And when it comes right down to it, I have to agree with you.
Dementia may be unavoidable thanks to the genetic origin of it, BUT you can sure slow its arrival down a good bit if you're willing to work at it. Unfortunately there's a lot of people who can't be bothered to do the first thing to help themselves stay fit and healthy. Self advocating does help.
And that was what was in my mind: that it's so, so easy for people to say, "Well, my parents and grandparents were this way/got it, etc., so I just have to accept that I'll have it/get it, too. And anyway, life is to be enjoyed."
Life coach Tony Robbins observed that if you like to eat a lot, the secret to doing that is eating a little: that way, you'll live long enough to have eaten a lot.
But so many people don't want to be bothered to go to the Y, or the rec center, or the gym, or the fitness center, or to a yoga studio, or to take up folk dance of some sort, or even just to take a daily walk (used to be referred to as their daily constitutional). Nobody guaranteed life was going to be about convenience, and I'm coming to the conclusion that a lot of us would be a lot better off if we did more things the "old fashion" way; not "old fashioned," but "old fashion." Or, more simply and directly, "the old ways."
Better food, healthier diets, some de-stressing, less stress to begin with (if you avoid a lot of TV, radio, or internet)...
I'd be willing to bet you your favorite green salad that somewhere there are statistics that show that people who keep pet dogs and walk them daily or even twice daily live longer than people who don't keep pet dogs (and don't walk them...).
Pet dogs reduce our stress and they get us to exercise and they love us.
Most people have no idea how hard stress is on the human body.
Pets in general keep people healthier, longer. I suspect that most particularly, warm-blooded ones do the best because all warm-blooded things enjoy cutaneous stimulation so there's a mutuality to stroking your dog or cat, or giving your parakeet (or your macaw) head scritchies. Cats can be surprisingly devoted to us, and they do take us as equal partners, without judgment, but in general they're not into that whole alpha-omega thing the way canines are.
No, most people don't have any idea how truly damaging stress can be on the human body, and yet we need some.
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Off the cuff, I'm going to say avoiding making mention of that is wise.
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And when it comes right down to it, I have to agree with you.
Dementia may be unavoidable thanks to the genetic origin of it, BUT you can sure slow its arrival down a good bit if you're willing to work at it. Unfortunately there's a lot of people who can't be bothered to do the first thing to help themselves stay fit and healthy.
Self advocating does help.
:^)
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And that was what was in my mind: that it's so, so easy for people to say, "Well, my parents and grandparents were this way/got it, etc., so I just have to accept that I'll have it/get it, too. And anyway, life is to be enjoyed."
Life coach Tony Robbins observed that if you like to eat a lot, the secret to doing that is eating a little: that way, you'll live long enough to have eaten a lot.
But so many people don't want to be bothered to go to the Y, or the rec center, or the gym, or the fitness center, or to a yoga studio, or to take up folk dance of some sort, or even just to take a daily walk (used to be referred to as their daily constitutional). Nobody guaranteed life was going to be about convenience, and I'm coming to the conclusion that a lot of us would be a lot better off if we did more things the "old fashion" way; not "old fashioned," but "old fashion." Or, more simply and directly, "the old ways."
Better food, healthier diets, some de-stressing, less stress to begin with (if you avoid a lot of TV, radio, or internet)...
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I'd be willing to bet you your favorite green salad that somewhere there are statistics that show that people who keep pet dogs and walk them daily or even twice daily live longer than people who don't keep pet dogs (and don't walk them...).
Pet dogs reduce our stress and they get us to exercise and they love us.
Most people have no idea how hard stress is on the human body.
:^)
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Pets in general keep people healthier, longer. I suspect that most particularly, warm-blooded ones do the best because all warm-blooded things enjoy cutaneous stimulation so there's a mutuality to stroking your dog or cat, or giving your parakeet (or your macaw) head scritchies. Cats can be surprisingly devoted to us, and they do take us as equal partners, without judgment, but in general they're not into that whole alpha-omega thing the way canines are.
No, most people don't have any idea how truly damaging stress can be on the human body, and yet we need some.
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