Tick Tock ...

[Knight of Albion]

But daft really, my BMI is low and I don't smoke but that doesn't necessarily mean I'm healthy

Not of itself no, but if you were obese or if you smoked that would substantially increase your risk of cancer, heart disease, diabetes etc. Smokers are 50% more likely to get dementia for example.
So by maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking you haven't guaranteed good health, but you have seriously reduced the risk of bad health ...

[Knight of Albion]

My doctor reckons he treats the human body like a car - and if he had my body he would have it towed away!!

That made me chuckle!

That's not what you want to hear is it!

[Guest]

That made me chuckle!

That's not what you want to hear is it!

I once had an optician that used cars to refer to peoples eyesight. I asked had he ever told anyone that their eyes were like a reliant robin..........he answered yes

[mothhawk]

Bit sweeping in generality isn't it? Interestingly enough, if I was a bloke my life would be 4 years shorter. Makes you glad to be a woman some days, don't it?

[veggiechicken]

That made me chuckle!

That's not what you want to hear is it!

Depends on how old you are at the time

[Lumpy]

Unfortunately, to ME the idea of the 'acidic state' sounds like the the medieval idea of the 4 humours.
My family genetics seem predisposed to immune system breakdowns - I have been a Type 1 (which is not due to obesity etc) diabetic for 48 years and close relatives all suffer from Rhumatoid arthriris.
I absolutely agree that we reap what we sow but personally I would rather die younger than live longer if it meant that I had a degenerative disorder such as senility.
I accepted my limited life span due to my diabetes long ago - so now my attitude is be good to others as they may have to wipe your b...m in the future!
Here endeth the lesson.....

[bearded bloke]

KoA, are you actually qualified to make this statement ... "So by maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking you haven't guaranteed good health, but you have seriously reduced the risk of bad health " ... or is it based on something you have read somewhere ?

[Knight of Albion]

KoA, are you actually qualified to make this statement ... "So by maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking you haven't guaranteed good health, but you have seriously reduced the risk of bad health " ... or is it based on something you have read somewhere ?

It's a statement based on the advice given by the Government and just about every medical and dietary institution the length and breadth of the country (and globally)

10 health benefits of stopping smoking - Live Well - NHS Choices

Obesity - NHS Choices

[bearded bloke]

So that will be a no then, in which case it should have read .... "In my unqualified opinion from what I have read in various sources by maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking you haven't guaranteed good health, but you may have seriously reduced the risk of bad health " ... or something similar, or possibly just post what you think may be the relevant links

[noviceveggrower]

I haven't done it don't want to depress myself. Just on my dads side well he has had a major stroke and a heart attack which required a triple by pass. Both his parents and his grand parents died of heart related issues and he has now out lived all them by several years.
My moms side has osteoporosis and dementia. So if a dickey ticker doesn't get me I could go as nutty as a fruit cake.
So I try to eat as healthy as I can, I don't drink or smoke. But I think when your time comes its your time to go and there's very little you can do about it.

[Guest]

It's a statement based on the advice given by the Government and just about every medical and dietary institution the length and breadth of the country (and globally)

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Just to add something else to the mix. I have never seen the NHS advertise know your limits. Too many people over exercise (marathons, triathlon and extreme running which I can't remember the proper name for) or exercise without thinking (i.e. running in towns with naff trainers and the impact on joints) eating what is only deemed healthy (leading to lower immune system) and the strain it puts on your body, mind and system.

The only person that knows their limits is the individual and I still feel it is a case of balance etc. I know people who are very overweight that eat well and don't have additional sugar and in the same breath I know skinny people that have 5 teaspoons of sugar in their tea

Enjoy yourself don't dwell on what ifs and what others say

[Greenleaves]

I have no interest in theses things at all, my BMI would say I am obese but my cardiologist says I am spot on. My OH is bang on weight wise, does not smoke or drink, eats healthy but still has a colesteral problem.

So in imo it's a load of poppy cock!

oh and by the way, most of of the Welsh, Scottish, Irish and English rugby players would also by classified as obese

[Noosner]

Is it a health quiz/questionnaire? I don't dare to do it, being a RAMPANT hypochondriac! (Seriously)

[veggiechicken]

It is a health quiz but laden with doom and gloom - as it predicts your date of death and writes it on a tombstone.
Not one to do if you're feeling a bit down - or even if you're not - 'cos you soon will be

[Potstubsdustbins]

SWMBO's mother had chronic Arthur righteous in her hands, SWMBO has Arthur righteous in her hands clearly hereditary.

My father worked down the pit, smoked, drank result 82 years before death.

My mother smoked and drank in moderation and was over weight after she turned 55 result 93 years before death (That bodes well for me).

As for the NHS who the heck do they think they are to tell us how to carryon have you ever stopped and had a close look at hospital staff, there's enough fat wobbling about there to fry a lot of chips.

I'd much prefer a formula for a happy life rather than a long one and luckily I think I have one, a formula that is.

One finale point go have a walk round your local cemetery the one that's still in use. Take the time to read the headstones, you will find that most on this site have already done reasonably well. I buried my father in 1982 and for many years had to take mum to visit. Whilst she did her thing I took time to wander round. There were 125 graves per row and my father was the oldest man by far in 6 rows.