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irrational ◴[] No.45076763[source]
Is it just genetic? On my father’s side, people typically live to 100 at a minimum and are perfectly healthy mentally and physically right up till a week or so before they die. My grandmother is 103 and can still lives alone in her house and can walk unassisted, has a memory sharp as anything, and so on. Maybe look at long lived families and figure out what is different about them?
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ivape ◴[] No.45076784[source]
I think it's just plus or minus 10 years for whatever fate (genetics) had in store for you. That plus or minus being the little we can control (diet/activity).
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1. lenkite ◴[] No.45080584[source]
I think you can safely double that to plus or minus 20 years for what "little" we can control.