involved in accidents of one kind or another , and have been severely injured in an age when medical technology was not what it is today.
Well getting one meal out of three right isn't too bad is it? My king like breakfasts give me a good start to the day and I keep the royal theme going at lunch and dinner just to be consistent. I know that I should probably give up my emperor like suppers though as I haven't got the luxury of having 100 concubines to work it off. I know that I will never get anywhere near the old boy's age but hey think of the fun I'm having while it lasts!!
Some people are old at a very young age -- others old their age very well
Certainly it is important to know one’s family genetics..but..as for “bad luck” ..only a small percentage of people fall within that category and that’s mainly if someone has an accident or is unfortunate enough to inherit a certain disease because they had no clue it existed in their family history.For the rest of us, the "luck" is created by what you eat and what chemicals you expose yourself to. No question to my way of thinking and I might add to a great deal of research done by experts in the field.
We have advanced so far in medicine that those people who are aware of hereditary diseases in their family line..can now protect themselves..that’s not “luck”..it’s forward thinking and being sensible. More and more people are reversing serious illnesses with dietary changes. For the vast majority of people there is no such thing as bad luck and poor health. That’s a cop out..
I have a dear friend. We have known each other for 66 years, started our first job together and we talk together at least twice a week. She has the worst diet I have ever known. She hates vegetables and only has fruit occasionally, has fish and chips at least twice a week, no meat, lives on Pepsi and goes through a carton per week, smokes like a chimney since the age of 15 and never exercises. I don't know how she have survived this long . She has the constitution of a horse and will probably outlive all of us. .
Must have really good gut bacteria and a good start in life. I bet though she is really unfit, and does have health problems that you don't know about, smoking will do her in soon, interesting she eats no meat.
I don't believe in the genetics thing, maybe you are prone to the disease more from damaged dna from family history of bad diet, but it can be changed at anytime, the human body is very resilient and able to heal itself well if given the right nutrients. I also don't believe modern medicine has achieved much at all otherwise we would not have so much disease still and the growth in disease in children is astonishing. They are good a surgery but the health industry should be called the disease industry, because do not make people well. Even placebo pills will get you well before all of their pharmacueticals.
in other words HOLA, she is enjoying herself, good on her,
What's that old saying about the only certainties in life are death and taxes. It's at least half right. I've never heard of anyone managing to avoid the first bit.
Very interesting question this one and it could depend on what parameters are used to determine some sort of logical answer. Do we look for scientific answers that might consider old age as being an age somewhere when we are not young anymore? For instance it is sometimes said that at 18 years of age that's the best it's going to get and from there on it is downhill all the way! The bodies of many of us will have gone into some sort of decline, very slowly hopefully! Or do we consider our perceptions of age? You know like saying " I wish that old bastard down the road would stop mowing his lawn at 6am" when in fact he is only 50. My kids in the early days thought that 40 was ancient but now they are nearing that themselves they realise that they are really relatively young, especially when they look at my old mug (not too bad really considering the aussie sun!) Do we take a level of chronological age to be a marker of old age, if so is 70 old or perhaps 80, even 90? The govt. does apparently when it talks of lifting the pension age. What is generally considered to be old age now might be just middle age in the future considering advances in medical science and healthcare. Further to this , and for curiosity, knowing that on average we are living longer than people that came before us I googled just as an example "Life expectancy in the Middle ages". Lots of facts thereabouts and the article by a " Sarah Woodley" as well as others were informative. People in those days were dying in droves at between 30 to 40. If you made it to 45 or more you were lucky! The statistics for child bearing women and survival rates of their kids were the worst. So I'm thinking that it is all relative and depends on too many factors to come up these days with a definitive answer to the question of how old is old age!
Just in passing and leaving on a slightly brighter note, Sarah lists a table of citizens in those far off days and their cause of death some of which was grim and food for thought however one entry caught my eye and is as follows:-
William De Braose, 1198-1230 ( Hung by Llywelyn Fawr for sleeping with his wife, Joanna (32) )
Now I was thinking that is quite a punishment for the crime of sleeping with your wife and a lot of us do it these days without a thought and even considering she might not have been a comely wench until I realised that the Joanna in question was actually Llywelyn's missus!! Even so still severe and would have been the ultimate deterrent!
I can remember being a wise 17 year old looking at a 22 year old and thinking 'isn't she old' LOL
I can remember my father giving me keys to a car for my 35th birthday, [it was a second hand car that had been stripped down and rebuilt]
As he handed me the keys he said, 'Welcome to middle age' I looked at him in horror, me middle aged at 35! LOL
At 34 I tore the ligaments and damaged cartlidge in my knee. Because I did not appreciate how to lift a heavy object!
By the time I was 52 I had my first break. I had slipped on a water patch in the ensuite my husband left coming out of the shower and broke my ankle and tore the ligaments down the side of the ankle.
Today when asked if I have had a break the doctors seem to panic when I say yes at 52.
Unfortunately I have learned the hard way that genetics has a major factor on our aged bodies. I have inherited a few.
I think I eat well, I have not drunk wine or spirits or Coke or any fizzy drink. I cannot say I am perfect in my diet, but I have to watch the fat content and the histamine content.
I do believe you are what you eat and drink, it does show eventually.
Celia - You're right there about genetics. My son's partner had a hip replacement when she was 27. The doctors said on looking at her xray they thought she was a 50 year old lady. It turns out her mother and grandmother also have osteoporosis.
It may not be necessarilty genetics, rather the years of poor diet, especially if they are big dairy consumers. Despite what the dairy industry says, milk does not prevent osteoporosis rather it contributes to brittle bones. Here are two interesting articles that talk about this:
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-drinking-too-much-milk-make-your-bones-more-brittle/
https://nutritionfacts.org/2017/01/31/why-is-milk-consumption-associated-with-more-bone-fractures/
Need a good balance of protein as well musicveg.
Fsh, chicken lamb and beef with a good side dish of veggies and a little carb, unless you do a lot of running like me, in which case, you need a moderate dose of carbs in your diet
Nothing like a nice rib eye or french cut lamb or grilled chciken/fish I say
You can get heaps of protein from plants, easy, better off the main part of your meal vegies and carbs with a little protein on the side, try beans. Many of the worlds fastest and strongest atheletes are plant based. It is a myth you need animal protein. Carbs are good as long as it is wholefood not overprocessed empty carbs.
" unless you do a lot of running like me, "
with a diet like yours oldbaid, the only running you do is to the dunny LOL
yes Ray, I have high metabolism due to regular aerobic and strength training, so I do use the dunny twice a day.
slowed down with the running the last couple of years. only do a 5 km run every other day now (15 - 20km/week) with strength training on off days . Also try and get in a few sessions of HIIT per week
I have taken after my Mother who had severe Osteoporosis but at a far younger age than I and she never drank, she had a great diet, never smoked --
Puts many half his age to shame!