SouthAsian ladies don't die

[Anonymous]

Huh? I know lots of white Americans living in their 90s. Not unusual.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, No alcohol/cigarettes. Limited processed food. Daily homemade meals. Less risk-taking.

Probably need to watch the blue zone series on Netflix for a better answer.

Does eating sweetened condensed milk directly from the can count as a processed food?

haha this. I love this idea that middle class white ladies have that only poor americans eat 'processed' foods.

[Anonymous]

both my grandmas and dh's grandma lived into mid to late 90s and had wildly varying diets and lifestyles. Not a one would fit into any remote category that a person now would consider to be 'blue zone' or even really very healthy. One of them did eat a lot of whole grains and was health conscious and kept her weight down for sure, and walked a lot (but also enjoyed a lot of cocktails). The other two had fewer cocktails but hardcore midwestern diet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:both my grandmas and dh's grandma lived into mid to late 90s and had wildly varying diets and lifestyles. Not a one would fit into any remote category that a person now would consider to be 'blue zone' or even really very healthy. One of them did eat a lot of whole grains and was health conscious and kept her weight down for sure, and walked a lot (but also enjoyed a lot of cocktails). The other two had fewer cocktails but hardcore midwestern diet.

oh and sorry the point was - all white.
lots of ladies across races live for a long time. but quality not quantity is important. I am mid 40s and building out instructions now for dh on when i want MAID and it's pretty wide ranging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anecdotally, No alcohol/cigarettes. Limited processed food. Daily homemade meals. Less risk-taking.

Probably need to watch the blue zone series on Netflix for a better answer.

100% this. I will add sunscreen, strong community/friendships, and good access to medical care.

[Anonymous]

My mom’s white and is 98. Her great great grandmother who was white to 110. Not unusual.

[Anonymous]

My grandma credits doses of snake venom in China when she was younger. At 101, she is mobile, and has some memory loss but not Alzheimer’s. No heart disease or diabetes. No smoking but she had a little wine once in a while. She was also not obese. She walked and did Tai chi in her younger days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My mom’s white and is 98. Her great great grandmother who was white to 110. Not unusual.

It’s actually very unusual. Haven’t you seen statistics on average age of death?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve always assumed it’s because of the fresh home-cooked food, lack of unhealthy vices like drinking and smoking, not too much obesity, and close family ties including living with their grown kids or seeing them frequently.

HOme-cooked meals does not mean healthy if they are deep frying everything, right? Tons of white rice too. And many are over-weight. maybe they dump on their kids too much and expect them to pick up the pieces so they live longer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh? I know lots of white Americans living in their 90s. Not unusual.

Hey brittany---this convo is for the rekhas and priyas. curry on outta here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh? I know lots of white Americans living in their 90s. Not unusual.

Hey brittany---this convo is for the rekhas and priyas. curry on outta here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My grandma credits doses of snake venom in China when she was younger. At 101, she is mobile, and has some memory loss but not Alzheimer’s. No heart disease or diabetes. No smoking but she had a little wine once in a while. She was also not obese. She walked and did Tai chi in her younger days.

I need to get some of this snake venom!

I don't actually want a long life if I have dementia. I want to stave off dementia and alzheimers. I hope I will be cognizant enough to see it coming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh? I know lots of white Americans living in their 90s. Not unusual.

Hey brittany---this convo is for the rekhas and priyas. curry on outta here

Just spit out my water